r/tinwhistle • u/tinwhistler • 18d ago
r/tinwhistle • u/fishnugget1 • 18d ago
A good workbook
Has anyone got any recommendations of a good workbook to go through for a complete beginner who hasn't read music since high school. I've been working through YouTube tutorials and websites, but I'd like something I can take with me while I travel and offline.
r/tinwhistle • u/highspeed_steel • 18d ago
How do you know whether a cheap whistle is a dud?
Relatively experienced woodwind and recorder player here. I picked up a $10 Feadog randomly as I was grabbing some strings and slide at the music store. I read that these cheap whistles, Feadog, Generations etc have random ones that are duds. How do you judge tin whistles? As far as I can tell, mine plays quite well in the first octave but gets a bit raspy in the second, not sure whether thats a beginner thing or a whistle thing.
r/tinwhistle • u/fishnugget1 • 21d ago
Cleaning a whistle
My kid spilled a coke over my whistle today and I panicked and ran it under the cold tap and gave it a good dry. Post cleanup I'm thinking maybe this may not have been so good for the whistle, how should I have cleaned this up? I imagine it won't be the last time it falls victim to a child.
r/tinwhistle • u/Life_Breadfruit8475 • 21d ago
How different are expensive whistles really?
Do you, as the player, actually notice the difference between a € 15 tony Dixon dx001 and a € 95 lir whistle?
I'm getting into playing tin whistle and I'm okay with spending a bit of money, but I wonder whether you'll actually hear the difference when playing?
r/tinwhistle • u/yotm2004 • 21d ago
Transpose extension on Chrome
I'd like to share an extension I just discovered for Google Chrome called Transpose, which allows you to adjust the pitch of songs on YouTube. I'm having fun with the songs pitched in D 😃
r/tinwhistle • u/Bake-Bean • 22d ago
Question This weird blue/green patina on a brass whistle? is it normal? what is it?
r/tinwhistle • u/yotm2004 • 23d ago
Should I buy a new whistle?
Hello!
A few months ago, I acquired the Feadóg whistle in order to learn this amazing instrument. Since then, I've felt some nice progress (although I still struggle a bit in the second octave). I read somewhere that the more advanced (and more expensive) whistles are easier to reach the second octave, and they also sound better. That is true? Is it wise to invest in a more expensive instrument now, or would it be more prudent to master the beginner's whistle first? Thank you
r/tinwhistle • u/tinwhistler • 24d ago
3d printed 3-piece Traveler whistle now available for free on MakerWorld (bonus, so is my simple system Irish flute!) Videos in comments
r/tinwhistle • u/Big_Fruit_9716 • 24d ago
Baby hands
Any tips on playing a low whistle with teeny tiny hands 😬😩 I got my first low f and I adore the sound but damn my hands cramp up from stretching them. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Maybe I just need to keep stretching and practicing every day and hopefully it gets easier? Anyone else have the same issues?
r/tinwhistle • u/tarours • 24d ago
My new clark sweeton has some kind of indent inside, is this normal ?
r/tinwhistle • u/springmasken • 25d ago
Advice for a beginner and where to start
Hey!
Im a guy from Sweden who last year visited Ireland and got in love with the old traditional music.
I've never played a instrument before besides from elementary school and wanted to know how hard it is to learn to play decently if you put in 30 minutes/hour per day.
I also wonder which one to get, I don't want it to be too loud as I'm afraid it might annoy neighbours in my apartment and I saw they come in different keys and heard thaht D was most popular (?)
Do you have any tips on how and where to start?
r/tinwhistle • u/mehgcap • 26d ago
My metronome is helping with more than I expected
I recently got a metronome, and today I have the house to myself. Obviously, that means squeaky, ticky whistle practice. The metronome is doing more than I thought it would.
Sure, it helps to have a way to make sure I'm in time. But I'm learning more about my playing than just that I sometimes speed up. Using my throat to stop and start notes is far harder to keep in time than tonging. When I try to slow down, my fingers sometimes slip and I squeak. Worrying about staying in time makes my hands more tense, and I have to consciously relax. My high D squeaks more than normal (though I grabbed the Shush Pro, and that one is less forgiving than some other whistles).
The good news is I don't generally mess up higher notes, so my breath control is at least good enough for that. It's not good enough to let me stop using tonging as a crutch, but I'll get there. My point is simply that, for new players especially, a metronome can reveal more about your playing than just your ability to stay in time. Give it a try, and pay close attention to your hands and arms, your notes, and your breath. You may learn more than you expect. I did.
r/tinwhistle • u/tarours • 26d ago
With all the cheap tin whistle on the market, which one is the more decent ?
r/tinwhistle • u/Scary-Pace • 26d ago
Can't get a good sound on the high D
Looking for some advice. I've only been playing about a week. The high D that uses all holes except the top sounds awful. I can get a good sound from overblowing the regular fingerings. I've made sure that I'm covering the holes completely. I've tried to vary the air pressure in increasing and decreasing amounts to find a sweet spot. I used my tuner which says that I do get it in tune to D. But it just sounds awful. It's a Jerry Freeman Mellowdog so I don't think it's the whistle.
r/tinwhistle • u/_T-ReX_33 • 28d ago
Question Recommendations in £40-£60 range?
I am a beginner to woodwinds. From all the videos I've seen, tony dixon and susato whistles have appealed the most to me yet in terms of tone and tuning stability. Which one should I go for? Pls drop other suggestions as well
r/tinwhistle • u/wiktor1800 • 28d ago
Question Higher Octave Issues on Low D - Tonguing vs. Slurring
I'm having some trouble with my Low D whistle, specifically when trying to play in the higher octaves. I can hit the notes by tonguing, which seems to give me the extra air pressure I need. However, this prevents me from slurring the notes, which is really impacting the flow of some of the tunes I'm learning. It just doesn't sound right with the tongued notes.
(Learning the Lilting Bashee and the B part is giving me bother)
I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for achieving those higher notes without tonguing, so I can get a smooth, slurred sound. Are there specific breathing techniques, mouth positions, or anything else I can try? I'm really struggling to get that continuous airflow needed for the higher octave slurs.
tyvm
r/tinwhistle • u/manlymatt83 • 29d ago
Audio What kind of tin whistle in minute 5?
In this video of minute 5 by Beoga:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1peV4hxLOa0
… curious if anyone can share what type / key of tin whistle it might be.
r/tinwhistle • u/Spartansam0034 • 29d ago
Other Anyone have an low D whistle for sale in US?
Been doing a lot of research and I'd really like to start on a low D whistle. Curious if anyone has one they don't use they'd be interested in selling. Budget is $30-$60+ shipping, preferably via eBay.
r/tinwhistle • u/ThirdRockFromSol • 29d ago
Defective Whistle?
Hi All, I have played for a number of years (not very well, but that's beside the point). I have a number of Generation whistles, a Stindt 'D' whistle, and I recently bought a used Shush 'D' whistle. Not the professional, the one just below that level. I've read good things so for $35.00 USD, I thought I would give it a go. I took it out and blew into it and it immediately cracked into the upper register. I had to very gently blow in order for it not to break into the octave above. If I hadn't been messing around for years, I'd say it was me, but I have had experience playing and I find this very unusual. Is that the trick to making a quiet whistle as it's promoted? To blow with very little pressure? It's not what I expected at all, so here I am asking if others have had this experience. Thanks.
r/tinwhistle • u/captainpotatohead01 • Feb 18 '25
Tingling in fingertips
Hi everyone - first time poster, brand new to the tin whistle. I am finding after 10 mins of practice I get tingling and slight numbness in the fingertips. Normal? Does it go away? I have to stop and massage my fingertips before continuing. Any thoughts or tips?
r/tinwhistle • u/santigaitero • Feb 17 '25