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... but the speaking of English and any related mischievous scribbling is still permitted as far as I know. There was a thread somewhere here at chiff about the difference in meanings from across the pond, but in truth you would have to be familiar with both the tone and the sense of jest I am ...

Direct link to review: http://tinwhistler.com/Reviews/Details/70 Oz Vambrace D Review ... purchased a whistle that Mitch had out on "tour" (loaning the whistle to a number of people ... Tone : The Oz whistle has a bit of complex chiffiness that I enjoy. There's a crisp little start ...

I, too, tried one of his early flutes - I think it was on a tour through Chiff - and found it to be, well, bad... Tuning was bad and there was NO cross-fingered C-nat. ...

Bill Ochs: The Chiff & Fipple Interview Bill Ochs has been called a "central figure in the renaissance of the tin whistle" by National Public Radio's All Things Considered. ... Dance Festival. He was also piper in the original touring lineup of The Green Fields of America which included ...

I was the first person on the tour started by Charlie of WhorfinWoods (whorfinwoods@gmail.com). Here's my take: The plum D is a very nice whistle! - Good points:Nice tone, good tuning, loud ... "pure" (such as the Burkes), just enough chiff to make it interesting. Doesn't take a lot of ...

Review time! :D Aesthetics It's a nice looking whistle. It is well made and well finished. The tuning slide works well - not too ... Dixon (about half an inch). Sound As others have commented there is a lot of chiff to the sound! The Dixon has a 'purer' tone, and the Holifield is a little ...

... gents, Goldfinch Whistles is a father and son whistlemaking workshop based in Poland. It has been quite a few years since our Chiff and Fipple whistle tour. Please, allow me to announce we continue on our effort ...

HHFI mountain mahogany whistle tour review Sept. 7, 2014 I would’ve thought a denser mountain ... and I have other whistles to support that. I do like the chiff and mellow tone to this touring wood whistle. Mountain ...

This is a very satisfying whistle to play in many ways. It has thick walls and a bit of heft, which I found enjoyable. ... is quite soft and pleasant in the low octave, a bit flute like without much chiff or wind sound (which I really like), leaning towards pure but with just hint of ...

... said before, I don't know anything about these whistles -- but it does irk me just a tadge that ... high marks from the Board of Assessors of the Chiff and Fipple Quality Assurance Bureau. In my ... there is one (or more) whistles making the tour rounds of any Chiffer that wants to host it ...

... Maurice Reviol, and retired, for making this tour possible. A month without a tour whistle is like a month without sunshine. I've recorded ... solid tone with a bit of a raspy undercurrent and good chiff. The low E and D are quieter and easier to break than ...

is there any chance of a UK/Euro tour? Let's see how this tour ends first. If the two whistles don't get sold in the US, I will arrange to get them ... will be there for people to see and read about until Chiff is no more. That should be a while, so for your cost ...

The whistle tour has come to Alpine, Utah, and I have had and been thoroughly ... found the tone to be very pleasant – there is more “whistly chiff” in this than in others I have played. I have a Kerry Pro ...

... This one is as easy as breathing. It's sweet and clear with a hint of chiff. I will probably send a couple of them on tour pretty soon after I get some orders filled. https://sphotos-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1000945_10200547044102474_379398720_n.jpg ...

... and ye shall receive! Thanks, Ted. I've recorded a sound sample of this whistle, playing the same tunes as I recorded on the other Reyburns, so that ... is identifiably Reyburn, but it's louder and more aggressive. The same chiff is there, maybe a bit more, and there's certainly more backpressure. ...