Here’s a comparison for those of you who think I am too concerned with the appearance of an instrument. Last night at an Irish music get-together, I saw (first from across a large room and later up close) a girly whistle that was wearing jewelry! It was a Sweetone that had been painted metallic pink (with nail polish), and it was wearing a rhinestone flower ring at the top (just under the mouthpiece). My goodness! It was cute! The chick who owned it said she plays on stage a lot and wants her whistle to be sparkly.
I admire someone who isn’t afraid to be a bit different. My introduction to the whistle was when I saw a guy playing a homemade PVC low A that he had painted bright orange(!). All that really mattered was that he sounded great. I was a bit relieved to find that they do come in other colours.
Now, Jessie, just think what you’d have on your hands if you gave your Abell similar treatment…
My daughter, sort of a hippie throwback, takes a couple of her one-piece whistles to Renaissance fairs dangling from a pretty ribbon on her belt–I think the ribbon goes through the bottom finger hole. I haven’t noticed whether she unties the whistles before she starts playing–surely it would impact the intonation of the E!
I’ve visited a local bead store and they make these microbeads that you could apply to whistles and they make very colorful patterns. A very good way to decorate a PVC whistle.
Oh gawd. . .diamond band. . .okay, I can’t afford diamonds. . .but I can afford a fake or three. What an incredibly cool ideal. Consider it appropriated! Stolen. . .adopted. Whatever.
On 2003-01-13 20:42, tyghress wrote:
Oh gawd. . .diamond band. . .okay, I can’t afford diamonds. . .but I can afford a fake or three. What an incredibly cool ideal. Consider it appropriated! Stolen. . .adopted. Whatever.
I liked the ivy pattern! I just didn’t like the ridiculous price tag. But a ring is very cool and very doable. And I will be teased mercilessly. And I won’t care.
And I like the diamonds between the Clarke toneholes too!
Jef
