The Deception of WhOA

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I just got four new inexpensive whistles from Elderly, and while all of them sound better than my Generation D that I bought first–

I PLAY THE SAME ON EACH WHISTLE!!!

My skill didn’t improve just because I got a new whistle.

I feel let down, deflated, just plain low.

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Shhh, don’t give it away!!! Critical masses of whisltes lying about mean kids and others finding them and picking them up, adding to our kind.

Nobody said life was fair. Did you forget? ( :

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People need their dreams, don’t they?

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Seriously…

I improved…I really honestly did…after getting my first non-inexpensive whistle. I enjoyed playing 100% more, I practiced more, I didn’t fear the high notes or have to baby the low ones.

Since getting into the high end, and I’m not saying it takes $300 whistles to be ‘high end’, I have improved even on the inexpensive ones.

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Urm, I think I have kindof the same problem. Each time I browse through the online music stores I get this well.. feeling I Have to buy another whistle just to play better with it.

And well then um… when it arives I can play the same tunes.. again.. on another (maybe better) whistle sigh.

At least it keeps me going :slight_smile:

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On 2003-02-26 17:49, tyghress wrote:
Seriously…

I improved…I really honestly did…after getting my first non-inexpensive whistle. I enjoyed playing 100% more, I practiced more, I didn’t fear the high notes or have to baby the low ones.

Since getting into the high end, and I’m not saying it takes $300 whistles to be ‘high end’, I have improved even on the inexpensive ones.

I have experienced the same phenomenon, Tyghress, but the fact remains that many of the great whistle players improved their playing when only Clarkes and Generations were available.

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On 2003-02-26 18:08, Hoed wrote:
Urm, I think I have kindof the same problem. Each time I browse through the online music stores I get this well.. feeling I Have to buy another whistle just to play better with it.

And well then um… when it arives I can play the same tunes.. again.. on another (maybe better) whistle sigh.

At least it keeps me going > :slight_smile:

I feel your pain.

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I got mine at Elderly’s as well. I’m lucky enough to be only an hours drive away so I go up there a every couple of years.

I was just looking for a better whistle for the same reason.

I try to tell my wife that if I have a better I’ll practice more but she’s heard it all before.