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@bookman46
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Here ya go.
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@bookman46
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"now you know why I wanted to get rid of it! I just finished a leather one but.I was unable to post a photo"
@strumelia
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"@bookman46 , that looks great! Like the jazzy colors."
@larrys
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"@bookman46 Looks good!
Sadly I don't play whistle anymore and will probably be donating my two whistles to a charity shop"
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"Here's my plaguerized version. Added a snap and loop on back for a handle or belt. Thanks for the idea!!!"
@norman
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hole Spacing":
Posted a response to "Hole Spacing":
"The size difference between a d and c whistle is slight. The hole spacing hardly matters."
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
Posted a response to "Made a whistle pouch":
"I think that is a great idea! Got a couple of ties I'll never wear again......."
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"Not sure what an Irish Session is. Any idea wher I would findnone or a dulcimer festival.
P.S.
I also play a diatonic instrument by Seagul called a..."
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"Norman:
I don't know where you live, but if you could visit an Irish session you could see and hear different whistles. You might also attend a dulcimer..."
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Hole Spacing":
Created a new forum topic "Hole Spacing":
"Assuming the same brand and type of whistle, is there a difference in the hole spacing between a D and a C?
"
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
"I have found several online sights with traditional and popular tabs. I am able to follow them, now if I can just get my brain/fingers/whistle all going the..."
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"If you are considering getting a whistle made of a material other than brass or tin (plastic, aluminum, polymer, wood, etc), then be sure to do some searches..."
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
"Hi Bookman! I find I have collected favorite simple tunes that fall in certain genres... oldtime or 1800s American. and medieval or Renaissance era European..."
@norman
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"I don't know where you live, but if you could visit an Irish session you could see and hear different whistles. You might also attend a dulcimer festival in..."
@keith
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"I have several, Generation, Faedog, Tony Dixon, Waltons, Clarke, (told you you can't just have one).
Of these, my prefered high 'D' is a Tony Dixon tunable..."
@keith
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
"Welcome aboard the whistle merry-go--round.
(You can't just have one.....)"
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
Posted a response to "Hello to my new whistling friends.":
"Hi All, Brand new to the whistle world but making slow (sometimes frustrating) progress!"
@bookman46
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"I am aware of the total impracticallity of this, but.....As a total newbie I wish there was a way to try different whistles before buying. I have A green..."
@wayne
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"Finally received my shearwater low G whistle, it’s taken a few days to get used to it but I can now play it without sounding like I’m blowing up a balloon,..."
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Latest Forum Posts All
Made a whistle pouch
Posted: Thursday March 19 2020, 5:18 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
Hole Spacing
Posted: Tuesday March 3 2020, 6:32 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
What's your favourite...
Posted: Monday March 2 2020, 7:41 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
Hello to my new whistling...
Posted: Sunday March 1 2020, 4:54 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
Favorite whistles
Posted: Sunday February 9 2020, 5:26 PM
By: @Wayne
By: @Wayne
The Drifting Thread
Posted: Thursday December 19 2019, 6:31 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
What other instruments do...
Posted: Thursday October 24 2019, 9:49 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
How to clean your whistle
Posted: Monday October 21 2019, 4:24 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Other useful forums
Posted: Saturday October 5 2019, 1:39 PM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
What tune are you working...
Posted: Saturday July 20 2019, 8:23 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
The Positive Thread
Posted: Saturday July 20 2019, 7:53 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Little improv
Posted: Wednesday April 10 2019, 12:38 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Langspil
Posted: Friday March 1 2019, 6:06 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
F is for fun
Posted: Thursday February 7 2019, 10:09 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
New Year Resolution
Posted: Thursday January 31 2019, 8:26 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Two ways to add an image to...
Posted: Saturday January 19 2019, 8:12 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Native American Flutes anyone?
Posted: Tuesday January 8 2019, 11:11 AM
By: @Norman
By: @Norman
Finger Exercises
Posted: Sunday January 6 2019, 4:54 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Tutorial (low D)
Posted: Wednesday December 26 2018, 1:34 PM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Show Us Your Pets!
Posted: Friday December 21 2018, 3:49 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Happy Solstice!
Posted: Friday December 21 2018, 1:45 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Rethinking pennywhistle.
Posted: Saturday December 8 2018, 4:16 PM
By: @Chifmunk
By: @Chifmunk
How to add an audio or...
Posted: Wednesday November 21 2018, 12:23 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Whistle tabs
Posted: Saturday November 3 2018, 5:48 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Thanks for adding me
Posted: Sunday September 2 2018, 8:17 PM
By: @Papasims
By: @Papasims
Where to add my photos?
Posted: Monday May 21 2018, 9:24 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Little piece on my C whistle
Posted: Friday May 18 2018, 12:50 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Susato Kildare
Posted: Monday July 3 2017, 10:09 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Cool way to make a simple...
Posted: Sunday June 11 2017, 7:29 PM
By: @Chifmunk
By: @Chifmunk
Lesson learned.
Posted: Monday March 20 2017, 4:03 PM
By: @BillD
By: @BillD
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