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a cutter, or a very sharp small knife.Preferable, as it's impervious to moisture. a wooden or plastic stick that has the same diameter as theīore of your PVC pipe, or slightly more.Optimally, the bore (= internalĭiameter) should measure between 9 and 13 mm. Here is the list of materials and tools you will need for a Low-Tech Moreover, you can't imagine the feeling when you realise that you'veīuilt an instrument that sounds better than several you find in shops! Suit your needs: hole placement, loudness, type of sound, tuning. The great thing about making your very own whistle is that you can get Sounds too good to be true? Don't take my word for it, try it I'm confident to say that you'll get a very nice instrument.įurthermore, the design is very forgiving: it's almost impossible to If you're dissatisfied with cheap whistles, try to make a Low-Tech There's a way to prevent this problem, though. if wooden parts are used, the whistle could be clogged by.the gray-ish or white-ish colour of PVC is not particularlyĪttractive, and black pipe is not easy to find.are ridiculously inexpensive, and fun to make!.unlike metal whistles, the tuning is less sensitive to.
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are almost unbreakable: won't bend or crack even if sat on or.G# can be obtained with xxo xxx (first octave) and in addition to D and G, can also play in A without half-holing:.C natural can be obtained with both oxx ooo and.the notes in the second octave don't need tonguing but of.require little air I estimate at least 25% less than other.the volume can be made constant between the two octaves.have a sweet tone, very similar to that of a Dixon Polymer but.Low technology, but high quality sound! Low-Tech Whistles in the key I call it the `Low-Tech Whistle' because I only use Whistles), I came up with a design that is easy to reproduce and Use copper pipe: hard luck, without proper tools! PVC is widelyĪvailable though, so I decided I'd give it a try.Īfter some experiments (all of which, amazingly, produced playable Besides, most whistle making tutorials assume that you However, I had no power tools like a drill, a bench vise, a lathe and Whistle! Had it been available back then, I probably wouldn't haveĭriven by frustration, I decided I'd try and make a whistle myself. (Yes, I'm a fussyĪ recent addition to my collection is the Dixon Trad. I wanted a whistle that was sweet and easy to play like a Dixon, but Iĭidn't like the sound of the Sweetone back then now I do, but tuning Story.) Both are reasonably in tune, but they could be better. Like a recorder! (I actually love recorders, but that's another The Susato is loud, but it sounds too much The Dixon has a lovely tone but, in my humble opinion, is a bit too At the end of that year, I was nearly satisfied with a Dixon Polymer, a Susato Kildare, a Clarke Sweetone and a Meg. I'll save you the sad story of a year spent trying to get a whistle I
I was forced to order my whistles abroad, without a chance to try them When I eventually stumbled across one, it was a horribly out-of-tune, Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, the Two Gentlemen.), where the tin I live in a smallish town in northern Italy, Verona (ring a bell? Sweetone are completely different instruments, each with its ownĪnother problem is that I have a good musical ear, and I can't standīadly tuned instruments. A Susato Kildare, a Dixon polymer and a Clarke Secondly, Iįound out that whistles are not like recorders, which more or less
Whistles until you're lucky enough to find a good one. Quality of many low-cost whistles: you're forced to try out several In my view, the reason for WOAD is twofold.
The problem was, I couldn't find a whistle I Like many beginners, I suffered from Whistle ObsessiveĪcquisition Disorder. Patrick's Day FestivalĬrespi taught me the golden rule: it must not be played like a I attended my first tin whistle workshop on St. If you need help, please go to Chiff andįipple. Guide is clear enough :-) Updates (if any) will only cover All I know is in this guide, and I think this Sorry, but I have decided not to reply to email regarding whistle I have too little time and too many things to do.
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Back to main page The "Low-Tech" Whistle: How to Make a PVC WhistleĪ PDF version of this guide is available here.