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- Shaw Whistles - Hand-made, non-tuneable, conical bore, all-metal whistles in a wide range of keys from low D to high E. Prices range from £14 to £63 depending on key. Dave Shaw also makes several types of bagpipes.
- Sindt, John - Interview with whistle maker John Sindt by Dale Wisely. Sindt's hand-made whistles are designed to "make as consistent a whistle as possible while staying with the original design and sound and concept of a cheap penny whistle."
- The 'Low-Tech' Whistle - Detailed instructions for making fine whistles out of cheap materials, using only simple tools. Regularly maintained and illustrated with photographs and technical drawings, this is the place to start for those new to whistle making.
- Jubilee Music Instrument Co. - Makers of tin whistles and folk wind instruments. Includes unusual whistles such as keyed chromatic whistles, bass whistles, and ethnic/folk modes.
- Clare Tin Whistle - These inexpensive (around US$10) whistles have plastic fipples and brass or nickel tubes, and are available in one-piece and two-piece versions. Clare makes only soprano D whistles.
- Making an Infra-Whistle - How to make a key of D or C telescoping whistle out of brass tubing and a Generation mouthpiece
- The Whistle Shop - Specializing in whistles and related items. Tutorial, tips, and hints for the tin whistle.
- House of Musical Traditions Whistle Catalog - Online ordering for whistles and other acoustic instruments. Specializes in exotic instruments.
- The Pennywhistler's Press - New York whistle player, Irish flute and uilleann pipe player Bill Ochs offers performances, lessons, tin whistle book, CD and whistle kits. Includes downloads.
- Elf Song Whistles - Custom-made, high D, C, E and E copper whistles made by the West Coast Whistle Company in Ladysmith, B.C. Canada.
Wikipedia Articles
- Calliope (music) - A calliope is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending steam through whistles, originally locomotive whistles. The calliope is also known as a "steam organ" or "steam piano".
- Acme Whistles - 5 million GBP (2005) |
- Tim Bender - Tim Bender was a kid from Lomita who played by himself nearly everyday of his life. He finally discovered flutes and whistles of all kinds and began to work with them in every walk of life.
- Kosik - ... who made headlines in September 2006 when it was discovered he could imitate the Korean words for "yes," "no," "sit," "lie down," and four other words. He makes the sounds by putting his trunk in his mouth and shaking it while exhaling, similar to the way a human whistles with fingers in his or her mouth.
- Auroral chorus - An auroral chorus is a series of random chirps, whistles, and quasi-musical sounds created by the electromagnetic effects of auroras in very low broadcast frequencies.