Do you guys play any specific tunes on your high G and F whistles? I just got an F for Christmas (yay!) and I am searching for tunes to play on it… most of the tunes I usually play spend too much time in the upper octave to suit my taste on those higher whistles. =) Yes, I have to admit, the upper octave of the F is a bit shrill for me. =)
A lot of Lunasa’s tunes are played in F, though I found a low F to be more suitable. I don’t own a low F, though, so my high gen has to do. 
I have a high F and G. They are more a fun thing to me. I wear earplugs when I play them.
On 2002-12-26 22:07, avanutria wrote:
I don’t own a low F, though, so my high gen has to do. >
Beth, I could’ve sworn you offered to let me play a Dixon low F when you were at my house? Or have I lost my mind completely?
You do remember correctly, but it wasn’t mine. It was a low F Dixon on loan from Tyghress and it has returned home.
The whistle-y parts in “Rockin’ Robin” sound great on a Generation high-G.
I’d avoid songs that go too high in the second octave, that G whistle can kill up there.
I have a gen F (the one Anna M. gave me-thanks!) that actually doesn’t sound shrill in the upper octave, but it’s probably a fluke…
[ This Message was edited by: TelegramSam on 2002-12-27 09:23 ]
I found that my Generation F and G made lovely ornaments for the Christmas tree.
I found that my Generation F and G made lovely ornaments for the Christmas tree.
Pull ‘em off the tree when guests arrive and wail on “Jingle Bells” and maybe "We Wish You A Merry X-mas (skip the B-part).
Then, as per BrassBlower, get them to do "Rockin’ Robin" with you. Absolutely righteous!
Then, put it back on the tree.
I played my high G Gen for my mother once, and her poodle would stare at me with ears cocked and then turn to my mother and bark, then repeat the process. Finally, my mom told me I had to stop playing it, because I was obviously torturing her pooch.
The dog died a week later.
:-/
K
No doubt from a sonically induced brain haemorrage(those G’s are awfully high)!
I’ve a dented old antique Gen High G that I play frequently. There’s a lot of songs written in G - we just normally play them with D whistles.
Personally, I find that the tone of the old all-metal high G is not as shrill as that of a modern Gen high G - it’s really quite pleasant, in fact. Still haven’t found much use for the high F, though.
On 2002-12-27 09:22, TelegramSam wrote:
I have a gen F (the one Anna M. gave me-thanks!) that actually doesn’t sound shrill in the upper octave, but it’s probably a fluke…[ This Message was edited by: TelegramSam on 2002-12-27 09:23 ]
I tweeked that, didn’t I Sammy? I’m saving my G for a kid whose parents I dislike heartily! (HUGS)
Hi y’all,
I have an old 1890 vintage Wallis high whistle in G that is very mellow and actually pleasant to listen to.
Here’s a recording I made a few months ago:
http://www.granitehillsdesign.com/michael/flute/wallis_g.mp3
Biggest problem is that the holes are just sooo close together, hard to play cleanly even with my smallish fingers…
Cheers,
Michael
Oooh, Michael, great sound! What about sending that whistle to someone with little bitty fingers that would not only appreciate it, but have no problems playing it? 
Midget hands