On St-Paddy’s of all times, I suffered Critical Penny Whistle Failure (CPWF). The head of an almost brand new Gen D split at the seam, and down the sides.
I wasn’t playing it at the time, but the person who was, said it just fell apart. (Dubious story). I could still play the whistle by sticking the fipple-part back on. As long as you kept it upright, it still worked and sounded better in the high range. It think I may have discovered a new “tweak” in the process. If you have a totally unplayable Gen, smash the head with a hammer, and stick it back together again with a little bit of Guinness and spit.
Luckly, I never travel with only one whistle, so that the party was not deprived of my squeaky rendition of “The Wild Rover” Thank goodness…
Cheer,
Stef