New Year Resolution
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Not sure really , I'll just whistle through some tunes I know,maybe some recorder tunes. Or Christmas tunes!
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New Year Resolution
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Well I'm getting a whistle for my birthday next sunday, a Clarke Sweetone. And though I have neglected my whistle playing I'd like to get back into it. I'm quite looking forward to trying out the Sweetone!
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Yes its made of metal. And it has 3 rubber feet on the bottom with a rubber plug in the bottom. If you remove it you can tune it with magnets on the underside of the tongues.
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I got a couple of tongue drums recently, theyre quite fun things to play around with. You can get them in many keys including strange, minor keys. And you can tune them yourself with little magnets.
Your favorite Whistle?
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Michael W6:
England? Hey! I have heard of this place!
Very wet and mild at the moment. Gonna have the warmest new year's on record
Your favorite Whistle?
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Michael W6:
@Larry - I have had very good experiences with online whistle purchases. I recommend: Becker, US, Goldfinch, Poland, Humphrey, US, Takahe, NZ and if you want to go high end, Bruke or Reyburn, US. Of these Becker is the most affordable at about $15. Handcrafted PVC and very pleasing to play. James Becker, the craftsman, obviously makes whistles for the love of his craft, not as a business enterprise.
Ah I'm in England, so its sites like JustFlutes, Eagle Music and Amazon that I look to
What tune are you working on this week?
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Ok I just picked up my Feadóg after some time away from it, and looked through the little James Galway book I've been working through, and the next piece to try is The Foggy Dew. I found it really hard, partly because I'd forgotten my fingerings, and also it spends a lot of time in the second octave. Oh my ears!
Your favorite Whistle?
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@Strumelia that's true, but its much easier to be able to just pick up a whistle in a shop rather than having to deal with delivery and all its pitfalls. Plus you can have a good look while you're there.
updated by @larrys: 12/27/21 03:44:48PM
Your favorite Whistle?
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I only have 2 whistles, a Feadóg D and a Generation C. Not sure but I think I prefer the Feadóg, but I tried to tweak it a little as it has an overtone that I'm not too keen on. Not sure how successful I was. I want to try more whistles to be honest, but there's no music shops near me
Anyone have a Clarke original?
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I'm quite taken with these whistles with the wooden block, and I was thinking of getting one out of curiosity. Anyone play one?
Concerning Hobbits
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Music from Lord of the Rings on my D Feadóg
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I'd like to try an irish flute but I lack funds at the moment. I had an orchestral flute that I was given but after 2 years I gave up the battle and I donated it to a charity shop.
Getting back on the horse
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Strumelia:
Thanks strum
This happens to me a lot too. Moving through phases of enjoying different types of instruments that I have at home. I think certain people are just more naturally prone to doing this. Variety can keep us motivated, that's how i see it. 
That is a sweet little simple tune with a bit of added interest in the second part. Thanks for sharing it with us!
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Getting back on the horse as it were, enjoying whistling again.
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Strange how things come around... I all but gave up on whistle, preferring the recorder. But I picked up my whistles again and found myself wanting to play more traditional tunes.
Here's one from my recorder book. It's a lovely little tune called Flowers of the Forest, played on my D Feadóg.
Made a whistle pouch
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@bookman46 Looks good!
Sadly I don't play whistle anymore and will probably be donating my two whistles to a charity shop
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I gave up with my flute. So hard to get a good embouchure then I discover the bottom pads don't close fully so I would never be able to get the lowest notes. It just seems pointless, a losing battle
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Keith:
Low F eh...
I've gone & done it again, an MK Kelpie low 'F' came up for sale, it will be added to my ever growing collection of better quality whistles.
So now I think I need to thin out the collection, the question is, should I try selling the Gens/Faedog/Waltons, or just find a charity to give them to.
I think I favour giving them to those who may not have the resources to buy them for themselves, or where they could be used by multiple students to learn on. (Will have to see if I can find such.)
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Keith:
It is a bit quiet, but I'm ok with that
Good for you, Larry, I hope it works out OK, I used to like mine, it was just a bit too quiet for me.
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Got myself a tenor recorder today. I had one before but didn't get on with it. I intend to stick with it this time
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Keith:
I already have a glass slide, but I was bought a brass slide for Father's Day. They say that brass is better for acoustic, and glass is better for electric.
Funnily enough, I've just bought a glass slide for my ukes, I'd been been meaning to get one for ages, (about a year actually). 
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I'm currently enjoying playing with slide guitar in open G tuning.
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Played my Native American flute in a tunnel the other day
Native American flute outdoors
Little improv
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Strumelia:
Thanks. Song Thrush, hmm
Larry that's a really pretty little tune! I like the trills you are doing. You must name this tune, it has a forest/bird feel to it. Maybe something lalong the lines of "Thrush in the Brambles" ...?
I find that improvising in the minor (in this Em on a D whistle) seems to flow more naturally than improvising in the major scale.
Little improv
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Little tune I came up with on my D Feadóg
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I just can't get to grips with the low D. Its the botton hole. How people plays these fast is beyond me.
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That's like me. Technically I play 13 instruments. But none of them really well
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Yes I was learning classical guitar but it was just too much, so now I am concentrating mainly on piano
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@keith
Sadly no. There are lots of recorder Facebook groups tho
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@keith I don't know that much yet, but I did join a German recorder forum. Luckily my phone translates automatically.
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@keith mine was an Aulos. Beautiful sound but hard on my fingers
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@keith I had a tenor, briefly, but it was uncomfortable to play and I sold to a friend on Facebook. I would like to get another in the future tho, possibly with keys
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@keith. Thats cool. I've not played mine in ages. At the moment its all about the alto recorder for me.
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@keith ukuleles are fun, I have 2, a concert size and a Baritone