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Latest Activity
@keith
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Seasons Greetings.......& may Santa leave you a new little friend...."
@wayne
• one month ago
• comments: 3
Liked a group discussions item created by @groupie: Quietening a whistle.
Liked a group discussions item created by @groupie: Quietening a whistle.
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Quietening a whistle.:
Posted a new Comment on Quietening a whistle.:
"I feel a polymer (plastic) whistle usually sounds a bit less piercing than a metal whistle. My polymers always sound more like wood pennywhistles or..."
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 3
Liked a group discussions item created by @groupie: Quietening a whistle.
Liked a group discussions item created by @groupie: Quietening a whistle.
@wayne
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"Hya Keith, thanks for that mate I’ll give that a go , maybe haven’t wasted my money after all 😂. I really love the sound of the low g and..."
@keith
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"Fear not, the Bb is on the extreme of normal holding & playing, you may need to use 'the piper's grip' on it & other lower whistles. Check out online..."
@wayne
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"Received my generation Bb in the post yesterday, so today was my first chance to have a play with it, I am struggling to play it , finding the last hole hard..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @norman: Favorite whistles
Liked a forum discussions item created by @norman: Favorite whistles
@wayne
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"Yeah absolutely right Keith, I find the brass plays well for slower tunes and the plastic and the nickel play well for jigs or fast tunes."
@keith
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"It's nice to get a new whistle now & again. I have found that high priced whistles don't necessarily play any better, but it's nice to have them. You may..."
@wayne
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"Had my new Killarney high D brass whistle for a week now, it’s very well made and a really nice whistle costing £80, I still find myself going back to my..."
@norman
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I would like try his brass whistle. It looks like a beautiful instrument. We look for Any excuse to take off and go somewhere."
@keith
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"That sounds like a plan, Norman, any idea what type you'll be looking to get?"
@norman
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I want to make a road trip next Spring to visit Mack Hoover and buy my "next, last" whistle."
@keith
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Well.......just ordered my Xmas present.
Seydel Saxony orchestra tuned chromatic harmonica. Most of my harmonicas have ABS combs, but this one has an..."
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Latest Forum Posts All
The Drifting Thread
Posted: Thursday December 19 2019, 6:31 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Favorite whistles
Posted: Monday December 2 2019, 2:13 PM
By: @Wayne
By: @Wayne
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's your favourite...
Posted: Monday August 26 2019, 10:39 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
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
Hello to my new whistling...
Posted: Friday November 2 2018, 2:30 PM
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
Made a whistle pouch
Posted: Thursday May 17 2018, 7:47 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
Using mountain dulcimer tab...
Posted: Saturday March 4 2017, 2:58 PM
By: @BillD
By: @BillD
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