Lily has been trying to raise money for her class by busking, but it's
cold enough that I don't want to play violin. I've been playing penny
whistle, warm inside my pennywhistle
mitten (thanks
Julia!) but a
lot of the fiddle tunes Lily plays are hard to play on a D whistle. A
D whistle is good for a lot of keys (D, Amix, Em, G, ...) but Lily
knows a lot of tunes in A and even some in E. Ages ago I had a tiny
whistle in A, but I lost it at some point, which was probably for the
best since it's absurdly high.
What I'd really like, though, is a whistle in E. Just a little higher
pitched than the D whistle, but good for playing in A and E. Except
as far as I can tell no one is making these right now?
Generation:
now only lists Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, though I'm pretty sure they used to
have a chromatic lineup.
I did find a carbon
fiber one for $330 and a brass one
for $300, but while I'm sure these sound wonderful as whistles go, I'm
not going to play this enough to be worth getting something fancy.
Lily has been trying to raise money for her class by busking, but it's cold enough that I don't want to play violin. I've been playing penny whistle, warm inside my pennywhistle mitten (thanks Julia!) but a lot of the fiddle tunes Lily plays are hard to play on a D whistle. A D whistle is good for a lot of keys (D, Amix, Em, G, ...) but Lily knows a lot of tunes in A and even some in E. Ages ago I had a tiny whistle in A, but I lost it at some point, which was probably for the best since it's absurdly high.
What I'd really like, though, is a whistle in E. Just a little higher pitched than the D whistle, but good for playing in A and E. Except as far as I can tell no one is making these right now?
I did find a carbon fiber one for $330 and a brass one for $300, but while I'm sure these sound wonderful as whistles go, I'm not going to play this enough to be worth getting something fancy.
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