Got my new Tin Whistle - a Clarke Celtic Whistle in D
Almost about 3 weeks ago I wrote about my adventures trying to find a Tin Whistle, here in Sri Lanka. If you saw it then you know that I managed to find one brass whistle. It's not going to win any coolness or finish awards, but a whistle is a whistle. It didn't have that clear calm sound which a tin whistle is associated with. But the more I played, more I realised that the pathetic sound it made was me, not the whistle. :)
Now I find its sound pretty ok. It has a slightly larger bore than what you'd find in a Irish or a British made traditional tin whistle in C of the relative length. So the sound is more to the low side, which I could call serendipity. However my hunger to have a good tin whistle was still there. Finally I checked many online stores and ordered from a seller in USA (who represents a music store on eBay) a British made Clarke Celtic Tin Whistle in D. Shipping from USA took slightly longer than I expected and definitely longer than shipping from Hong Kong or China. But the good news is, I got it!I received the whistle last week. I'm playing it these days. Obviously a headache for my neighbours. But I'm fairly satisfied with my progress. I'm not going to buy a Collin Goldie whistle any time soon. But I'm positive I'm getting better in a good speed. Hopefully I might be able to post a few audio clips sometime. :) Until that enjoy the pics.
