Whistle Stands

Whistle
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I got tired of taking my whistles in and out of my drumstick bag, so I started looking for a better way to keep them available on my desk and found this site:

http://whistlestands.com

The stands have felt pads on the underside and felt pads in the bottom holes to protect the wood and your whistles.

I got the Celbridge stand and here are some pics of it!

The guy who owns the site is a real pleasure to work with and the customer service was the best you could ever expect! :smiley:

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You can also make a nice stand from a board and some wood dowels. Drill holes in the board, glue the dowels in and slide the whistles down on the dowels. 3/16" dowels work well for small whistles and 1/4" dowels are sturdy enough for low whistles. Make the dowels about half the length of the whistle.

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Iā€™ve done this but put the dowel into small blocks of polished and waxed spalted beech (pick a nice woodā€¦) and they can be wall mounted. One for every room in the house - a bit like candles. I wrapped the dowels in adhesive backed black baize - looks nice and adds a wee bit of protection (probably helps clean the bottom half of the whistle). Iā€™ve got a picture of one somewhereā€¦

cheers
Stephen

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Yeah he makes stands like that as well, he calls them the ā€œKildareā€ model. And for someone like me who lives an apartment and doesnā€™t have a place to use power tools like routers, table saws, etc. I am glad this guy exits to make them for me. :laughing:

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For cheap cretins like me, thereā€™s also this. $1 at Wal-Mart.

I use this, but itā€™s not my photo - click on the pic for the original thread.

Itā€™s a Sterlite storage crate, model 1695:
http://www.sterilite.com/Category.html?Section=Storage&ProductCategory=51#

And hereā€™s an older thread about whistle racks: https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/wall-mounted-rack-or-stand-designs/60108/1

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I like the plastic crate idea.

I use a test tube drying rack that I found for $1 or so. I use rolled paper extenders over the small dowels for the low whistles and flute. Works well and makes for a nice display.

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Cretin - I think not. However, it looks like you have some frugal Scottish ancestry in your genes there :smiley: Those ā€˜cratesā€™ look like 99.9% function and .1% flair - ideal for a cheapie Generation or ten - keeping in tune with the ā€˜you must not spend much on penny whistlesā€™ ethos of some :poke: Each to their own of course.

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Yes, you can blame the Finleys of Moray!