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* What was your first whistle? Clarke Sweetone "C" (red) * How did you acquire it? (Recommendation, whim purchase, researched purchase, gift) Whim purchase, at a cultural festival this guy had a booth selling them. only $14... * Do you still play it? Sometimes, I kind of hurt the fipple tr...

pearl grey wrote:How WAS it a left-handed pen?

Think about how the words look when you hold a pen in your left hand versus your right....

I'm not sure it this has been asked here before or not, but lately i've been thinking a bout learning to play the fiddle. I'm 17 and play the guitar, banjo, tin whistle, metal concert flute, and oboe with decent technique so learning to play wouldnt be too much trouble. Would it be alright to start ...

A Two-Part Clare "D" with a tweaked Gen Red-Top Fipple goes with me wherever I go.

Has anyone here ever thought of designing a flute that uses the same fingering system as an Oboe. Their fingerings are almost identical exept when fingering A you lower the F# key to raise the pitch to Bb, and when fingering B you use the F# key to raise the pitch to C. Does a flute like this exist,...

Theres a version at TinWhistler.com with a recording on a Bb whistle. <a href="http://www.tinwhistler.com/music/sheet.asp?code=sliabh_na_mban">Mountain of the Women</a> <a href="http://www.tinwhistler.com/music/mp3/sliabh_na_mban.mp3">Recording</a> Dont know if it's any different...

Edited to remove completly incorrect response.

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Alright I THINK I've got it....

Capital=Upper octave
Lowercase=Lower octave

E,B,A,B,F#,F#,G,E,F#,E,a,a,b,b,a,g,e
E,B,A,B,F#,F#,G,E,F#,E,a,a,b,b,a,g,g

I didn't put in ornamentation but you should be abe to figure it out.

I've had good luck recording it with <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net">Audacity</a> while playing it in windows media player. Choose mono mix for the input device and it works nicely. Just make sure you have the volume for the input kind of low as it tends clip alot if you dont. So...

I live in Oregon, other side of the mountains though. Just learning as well. Good to know there's at least a few people in the northwest here.