u/Aggravating_Laugh_48

One note flat, changing breath doesn't help

Bought a Generation B flat whistle, and the actual B flat note is too flat compared to the other notes (whistle is warmed up and double checked it on a tuner). If I try to change my breath to bring the note up, it doesn't sharpen up before popping into the next octave. ​​

I popped off the mouthpiece to see if I could tune it a bit. I figured if I could get the B flat up, I could back off a bit breath-wise on the rest of the notes. But there's no wiggle room to push the mouthpiece further on. ​

I've read about issues with these whistles in general, but I've also read the complete opposite, where people say the whistles are fine. Yes, it was cheap, but I'd hope that "cheap" ≠ "not in tune with itself". ​​​​

Are they, in fact, prone to issues, and I've been hit with a baddie? Is there anything I can do to get it in tune, or should I just try a more "reliable" whistle? ​

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u/Aggravating_Laugh_48 — 6 days ago

Same song, same whistle, different keys?

I'm a new learner, about three months in. One of the songs I took up a few weeks ago is S​iubhan Ni Dhuibhir, from the book Traditional Airs of Ireland. In the book, the song is in the key of D (first pic).

This morning, I was poking around​​ the Tony Dixon music website tutorials for the D whistle and came across the same song, but in the key of G (second pic).

I know both keys are doable with my high D whistle,​ but it's not a whistle question I have.

How do I know which version I should be learning? Or does it even matter? Should I learn both? Is it just personal preference based on sound? ​​​​​​​TIA for any insight! ​​​

u/Aggravating_Laugh_48 — 8 days ago