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@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Show Us Your Pets!":
Posted a response to "Show Us Your Pets!":
"Aww... that's a sweetie pie Norman. "
@norman
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Show Us Your Pets!":
Posted a response to "Show Us Your Pets!":
"We lost Pax last year, and Lilly missed him terribly. We got her a new buddy, Marley. Never a dull moment."
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Native American Flutes anyone?":
Posted a response to "Native American Flutes anyone?":
"Have fun at the jam! Banjo, mtn dulcimer and PW seem like a great trio of 'tools' to take for that scenario. (I play all three, as you may know..."
@papasims
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Native American Flutes anyone?":
Posted a response to "Native American Flutes anyone?":
"I'm finishing up a pre-tuned G kit from Stellar Flutes. With the pentatonic scale I really do like the improvisational aspect of playing. This really is a..."
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Native American Flutes anyone?":
Posted a response to "Native American Flutes anyone?":
"I've managed to so far resist the 'siren call' of Native American flutes. I love how they sound, but I suspect the NA flute scales probably don't lend..."
@papasims
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Native American Flutes anyone?":
Created a new forum topic "Native American Flutes anyone?":
"Loving the penny whistle and its sweet sounds, but it has somehow led me to be listening to and learning more about NA flutes. Just wondering if anyone else..."
@norman
• one month ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"They are referred to as "original" on the Clark web site. I should have checked that out before posting. "
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"Nice little set Norman! So- all four of those are what you mean by "traditional Clarks"?"
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"Here are my Clarks. They come painted and plain. The one on the right is the Commemorative whistle marking Clarks 100th year."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"Norman do you mean the black painted one with the gold diamond pattern?"
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"I have to say that for a low cost (under $20) whistle the traditional Clark is an easy playing, sweet whistle. The conical tube gives it a nice breathy..."
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on My Mack Hoover Bb whistle:
Posted a new Comment on My Mack Hoover Bb whistle:
"I know you enjoy such a fine looking instrument. We would love to hear how it sounds."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"As a newbie who purchased some "starter" instruments, my favorite to date is my carbon fibre D by Erik the Flutemaker. It sounds true and pure as soon as it..."
@chifmunk
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"I love my polymer black Susato 'Kildare' whistles. Especially the lowest two with the single key so I can easily reach the low holes! I also like..."
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Favorite whistles":
Created a new forum topic "Favorite whistles":
"What are your favorite whistles?
I really love both of my Mack Hoover whistles when I play out at the hospital or nursing homes. But I tend to grab a Clark..."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"@norman I have contacted Mack Hoover about a Bb, but as per your statement, "...it takes a whisper of breath to play it" I have backed way off my Dixon Bb..."
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"Paradigms, both of my Hoover's are phenolic resin. Check out his web site. Lots of interesting information and sound clips."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"@norman is your Hoover a brass or composite whistle. I would like to have a nice playing Bb and the Dixon brass isn't doing it for me...course I'm really a..."
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"I have a Hoover Bb that takes less than a whisper of breath to make sing. I play at hospitals and assisted living centers and all my whistles are much too..."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on My Mack Hoover Bb whistle:
Posted a new Comment on My Mack Hoover Bb whistle:
"A very impressive looking whistle! If she sings like she looks I'm sure it's your new favorite.
Is this a brass whistle? How would you compare it to you..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"@Papasims, I like the tone of the Dixon brass "Trad" models. I have them in high E, D, C, Bb, and low G. They all sound pretty nice except the C, which I..."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"I now have a Tony Dixon brass Bb. It's giving me fits getting the breathing right and the holes covered correctly. Slow and deliberate is the course to..."
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
"I'm currently trying to get Inisheer under my fingers. It is a nice G tune that is pretty simple. There are several You Tube versions to study."
@chifmunk
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"I'm always surprised at how the tiniest air leak where your finger covers the hole can completely ruin a note and make it sound just horrible!"
@norman
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"I believe the "screeching thing" is caused more by mis-fingering a hole than by breath. With practice it becomes less an issue. Breath control is harder to..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
"When I get discouraged (in any instrument) I figure it means I need to check back into playing a simpler tune than the ones I'm struggling with, and..."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
"Thanks for that info, will be looking up those sites."
@jdneiceltd
• 2 months ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
"There is a tin whistle site called The Session. Hundreds of pieces of music in categories jigs reels hornpipe etc. They also have samples of each tune...."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
"I'm trying to get better at playing in G on my D whistle... going back to basics to hopefully improve my beginner skills!
So I've been working on some very..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a group discussions item created by @papasims:
Festival with Beginners Class
Liked a group discussions item created by @papasims:
Festival with Beginners Class
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "Festival with Beginners Class":
Created a new Group discussion "Festival with Beginners Class":
"The Winter Creek Reunion and Acoustic Festival in Bennington, OK will have an introductory class in penny whistle this year. Dates are Oct 4-7"
Beginner Players
Beginner Players
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
"I think this can vary a lot based on an individual's practical, musical, or knowledge background.
For example, I learned to read sheet music (in a very..."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 4
Created a new Group discussion "What is your source of learning?":
Created a new Group discussion "What is your source of learning?":
"Just wondering how other beginners are going about the learning process.
Are you watching YouTube vids/teachers, if so which ones? Do you have a live..."
Beginner Players
Beginner Players
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on The Cuckoo - penny whistle Bb:
Posted a new Comment on The Cuckoo - penny whistle Bb:
"Thanks much. I got that I believe from Dixon on Amazon."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on The Cuckoo - penny whistle Bb:
Posted a new Comment on The Cuckoo - penny whistle Bb:
"Good! Where did you purchase that particular whistle?"
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Pretty Saro - penny whistle:
Posted a new Comment on Pretty Saro - penny whistle:
"Well done. Nice tone from the whistle. "
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"@Strumelia: I really do like the CF. With only imagining a real wooden whistle sound I think the CF would come very close to it's warmth and mellowness...."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"PSims, here in New York as well, it seems you won't find any brands other than Clarke and Generations in most music stores. I think the stores cater to..."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"My addictive personality kicks in when I find a new interest. Been playing for about two and a half weeks and first purchased a Generation D. I read all..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
Posted a response to "Thanks for adding me":
"Papasims:
Does it take a while to regulate your breathing so you don't jump octaves or do the screeching thing? Certainly was true for me in the very..."
@papasims
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Thanks for adding me":
Created a new forum topic "Thanks for adding me":
"Absolute beginner on the whistle. Used to string instruments and playing by ear. I'm having to learn a whole new system here of finding my notes but it's..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "Playing in an Old-time music jam":
Created a new Group discussion "Playing in an Old-time music jam":
"Yesterday I went to a large party of old-time musicians. I took my banjo (which is how I most comfortably play old-time music with others) but I never took..."
Traditional Folk music
Traditional Folk music
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Liked a group discussions item created by @martha-campbell:
What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?
Liked a group discussions item created by @martha-campbell:
What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
"I played briefly on an aluminum low D whistle in a week-long whistle workshop last year. The instructor brought it in for us to try out.I think it sounded..."
@chifmunk
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on What's your favorite EASY to play English country dance tune?:
Posted a new Comment on What's your favorite EASY to play English country dance tune?:
"TIP!- I find lots of good sheet music for English Country dances simply by searching on Google Image for "branle sheet music" ..."branle" being a French..."
@chifmunk
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
"Oops, I couldn't figure out why there was no reply box when I looked at this discussion. -It's because I needed to JOIN the Group before being able to..."
@martha-campbell
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Created a new Group discussion "What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?":
Created a new Group discussion "What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?":
"Tell us about the LOWEST whistle you've ever had a chance to try out or own? Tell us why you liked it ...or didn't like it.
And if you owned it, do you..."
Low Whistles
Low Whistles
@martha-campbell
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?":
Created a new Group discussion "At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?":
"I know a high D whistle is considered normal or high. And a low D whistle is considered 'low'.
Is there an official key where a whistle switches over to..."
Low Whistles
Low Whistles
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Show Us Your Pets!
Posted: Thursday September 13 2018, 9:19 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Native American Flutes anyone?
Posted: Tuesday September 11 2018, 2:36 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Favorite whistles
Posted: Monday September 3 2018, 7:37 PM
By: @Papasims
By: @Papasims
Thanks for adding me
Posted: Sunday September 2 2018, 8:17 PM
By: @Papasims
By: @Papasims
What tune are you working...
Posted: Thursday August 30 2018, 7:08 PM
By: @Norman
By: @Norman
What other instruments do...
Posted: Tuesday June 12 2018, 7:34 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
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
The Drifting Thread
Posted: Thursday May 17 2018, 7:48 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Made a whistle pouch
Posted: Thursday May 17 2018, 7:47 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
The Positive Thread
Posted: Thursday May 17 2018, 5:45 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
Rethinking pennywhistle.
Posted: Sunday March 5 2017, 7:25 PM
By: @BillD
By: @BillD
Using mountain dulcimer tab...
Posted: Saturday March 4 2017, 2:58 PM
By: @BillD
By: @BillD
Brother Steve Whistle site
Posted: Saturday March 4 2017, 2:40 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
FAQ / Site Rules- Please Read!
Posted: Thursday February 16 2017, 2:20 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
How to go to your private...
Posted: Monday February 13 2017, 12:45 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
How to 'subscribe' to a...
Posted: Tuesday December 27 2016, 12:03 PM
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By: @Strumelia
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Posted: Wednesday December 21 2016, 1:33 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
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