I’ve decided I’m not going to bid on it, so I’ll tell you all about the elusive Hohner low G on eBay. Here’s the link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=905296100. Four days left! To paraphrase a certain elected official “Bid early and bid often!” No, it’s not my listing or from anyone I know.
M. Hohner: the real originator of low whistles.
I wonder what the fipple is made of. All the old whistles I have like that or high ones have lead fipples and taste foul. Could be poisonous of course.
If the owner “doesn’t know anything about whistles” why is his name Big Shinny Tone!!!
Looking at the picture, I suspect that the fipple is a single piece of pressure-formed nickel and that it doesn’t HAVE a fipple plug as such.
On 2002-09-09 20:37, selkie wrote:
I wonder what the fipple is made of. All the old whistles I have like that or high ones have lead fipples and taste foul. Could be poisonous of course.
You’re just trying to get it for yourself, selkie. 
FWIW, having bought a Honer Low G about 20 years ago, I don’t think that the quality of this whistle is worth what the bid is up to at this point ($42). It is fast reaching a collector’s price rather than what it might be worth to a serious player. The one I bought so long ago was pretty chiffy (not a problem for some folks) and poorly balanced between the octaves. Also the all metal mouthpiece was subject to frequent clogging due to condensation build up. I ended up decapitating it and putting a modified Generation Bb head on it and later the head from an old style Susato Bb tabor pipe. Still doesn’t sound great but it was a vast improvement over the original.
Cheers,
David
I have one of these which I bought years ago in an as yet undiagnosed attack of WhOA.
It has a beautiful tone, but requires so little breath that I have to relax my lips so that some air bypasses the fipple altogether. It does have a plug, of a dark metal which may well be lead.
PS Feadán: YOU VANDAL!!!
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An PluiméirCeolmhar
[ This Message was edited by: Roger O’Keeffe on 2002-09-10 12:48 ]
I’ve bid on this, and if I get it, I’ll have some pics and samples up on my site (if it’s in playable condition).
I know it’s a gamble, but if the price remains within my reach, we’ll see what turns up.
Best,
–James
http://www.flutesite.com
On 2002-09-09 21:40, lollycross wrote:
If the owner “doesn’t know anything about whistles” why is his name Big Shinny Tone!!!
Maybe he plays trombone?..
or sax…
or trumpet…
or tuba…
…
John
Or maybe they’re just proud of their shins!
On 2002-09-10 08:45, Feadan wrote:
FWIW, having bought a Honer Low G about 20 years ago, I don’t think that the quality of this whistle is worth what the bid is up to at this point ($42). It is fast reaching a collector’s price rather than what it might be worth to a serious player. The one I bought so long ago was pretty chiffy (not a problem for some folks) and poorly balanced between the octaves. Also the all metal mouthpiece was subject to frequent clogging due to condensation build up.
I had very much the same experience with one of th G Hohners, it stood in it’s vase for nearly 20 years until an american friend spotted it two years ago, he wanted it, we traded stuff, we were both happy. Isn’t it great. I thought the whsitle was completely useless.
It’s gotten a little too expensive for the gamble of a good whistle…I’m letting this one go by.
–James
http://www.flutesite.com
Interesting: A friend of mine has a couple of old Generation labelled low whistles (A and G, if I remember correctly) lying around, and … apart from the labelling, they look just like the Hohner on ebay. They also have the playing characteristics Roger mentions: Airy and with very low air requirements.
Jens