can you believe it? A ON topic thread started by me! Must be (almost) a first 
Not too long ago, I inquired here about Sweetheart whistles, wondering what everyone thought of them. I got a lot of great responses, and I also got an email from a fellow chiffer who was thinking of selling her Sweetheart. She wasnât in any hurry, she said, and I wasnât able to purchase it at that time. This was very traumatic for me, since I really REALLY wanted to buy it from her. But she said that she could check back in a month or so, to see if I might want to buy it then, since she knew that I really was interested.
Fast forward to todayâŚtoday is the Epiphany (which we celebrate at our house by giving small gifts). Youâll never guess what my gift wasâŚwell, you probably have. Yes it was the Sweetheart!!! 
It seems that my husband, being the wonderful person that he is decided that as my Epiphany gift he would get me that Sweetheart whistle that Iâd been obsessing over. He emailed the person who emailed me, and the two of them hammered out the details unbeknownst to me (Fran, you are a sly one!!! 
) to get it here by today. I cannot tell you how excited I am!!! It sounds so wonderful; so warm and just WOODY. I love the sound of a wood whistleâŚthis may take my WhOA into a whole other dimension. 
I canât wait to play a few more tunes on it. I have a new Sweetheart, and my husband doesnât even mind! Heâs the one who got it for me!
Thank you, Fran, if you are reading this! I was very surprised and Iâm grateful for your participation in this.
Happy Epiphany everyone!! 
Congratulations on your new Sweetheart, izz-- I hope the two of you will have many happy moments together, filled with music and joy. 
Thank you ad! Iâm sure that we will! 
Congratulations, Izz. Sounds like youâve got a good whistle and a great husband. Little acts of kindness like that make marriages stronger. But, I bet you already knew that.
Will OâBan
Congrats! 
So what model is it? (I know that you donât want to discuss the details of your new Sweetheart in public, but câmonâŚ)
Youâre rightâŚtelling all the details of a Sweetheart may not always be the best policy.But in this case, I think a few allotments are allowed My new Sweetheart is a Dymondwood High D. It sounds fabulous! The person who purchased it picked it out by hand at Ralphâs workshop, and even had Ralph play it for her. She just didnât have time to play, and when she did, she seemed to migrate more toward her Burke. Iâm so glad that she gave me the opportunity to buy it a month or so ago, or else I wouldnât have it today! Iâve been playing it all dayâŚI feel like a kid at Christmas!
Izzarina,
Congratulations on your new whistle. I have never played a Sweetheart but it sounds like you are really really happy with it so Good for you!!! 
Cheers,
Kathy
Izzy, I really hope you enjoy your second sweetheart, but not at the expense of your TRUE sweetheart!
Wooden whistles truely do have a wonderful sound. All but three of my whistles are wooden.
Congrats on your new âsweetieâ, izzy. A Recor ⌠well, that âotherâ instrument for Christmas and a Sweetheart for Epiphany? I think your real sweetheart is going to spoil you. 
Wonder what he has planned for Valentineâs Day?
~Judy
UmmmâŚwell, Iâm TRYING not to do this! 
Who is it that has that signature line âJust one more tune and then Iâll come to bedâ or something like that? I can relate to that!
Wooden whistles truely do have a wonderful sound. All but three of my whistles are wooden.
I think my wanting to have one was spurred very much by your recommendations. So thank you, Steven
Aww, gee, thanks. Actually I remember I have a couple of other metal ones too. Moving is such a pain, you forget about everything.