I’m a beginner looking for two whistles. I need a brass D whistle that’s an easy player to take me through my student period. The Freeman Mellow Dog has won this contest. So, I have a bunch of D whistles I can now trade, although I’m keeping some other Ds for future use.
While I’m learning the music, I also want to play slow tunes on a lower key whistle. I need to find the lowest key easy player that I can easily finger and cover from the get go. I’ve got a lot of music to learn and don’t want to wrestle with a whistle my small hands aren’t quite ready for. So far, I know I can’t finger a low D and I can’t cover the holes of a low F well. I can finger and cover a Bb. I want to mess around with a middle A whistle and a low G whistle before choosing which lower-than-D whistle to partially devote myself to during my student period (which could last a long time 
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Do you have an A or G in metal you want to trade or sell? It has to be appropriate for a beginner. It can have scratches and patina, but I don’t want to deal with dents. I don’t care if it is tunable or fixed. I’m easy going, so suggest a deal that makes you happy. If you want to suggest some combo of cash and trade, go for it. If you have a higher end A or G to sell, I’ll consider that but I have to have enough money left over for three pairs of new eyeglasses. 
I’ll list my whole whistle collection in case someone wants to trade advice or opinions, too.
Will Trade
Tony Dixon Low D Aluminum, Tunable, Light Use
Tony Dixon Bb Polymer, Tunable, Used
Tony Dixon Trad D in Brass, Tunable, Light Use
Tony Dixon Trad Eb in Brass, Tunable, Used
Syn Black Diamond D Brass, Tunable, Light Use
Walton’s D Little Black Whistle, Guiness Edition, Light Use
Walton’s Mellow D, Light Use
Walton’s D Irish Whistle, Used and Slightly Bent (trade value $0.02 USD)
Clarke D Original in Natural (unpainted), Light Use
Keepers
Tony Dixon Low D Aluminum, Tunable, Light Use (yes, I have two) [[I will be able to finger this someday, so I’ll hang on to it.]]
Ethnic Wind Low F Painted, Tunable, Light Use [[I can finger with piper’s grip on both hands, but I have to land joints perfectly or I get warbling. I really like the sound when I hit it. Someday, I’ll have better control, so it’s a keeper.]]
Freeman Tweaked Generation Bb in Nickel (blue top), Tunable, New [[Hasn’t yet arrived. Bb is the maximum stretch I can do with standard fingering.]]
O’Brien D Rover in Curly Birch, Tunable, Light Use [[Nice, but I can’t control the low notes yet.]]
Water Weasel D in White PVC (no plumbing codes), Tunable, Light Use [[I prefer brass, but given its reputation, I’m hanging on to this for a future retry.]]
Mack Hoover D Narrow Bore Brass, Tunable, Light Use. [[This is my favorite D. When you make a mistake, you don’t get a squeak, you get a fun noise like you just pinched Tinkerbell! However, the Mellow Dog is much more forgiving. The Hoover needs more breath control. I expect the Hoover will be the 3rd whistle I spend a lot of time with.]]
Freeman Mellow Dog D, Tunable, Used [[Sweet and easy.]]
PM or email trade suggestions or offers.
p.s. The Carey Parks 12-whistle whistle stand is not a sure-fire antidote to early onset WHOA. It is great in all other respects. 