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I found a length of copper tubing that allowed me to make a prototype... good thing i did because I would have been a bit disappointed drilling the wrong holes in my lovely chrome pipe. Oh, and it was a D whistle head all along from a $10 whistle. Plastic. No class. The G# minor scale sounds nice an...

Well, the calculator has told me that my pipe length is about between 5 and 10 mm too short. I thought as much when comparing the bell note G# to the key on piano. If i cover up the end of the tube with my finger I can find perfect G#. Is covering up the end with something a realistic option? Or I g...

thank you all for your advice and commentary. you guys are so quick to reply! its great. The bell note on the first octave is pushing it i must say. It takes careful breath not to overblow it and jump into the next octave. I am used to playing cheap tin whistles and don't know anything on expensive ...

Hello. I am making a simple whistle from a lovely piece of chrome pipe. I have taken the plastic head off a B tin whistle and placed it over my pipe. It fits perfectly. The note i get from it is pretty spot on G#. With about 15 inches of pipe at my disposal I would love to include up to 7 holes. Ult...