Flageolet or Tin whistle - which is the proper name?

Jim_B1 · Post by **Jim_B1** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 5:23 pm

Just wondering. I was on http://www.hobgoblin.com and they have the metal and ABS whistles listed as Tin Whistles and the wooden ones listed as Flageolets. Is the material the only facter in diferentiating the two? or is there some other difference between them?
Just a little jeopardy question for everyone

-Jim

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TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 5:32 pm

Technically speaking, a tin whistle is a type of flageolet, a group of instruments which also includes the *ahem* recorder...

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 5:35 pm

The flageolette proper has a pipe you blow in at the top.

Alba makes a tinwhistle version of the flageolette:

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tom.french · Post by **tom.french** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 11:32 pm

On 2002-09-25 19:32, TelegramSam wrote:
...the *ahem* recorder...

i have heard of recorders made of ahorn, but not of "ahem".

cheers!

- tom