The fact of the matter is, it NEVER really goes away. Even if the whistle version subsides, it has a tendency to mutate into other, most likely more virulent strains such as flutes, pipes or other (I am currently looking at pan drums and ukes!!!).
It never goes away. I’m already thinking of buying more whistles but I’ll wait until I can try some more high-end ones than what I have. I just bought a Walton Little Black D and that’s the best cheap whistle I’ve had so I don’t want any other cheap ones. I’m getting a bit interested in trying a low whistle, actually.
just went to the bleazy site…I really am interested in a wooden low D, but I was a bit put back by all the care one must take to a wooden whistle..I might be a bit lazy in that respect..
I don’t do anything particulary special in the care of my wooden whistles. Putting on oil every few weeks is all and not storing assembled. No humidifier or special storing. Mopani, which is what my Bleazey’s are made of is a very hard and durable wood. Doc Jones likes it better than blackwood. He says he can play it faster because his fingers don’t “stick” to the wood as much.
As an added bonus, Renee calls the Bleazey low D my “Wooing Whistle.” She can’t resist me when I play it!!! It was a bit expensive, but worth every penny so far.