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Precision Whistles

Concert D whistle.

If a whistle could have ever been built of 
ebony this is what it would sound like. The thin wall process of our tapered whistle design gives warm response of the lower octave. When playing with other instruments these notes are rarely heard, but not with CarbonyTM composite! Our material resonance enhances  lower frequencies and mutes upper register shrillness producing a volume balance in all registers. Available in D, C, E, Eb, B low whistle keys of C, D, E, Eb, F and mezzo Bb, A, G.  

All whistles now have our revision four fipple design.  With a provisional patent in the works, our unique two piece design enables machining accuracy of 0.001". Our two piece assembly also facilitates optimal material selection. The blade/body is machined from aluminum and anodized for hardness, creating a stiff precise blade for maximum oscillation.  The tip/windway is machined from marbled ebonite, the same material used to make saxophone and clarinet mouthpieces.  Safe to put in mouth and durable enough to honor our lifetime warranty.   The interface of the whistle is precision ground to mate with with the fipple and form a tuning slide required in all professional grade whistles.

The CarbonyTM tapered design is based on the Copeland tradition and we were fortunate to have Michael play an early design and offer both encouragement and his perspective of whistle making. 
Carbony™ Low Whistle
played by
James Harvey
www.blacksmithband.co.za

Leading Tone Whistles (seven hole) Concert D whistle.

If you have ever wished your whistle could bend down another half step, this is the product for you. Based on a practice instrument for the Galician Bagpipe, this seven hole design has a perfectly offset landing for the little finger of the right hand (can be special ordered for cross handed players).  Available in D, C, E, Eb, Bb, A.  It has all the features of our precision whistle with the added bonus of  an extra half step.
  

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