Sweet, Good Deal. Thanks hathair_bláth for your willingness to try them out! 
I hope the shop will stay up, and Thom gets well enough to keep it going, I’ve done a lot of business with him and the shop in the past, and it’s pretty reliable, and I hate when reliable things cease to exist!
-Eric
You can have a factory Oak. The only way I managed to like mine was to put one of Mack Hoover’s Whitecap mouthpieces on it.
The Walton, however, is a truly lovable little thing. Sweet, easy tone and by far my favorite for playing late at night or at other times when I want to be unobtrusive.
Each unto his own. 
You can have a factory Oak. The only way I managed to like mine was to put one of Mack Hoover’s Whitecap mouthpieces on it
Well, it seems to me if you do this, it’s not exactly an Oak anymore. It’s now an Oak whistle body, with a Whitecap mouthpiece… So saying you like your “Oak” isn’t a fair statement, cause it’s really not an Oak anymore…
-Eric
I like oaks too, I think they’re up there with Gens and Feadogs in my opinion… even though mine doesn’t have an Oak body right now
I had a lot of D whistles and wanted to use one of the better ones as a car whistle so I used the Oak but it was quite loud and shrill for the car. I started messing around with swapping heads and such and I ended up with the oak head on a nickle Gen body… I don’t know what made the difference but it’s a sweet little whistle now, easier on the ears in the car. The black head on the silver nickle body whith a red logo is sharp looking too.
I haven’t tried swapping heads around yet. 
There’s just something about that Oak. The sound is purer than a Feadog (though I love the reediness of the Feadog too), and I am having the easiest time in the second octave with the Oak than any of my other whistles. It responds so well. I even got into the third octave briefly. That was interesting.
I like the Oak too, but it takes me a little while to get used to it. It doesn’t take kindly to too much air. When you work with it though, it seems relatively quiet and has a sweet, clear tone.
Jason
Every Oak I have has gotten waxed. Wax just makes everything sound better, especially the low notes. I did try a White Cap on the body of an Oak, years ago, but it didn’t fit well. I’m sure Mack has that under control.
JP
Oh, I forgot. I too would like to buy a couple of whistles from The Whistleshop, but was wondering how things were going. Sounds like hit and miss.
JP
Well if you read back, you’ll see hathair_bláth just very recently placed an order from the Whistle Shop, got her confirmation e-mail, and the whistles the next week… I would imagine that is answer enough… Best bet is to place an order!
-Eric
For anyone concerned about the Whistle Shop, I placed an order this morning, received confirmation and a PayPal payment request within the same day. After my payment was made I received this email:
I don’t see any reason to be hesitant in giving them business. Happy whistling to you and my best to Thom.
This email came today:
"Our owner (Thom Larson) had a severe heart attack in late January, followed by a Quadruple Bypass. He is doing well now; we are now processing orders and answering email again. If you have placed an order and/or sent an email to us, rest assured that we will be processing your order and/or replying to your email just as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your patience during these extremely trying times. "
They are filling orders and Thom can sure use the business … those hospital and doctor bills add up to a huge mountain in a hurry!
If you are wanting anything they carry, now is the time to go ahead and get it.
Placed an order with them last week, shipped within 48 hours. I just wish UPS was as reliable and quick.
I too decided to jump into the deep end and place an order with the Whistle Shop almost 2 weeks ago. I got my whistles 6 days later with no problems.
I’m hoping it will stay this way for many many years.
I just placed an order Friday morning and it got here today. I was very impressed! 