I got a Walton Guinness D that according to TUNE-IT plays the first octave notes a little high.
D high
E high
F# slightly high
G high
A almost dead-on A slightly high
B high
C# slightly high
D high
Has anyone used the fix of removing the fipple, and filling in part of it on the Walton Guinness D?
Some of the notes of the second octave won’t register on TUNE-IT. I know that I am playing them correctly, as far as tone is concerned, as to how the instrument is already tuned. I can tell the they get flat on the second octave. Very breathy too.
Varying the air pressure won’t alter the notes of the second octave to all register on TUNE-IT. The whistle plays through the first octave, then I hear it flip up, but the notes are all flat.
Maybe getting the whistle in tune on the first octave will fix the second?
Reoving the head may fix your tuning troubles, though it may also simply be that better breath control will do the trick also. Cheap whistles are like kids - some are little jewels…others just stink. And unlike the really smelly kids, you can’t wash the stink off a whistle! 
Seriously, Generations are notorious for quality control problems. I’ve got one I absolutely LOVE, and would put up against any Copeland, Abell, Thin Weasel or Burke. Which is not to say that any of the afore mentioned makers are poor, just the opposite. I just got lucky with that one Gen. I’ve had plenty that sucked bad.
Give it a go…it’s doubtful it can hurt the whistle if you’re careful. Good luck!
Bri~
On 2002-01-09 22:03, Brian Lee wrote:
Cheap whistles are like kids - some are little jewels…others just stink. And unlike the really smelly kids, you can’t wash the stink off a whistle!
Brian!!
Does your future wife know you feel this way about children?? 
Oh I LOVE kids! Especially when they belong to someone else, and you can give them BACK when you’re done playing with them! LOL
Honestly, I have a beautiful 8 yr old daughter (Brianna) who is the joy of my life. And she doesn’t smell bad either! She was taught the value of a good bath early on…now if only I could get her to grasp the true value of a good whistle…
B~
Hi Cody,
If you loosen the head & shift it up (towards your mouth) slightly that’ll flatten all the notes, including the second octave. So it’ll take even more breath control to get the second octave back in tune. Filling the cavity shouldn’t change the pitch of the notes, just the tone & stability (but read other threads as to the mixed opinions on the wisdom of this tweak).
My other concern is that on the Walton Guiness model, the body is sprayed Matt, and this might not extend under the head, so you risk spoiling the looks of your whistle by moving the head.
It might be safer to accept the whistle as it is, and get another cheap whistle to play around with.