Here’s Dylan Foley, 2010 Mid-Atlantic under 18 whistle champion on a …
Freeman tweaked Bb Generation
Best wishes,
Jerry
I looked through this whole thread and didn’t see where anyone made this observation. Matthew said he played a high G. What kind of fingers and hands do you have that as a grown man (I’m guessing on that one but you said you were Afganistan) you could even play a high G? And if you could play a high G, how can those same hands play a Low D whistle?
Can anyone else do this? Could you post pictures of your hands playing both instruments? I’m guessing that a person would have to have really skinny, really long fingers. That kid (nice young man) from Germany might be able to do it.
And why am I always commenting on people’s hands?
That’s one of my favorite parts about youtube, seeing all the different sizes & shapes of hands playing the whistle! 
i want to post of sort of contradicting post… i recognize you can get a Bb whistle for less than $15, so that certainly is a great way to start, but since a Bb whistle isn’t technically a low whistle…
i recommend starting with a low G. i started with one that cost about $80 (from ethnicwinds) and it really helped me out. i had tried a few low whistles, and couldn’t seem to keep from making terrible squeaking noises coming down the scale, until i started practicing on a low G first.
i don’t know how it works, but after i learned to play a few songs on the low g, i went back to the low d, and suddenly i wasn’t squeaking so bad anymore… i think maybe it’s just easier to learn piper’s grip on a low g, which isn’t so bad of a stretch. ???
anyway, practicing on my gen Bb didn’t help me at all with handling the low d. but the low g seems to have helped a lot. something to consider for those who’ve given up trying to learn the low d…
cheers,
eric
My gateway drug to Low Whistles was a Low F.
At the time, it seemed huge, and yes, there was a steep learning curve involved. (Now, years later, Low F is the smallest whistle I play. Live and learn.)
I also play Carbony Low D and Low F.
I love their tone…a gentle and slightly breathy sound…and IMHO beautiful on the ear.
If you want to pierce armor, or be heard over a serious din…these probably won’t do it.
The musical discoveries, in playing the various lower keys, are heart-warming, if you enjoy the deeper sound.
Good luck. Persistence counts.