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... reviews that go into detail about tone, playability, wind requirements, chiff, and what happens when you play that whistle model towards the very ... out. For instance, if one bore size is used for soprano E, D and C, or alto A, G and F, the playability and tone may vary considerably. If for example ...

then listen and watch this Tony Dixon alto A aluminum whistle demonstration. Sharp notes, good volume in both octaves, clean tone, it's up to you what you think of the level of raspiness/chiff in it (there's not much, it seems to be very air-efficient). TD whistles have ...

... it is in the interest of all visitors to the Chiff and Fipple website and to Chiff and Fipple's ... The low F, the wider bore low G and the alto A are all standard bore whistles and they are ... is simply incorrect that the use of a modified Bb Generation headjoint means the whistle will necessarily ...

... with this whistle that I have. I'm a novice and bought a Tuneable Alto A Whistle (Brass Trad) by Tony Dixon a year ago for two reasons-- I ... it jumps octaves. Sometimes it seems too easy and I get a pronounced chiff on the low octave when I don't want to jump up an octave. Sometimes ...

... Is your Shearwater tunable? If so would the head from a narrow bore G fit on one of his A's or my Dixon Trad. A? Does the Shearwater have a lot of Chiff or is more clear?

... ones like the Tony Dixon trad brass or their excellent DX006, or the Walton Mellow D, in the lower priced range. Depends what you want. Consider ... built strong. See → YouTube reviews, comparisons, demonstrations, and Chiff and Fipple discussions.

... very sensitive to the amount of air needed to hit each harmonic. When playing the lower octave, especially with the lower notes, it can be very chiffy. If I use the same tongueing I used on my higher whistle, I get quite a chirp, almost like the first part of the note is the higher octave. I ...

... to determine how piercing it is. A lot of chiff makes a whistle sound more mellow while it ... have is a Tony Dixon "low" or "alto" G with a brass body. Takes very little ... longer made. But a simple and cheap Generation Bb will do the trick as well.

Dear Chiff and Fipple: so my left hand thumb nail has caused a slight chip in the outer wood of the thumb hole. the inner circle of the hole appears intact. This has been there for a while and until recently I was able to get ...

... aren't too breathy. The tone is rather pure with a nice amount of chiff. The volume is medium. It's neither loud nor extremely quiet. Asking ... Euro plus postage (location is Germany). Would also trade for a low / alto G whistle. Pictures on request per email.

Hi chiff and fipplers: I acquired Ten Pieces from the Mulliner Book, which features a guitar part with soprano recorder accompaniment. Unfortunately I'm concentrating on my alto recorder. But I have a friend who can play the guitar parts (so could I but I want to play ...

... focus and clarity. ... You mean, less "breathy"? Less "chiff" (is that what chiff means)? I suppose that means my Takeyama alto and my Mollenhauer plastic dream recorder sound "like whstles" :D

... whistle from Colonial Williamsburg in 2002 (a Walton's D with a book) after being fascinated by ... some reason. With my discovery and joining of Chiff and Fipple, I found recommendations for all ... and Dixon Trad. I also picked up a Generation Bb and Freeman Tweaked Generation Bb, as well as ...

After a long absence I decided to pick up my Yamaha Alto, and have been practising scales and such. Today I played a tune I first ... both my fingering and breath control in those low notes-I must lose that chiff! https://youtu.be/i_mMBvtVF1E

Hi I bought this flute around 1 year ago from a fellow Chiff member. It's a lovely Blackwood flute with 6 keys. The reason I'm selling ... is most reluctant to re tune his instrument and have recently purchased an alto boem flute so I can play in any key :-) It's in excellent condition and ...