Everything is not Barter... Some things are "Being Neighborly"

Being Neighborly with a tune at the Scarecrow Festival at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Just as this photo was being taken, a tour bus pulled up and I played some tunes to the passengers who thought I was part of the festival welcoming committee.

Barter is doing business without using man made money. Folks display their goods and you display what you will give them in return for those goods. This is the oldest kind of trade, swap or doing business that exists and a common method of exchange between neighbors and friends in rural Maine.

Good & Plenty C Whistle

The Good and Plenty C whistle is the result of receiving so many requests for a back to basics whistle. Many folks asked for an easy to clean whistle with accurate tuning, no tuning slide, and an extra smooth bore for the best sound possible.

I received this email from a whistler in Pennsylvania who lives near Lancaster in the midst of Amish country. Here is an excerpt of his letter.

"I recently was waiting for my wife to do some shopping in a road side furniture store near Lancaster, PA. I got tired of sitting in the car , so I ambled over to where there were some rocking chairs for sale and took my whistle along for company. I bought the Traveler, Low A in October and I carry it on the road while I call on accounts.
There were no customers outside the shop, so I settled in to play a tune or two and probably had been playing a full ten minutes when I noticed I had an audience of two Amish children of about ten. I stopped playing and said hello and they responded that they liked my music and settled in to hear another piece. I had played a couple of my favorite songs when their father showed up and with a nod invited me to play some more.

I played for a bit more and then took a break and showed the two children the whistle and how it played. The father looked the whistle over and asked me if it had a name and I replied it was a WhistleSmith. He smiled and said " I think you should call it 'the Good and Plenty!' because it plays plenty well and good too!" Thought you would enjoy hearing that you have an Amish admirer of your whistle. As you can tell I think this a great whistle to take on the road too.

The Good & Plenty whistle series is a nice addition to anyone's collection and is in stock for at once shipping.

The Good and Plenty C is made with a single piece body of ultra white polymer pipe with a dark grey poly plug and removable top cap for quick and easy cleaning of the mouthpiece.
Whistle is 12.5" long overall.
The tone body has large finger holes with a small hands reach between holes. Comfortable for folks with extra large hands because of the larger diameter tone body. Large finger holes make half holing notes easy and adds to volume and ornamentation possibilities.
The mouthpiece slides apart for easy cleaning and clips in place with improved snap action.

The Good & Plenty Whistle has a rich, full tone and plenty of volume. This is a whistle that will take powerful playing and still play with minimal breath requirements. Light, sharp tonguing will bring out the clarity of the Good & Plenty with the tone and precise pitch you have been looking for.
This whistle is perfect for playing in the Key of C, F, and Dm with no cross fingering to learn.

This is a take any where whistle that will play in all kinds of weather and temperature conditions and can take years of play with little or no effect on fit and finish.

Whistle comes with a color coded fingering chart and whistle tips and instructions sheet. A quality cleaning rod and beeswax tablet are included for maintaining your new whistle.

Note: International orders will be charged an additional $12 to cover shipping and insurance to destination outside the US. Please check out with your current order and we will send an invoice for the additional $12.