WhistleSmith Good and Plenty Low G Whistle

The Good and Plenty whistle is the result of receiving so many requests for a back to basics whistle. Many folks have asked for an easy to clean whistle in G with accurate tuning, no tuning slide, and the smoothest bore for good sound that is possible.

The following letter gave me the name of the whistle and was the basis for making the Good and Plenty Low G. If all goes well, there will be a series of the Good and Plenty whistles in all keys including the Traveler A mentioned in this email.

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 and Plenty Low G is made with a single piece body of ultra white pipe with a dark grey poly plug and removable top cap for the easiest possible cleaning.Whistle is 16" long, made for small hands fingering (ladies extra small glove size),comes apart for easy cleaning, and has a rich, full sound with plenty of volume.

Whistle is for a right handed player and has offset fingering holes for comfort and easy playing. This whistle is perfect for playing in the Key of G, C, or Am with no cross fingering to learn. This instrument will stay in tune in cold weather and plays great even in the wind. This is a take any where whistle that will play in all kinds of weather and temperature conditions.

Whistle comes with an 11" x 17" color coded fingering chart and whistle care and playing tips sheet. Whistle is White with silver striping as shown in photo.

Priced at $39.95


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Whistle Color white

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

 

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.

What is the difference between a Thumb Post and a Thumb Ring?

I recently received a note from a music teacher who instructs both children and adults on playing the whistle. She was not familiar with the thumb ring and asked if I would explain how a thumb ring was constructed and how it works versus a thumb post.

I do not make a thumb post, however some makers include them with their whistles. A thumb post snaps onto your whistle and will keep your whistle from rolling and falling off a table. However, a thumb post has little value for holding your whistle. Thumb posts are generally injected molded and tend to break if snapped on and off the whistle frequently.

The WhistleSmith thumb ring is made from schedule 40 pipe and hand riveted together to make a very strong clip and ring combination. There are 20 steps involved in making a single thumb ring and each step is done by hand. WhistleSmith thumb rings are made to last, but can be easily repaired with common tools if necessary.

Here are some advantages to using a WhistleSmith thumb ring.

1. The WhistleSmith thumb ring is a full circle ring for your thumb. The ring swivels on a clip which snaps onto your whistle to allow movement and angle adjustment to the ring for the most comfortable playing position.

2. You have a solid grip on your whistle without having to practice fingering positions when using the thumb ring.

3. The thumb ring prevents your whistle from rolling off the counter or table top if you lay it down.

4. The thumb ring lets you hang your whistle on a cup hook or a wall pin when you are not playing. This provides a secure storage for your whistle and keeps it out of harms way.

5. Playing with a thumb ring improves your technical skills by eliminating learning hand grips when playing with all the holes open on your whistle.

6. You will not drop your whistle when you are playing because your lips anchor the end of your whistle and the thumb ring hold the body securely.

7. Confidence is a large part of playing your whistle. You need to know your whistle is held securely and cannot be dropped by accident when playing in front of an audience!

8. You can use a thumb ring on either hand. Place the thumb ring where you like it best. You can use a thumb ring on both hands at once if you wish!

This is The WhistleSmith Thumb ring that snaps to the barrel of the whistle and rotates for most comfortable playing position. Some folks would like a Thumb ring for both hands so I am listing them as an individual item. Low whistles and flutes take a large ring and Hi whistles and flutes use a small ring. WhistleSmith Thumb rings are made to fit Whistlesmith whistles and flutes. Pick Thumb ring size to fit your whistle and Add it to Your Cart. We will ship your Thumb ring with your whistle order

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Sideshooter Mouthpiece for Low A, Low G & Low F. Wicked Practical!

This new style Side Shooter mouthpiece converts The WhistleSmith Low A, Low G, and Low F whistles to an Auto Flute.

1. Mouthpiece slides apart and can be cleaned without tools.

2. Mouthpiece has a hollow head with two lifetime poly tuning plugs.

3. The copper tuning slide is permanently bonded to the head to provide a tight fit with the tone body.

4. If you already know whistle fingering, you can instantly play the Auto Flute!

5. The mouthpiece comes with a tuning slide clip to view your tuning distance. Makes the tuning slide extra strong and lets you leave the tuning clip on your whistle.

6. No puckering up to make an embouchure, no practicing your technique! You just pick up the flute and blow a perfect note the first time you try.

7. You can play ornamentations and special effects on this mouthpiece with practically no effort at all! Just blow in the mouthpiece hole like you would on a whistle and make wonderful sounding music on your flute.

8. Save money and expand your instrument selection by converting all three keys (A,G,F) to great sounding flutes.

Flute head fits WhistleSmith 2007 and up Low A, Low G, and Low F whistles. Flute head is in stock for immediate shipment.

This flute head can be used for making your own custom flute design. Copper slide is a standard size connector and can easily be fitted to a bamboo or metal body of your own design. Side Shooter mouthpiece will blow a variety of medium to large bore flute tubes.

*If you want another solution, you can purchase a Low G Auto Flute for $39.95 and use the head to play your Low A and Low F whistle. The whistle head on the Low A fits the Low G Auto Flute body and converts it to a Low G whistle! Sooo...you have three whistles and three flutes available from this combination.

Allow four working days for UPS orders to ship. Delivered directly to you from WhistleSmith (Monday-Friday).

Priced at $24.95 Shipping Calculated at checkout

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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.

Penny Whistle Auto Slide Flute

Buy Direct from The WhistleSmith Shop and $ave!

The Penny Whistle Auto Slide Flute with special silver and black hand painted finish is a new Wicked Good product from The WhistleSmith!

The Penny Whistle Auto Slide Flute is a great way to learn to play music by ear. This new instrument lets you play two plus octaves of great sounding music using only the slide and has an automatic mouthpiece that blows like a whistle. You get a clear flute sound, plus the ability to play real slides with ease. The flute position is perfect for a great natural feel to move the slide from note to note.

Instrument is made from Bristol white and tan pipe, and the color coat is pure vinyl. Slide flute measures 14 inches and is fabricated using custom cut components to produce a nice traveling size instrument with good volume and sound characteristics.

A sturdy fiberglass slide rod moves just like the bow on a violin. Mouthpiece slides apart for easy cleaning and the entire flute disassembles for easy maintenance. This is a light weight, comfortable instrument to play for a long period of time.

Flute is packed with two extra poly plug replacements for the slide and a complete diagram of the flute, tips on playing and instructions on maintaining your instrument.

Penny Whistle Auto Slide Flute comes in black body with pewter silver stippling, dazzle silver stripes and decal.

The Penny Whistle Auto Slide Flute is the perfect instrument for folks with arthritis, hand or arm dysfunctions or missing digits. Read my article on "Kevin's Whistle" and you can find out more about the slide flute and why it is an important new development for many people who would like to play music.

Priced at $39.95

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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.

Ultra Bb Whistle

When folks in Maine decide that something is exceptional, they generally say "It's Wicked Good"
The Ultra Bb is one Wicked Good Whistle!

This whistle has been developed over the past two years. It is a common sense approach to several vexing problems that face a whistlesmith when developing a whistle that can be reproduced in numbers and retain tuning and playing profiles when played under a variety of conditions.

After observing how whistle players actually place and play a whistle mouthpiece, I noted that the small size mouthpiece on D, C and Bb whistles in general use, had some major drawbacks. The original design of the mouthpieces on these small whistles was developed to fit the small diameter tubing necessary to make the higher pitched whistles.

What if you made the mouthpiece larger and took away the inclination to place the mouthpiece in any other position other than against the lips where it belongs?

When a beginning player begins to play the small mouthpiece, they place too much of the mouthpiece into their mouth. Instead of blowing air into the whistle, this position blows saliva into the wind way and control of the whistle due to its small size is marginal at best. After questioning people who had played the Straight Shot mouthpiece on the Whistlesmith Low A and G whistles extensively, I got the impression that a larger mouthpiece would not only play better, but would feel more substantial and give the smaller whistles a better balance.

I have had great success with the Straight Shot mouthpiece design and I tried a variety of ways to make it work for the smaller sized tubing of the Ultra Bb whistle. After several starts on the mouthpiece, I was delayed in further experiments with more urgent whistle work and had to put the mouthpiece for the Ultra Bb to one side in a box. I worked on the mouthpiece as time permitted, but the answer to making it play correctly continued to be elusive and time consuming and I would lay it away again.

While working on the Low F whistle which incorporates a small bore with a low whistle key, I developed a new concept mouthpiece using a tapered ramp with a round flute hole that really works well and is very stable when played. This style mouthpiece can be modified to produce more or less air flow and the wind way is easily milled to a variety of configurations.

What does all this mean? It means a common style of mouthpiece can be used to make the entire line of whistles and they will be stable and easily played. This is a Wicked Good Idea! and now it works!

So, now we have figured out how to make a larger mouthpiece play correctly on the small bore whistle and here is what it does.

Stable air flow in the mouthpiece makes the whistle blow easier, longer and with more volume.

Larger cut on the wind way means saliva buildup is no longer a problem.

Flute style hole means mellow, rounder sound with more strength and clarity on each individual note.

Stable octave bounce from low octave to high octave without squeaks and breaks.

Tuning is very accurate and stable in both octaves using this mouthpiece.

What 50 Test Players Said about the new Ultra design.

Test players of the new Ultra design agreed that the instrument felt more substantial to play and gave them more control using the larger mouthpiece.

Testers noted improved sound volume and better low end of first octave.

Testers also judged the appearance of the Ultra design to be well balanced and clean in appearance by using the mouthpiece as the tuning slide and eliminating the tuning collar.

Testers said that the Ultra was very stable to play and twenty testers said it was exceptional in balance between octaves.

The tuning head slide combination was judged to be not only an economical solution to tuning, but was easy to use and reset and provided a very good feature for cleaning the whistle.

After considerable playing and input from testers, the snap off top of the mouthpiece was changed to a slide off top with more grab to prevent it shifting accidentally after it was set in place and adjusted.

When this change was made, the test group played instruments with the change and they agreed the mouthpiece was more efficient to clean and play with the new slide off top.

The wraparound Whistlesmith decal was made to fit the smaller diameter tone body section while still retaining whistle key in bottom of diamond trademark.

If you play your whistle outdoors then the Ultra Bb is for you! You can play this whistle in a gale force wind and it will not miss a note. This is a great whistle to take camping, hiking or playing around the fire.

I have improved the Straight Shot mouthpiece in shape and it feels silky smooth against your lip. The mouthpiece has a bevel on the top to fit your lip when the whistle is played in a variety of positions. The tuning slide is part of the mouthpiece and is very easy to use.

Whistle is fourteen inches long, is well balanced and feels substantial in your hand.

The Ultra Bb lets you play in the Keys of Bb and Eb and Cm without having to learn any tricky cross fingering. This is a very handy whistle to add to your collection.

Straight Shot mouthpiece is made of Bristol white polymer and has a dark gray plug from IMG plastics. The mouthpiece contains no wood or metal and the top slides completely off for cleaning and can be adjusted to best playing position on the top and bottom octaves.

The Ultra Bb has a rich, full sound you'll enjoy, with balanced high and low octaves. There is plenty of volume for any type of playing.

Colors for the Ultra Bb are, Jet Black, Deep Maroon, Dark Green, Dark Brown, Magenta or Dark Navy Blue. Striping is in silver.

Whistle comes with an 11" x 17" color coded fingering chart and whistle tips and instructions sheet

Priced at $39.95

Shipping Calculated at checkout

Please Pick a Whistle Color and Add it to Your Cart

Whistle Color BlueBlackMaroonGreenMagentaBrownselected="selected"

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!

Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

 

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.

Ultra HI-C Whistle

When folks in Maine decide that something is exceptional, they generally say "It's Wicked Good"
The Ultra Hi-C is one Wicked Good Whistle and it is Priced Right too!

This whistle has been developed over the past two years. It is a common sense approach to several vexing problems that face a whistlesmith when developing a whistle that can be reproduced in numbers and retain tuning and playing profiles when played under a variety of conditions.

After observing how whistle players actually place and play a whistle mouthpiece, I noted that the small size mouthpiece on D, C and Bb whistles in general use, had some major drawbacks. The original design of the mouthpieces on these small whistles was developed to fit the small diameter tubing necessary to make the higher pitched whistles.

What if you made the mouthpiece larger and took away the inclination to place the mouthpiece in any other position other than against the lips where it belongs?

When a beginning player begins to play the small mouthpiece, they place too much of the mouthpiece into their mouth. Instead of blowing air into the whistle, this position blows saliva into the wind way and control of the whistle due to its small size is marginal at best. After questioning people who had played the Straight Shot mouthpiece on the Whistlesmith Low A and G whistles extensively, I got the impression that a larger mouthpiece would not only play better, but would feel more substantial and give the smaller whistles a better balance.

I have had great success with the Straight Shot mouthpiece design and I tried a variety of ways to make it work for the smaller sized tubing of the HI-C whistle. After several starts on the mouthpiece, I was delayed in further experiments with more urgent whistle work and had to put the mouthpiece for the HI-C to one side in a box. I worked on the mouthpiece as time permitted, but the answer to making it play correctly continued to be elusive and time consuming and I would lay it away again.

While working on the Low F whistle which incorporates a small bore with a low whistle key, I developed a new concept mouthpiece using a tapered ramp with a round flute hole that really works well and is very stable when played. This style mouthpiece can be modified to produce more or less air flow and the wind way is easily milled to a variety of configurations.

What does all this mean? It means a common style of mouthpiece can be used to make the entire line of whistles and they will be stable and easily played. This is a Wicked Good Idea! and now it works!

So, now we have figured out how to make a larger mouthpiece play correctly on the small bore whistle and here is what it does.

Stable air flow in the mouthpiece makes the whistle blow easier, longer and with more volume.

Larger cut on the wind way means saliva buildup is no longer a problem.

Flute style hole means mellow, rounder sound with more strength and clarity on each individual note.

Stable octave bounce from low octave to high octave without squeaks and breaks.

Tuning is very accurate and stable in both octaves using this mouthpiece.

What 50 Test Players Said about the new Ultra design.

Test players of the new Ultra design agreed that the instrument felt more substantial to play and gave them more control using the larger mouthpiece.

Testers noted improved sound volume and better low end of first octave.

Testers also judged the appearance of the Ultra design to be well balanced and clean in appearance by using the mouthpiece as the tuning slide and eliminating the tuning collar.

Testers said that the Ultra was very stable to play and twenty testers said it was exceptional in balance between octaves.

The tuning head slide combination was judged to be not only an economical solution to tuning, but was easy to use and reset and provided a very good feature for cleaning the whistle.

After considerable playing and input from testers, the snap off top of the mouthpiece was changed to a slide off top with more grab to prevent it shifting accidentally after it was set in place and adjusted.

When this change was made, the test group played instruments with the change and they agreed the mouthpiece was more efficient to clean and play with the new slide off top.

The wraparound Whistlesmith decal was made to fit the smaller diameter tone body section while still retaining whistle key in bottom of diamond trademark.

If you play your whistle outdoors then the Ultra Hi-C is for you! You can play this whistle in a gale force wind and it will not miss a note. This is a great whistle to take camping, hiking or playing around the fire.

I have improved the Straight Shot mouthpiece in shape and it feels silky smooth against your lip. The mouthpiece has a bevel on the top to fit your lip when the whistle is played in a variety of positions. The tuning slide is part of the mouthpiece and is very easy to use.

Whistle is thirteen inches long, is well balanced and feels substantial in your hand.

The Ultra Hi-C lets you play in the Keys of C and F and Dm without having to learn any tricky cross fingering. This is a very handy whistle to add to your collection.

Straight Shot mouthpiece is made of Bristol white polymer and has a dark gray plug from IMG plastics. The mouthpiece contains no wood or metal and the top slides completely off for cleaning and can be adjusted to best playing position on the top and bottom octaves.

The Ultra Hi-C has a rich, full sound you'll enjoy, with balanced high and low octaves. There is plenty of volume for any type of playing.

Colors for the Ultra HI-C are, Jet Black, Deep Maroon, Dark Green, Dark Brown, Magenta or Dark Navy Blue. Striping is in silver.

Whistle comes with an 11" x 17" color coded fingering chart and whistle tips and instructions sheet

Priced at $39.95

Shipping Calculated at checkout

Please Pick a Whistle Color and Add it to Your Cart

Whistle Color BlueBlackMaroonGreenMagentaBrownselected="selected"

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!

Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

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.

Ultra HI-D Whistle

When folks in Maine decide that something is exceptional, they generally say "It's Wicked Good"
The Ultra Hi-D is one Wicked Good Whistle and it is Priced Right too!

This whistle has been developed over the past two years. It is a common sense approach to several vexing problems that face a whistlesmith when developing a whistle that can be reproduced in numbers and retain tuning and playing profiles when played under a variety of conditions.

After observing how whistle players actually place and play a whistle mouthpiece, I noted that the small size mouthpiece on D, C and Bb whistles in general use, had some major drawbacks. The original design of the mouthpieces on these small whistles was developed to fit the small diameter tubing necessary to make the higher pitched whistles.

What if you made the mouthpiece larger and took away the inclination to place the mouthpiece in any other position other than against the lips where it belongs?

When a beginning player begins to play the small mouthpiece, they place too much of the mouthpiece into their mouth. Instead of blowing air into the whistle, this position blows saliva into the wind way and control of the whistle due to its small size is marginal at best. After questioning people who had played the Straight Shot mouthpiece on the Whistlesmith Low A and G whistles extensively, I got the impression that a larger mouthpiece would not only play better, but would feel more substantial and give the smaller whistles a better balance.

I have had great success with the Straight Shot mouthpiece design and I tried a variety of ways to make it work for the smaller sized tubing of the HI-D whistle. After several starts on the mouthpiece, I was delayed in further experiments with more urgent whistle work and had to put the mouthpiece for the HI-D to one side in a box. I worked on the mouthpiece as time permitted, but the answer to making it play correctly continued to be elusive and time consuming and I would lay it away again.

While working on the Low F whistle which incorporates a small bore with a low whistle key, I developed a new concept mouthpiece using a tapered ramp with a round flute hole that really works well and is very stable when played. This style mouthpiece can be modified to produce more or less air flow and the wind way is easily milled to a variety of configurations.

What does all this mean? It means a common style of mouthpiece can be used to make the entire line of whistles and they will be stable and easily played. This is a Wicked Good Idea! and now it works! So, now we have figured out how to make a larger mouthpiece play correctly on the small bore whistle and here is what it does. Stable air flow in the mouthpiece makes the whistle blow easier, longer and with more volume. Larger cut on the wind way means saliva buildup is no longer a problem. Flute style hole means mellow, rounder sound with more strength and clarity on each individual note. Stable octave bounce from low octave to high octave without squeeks and breaks. Tuning is very accurate and stable in both octaves using this mouthpiece. Test players of the new Ultra design agreed that the instrument felt more substantial to play and gave them more control using the larger mouthpiece.

Testers noted improved sound volume and better low end of first octave. Testers also judged the appearance of the Ultra design to be well balanced and clean in appearance by using the mouthpiece as the tuning slide and eliminating the tuning collar. Testers said that the Ultra was very stable to play and twenty testers said it was exceptional in balance between octaves. The tuning head slide combination was judged to be not only an economical solution to tuning, but was easy to use and reset and provided a very good feature for cleaning the whistle. After considerable playing and input from testers, the snap off top of the mouthpiece was changed to a slide off top with more grab to prevent it shifting accidentally after it was set in place and adjusted. When this change was made, the test group played instruments with the change and they agreed the mouthpiece was more efficient to clean and play with the new slide off top. The wraparound Whistlesmith decal was made to fit the smaller diameter tone body section while still retaining whistle key in bottom of diamond trademark. If you play your whistle outdoors then the Ultra Hi-D is for you! You can play this whistle in a gale force wind and it will not miss a note. This is a great whistle to take camping, hiking or playing around the fire.

I have improved the Straight Shot mouthpiece in shape and it feels silky smooth against your lip. The mouthpiece has a bevel on the top to fit your lip when the whistle is played in a variety of positions. The tuning slide is part of the mouthpiece and is very easy to use.

Whistle is eleven inches long, is well balanced and feels substantial in your hand.

The Ultra Hi-D lets you play in the Keys of D and G and Em without having to learn any tricky cross fingering. This is a very handy whistle to add to your collection.

Straight Shot mouthpiece is made of Bristol white polymer and has a dark gray plug from IMG plastics. The mouthpiece contains no wood or metal and the top slides completely off for cleaning and can be adjusted to best playing position on the top and bottom octaves.

The Ultra Hi-D has a rich, full sound you'll enjoy, with balanced high and low octaves. There is plenty of volume for any type of playing.

Colors for the Ultra HI-D are, Jet Black, Deep Maroon, Dark Green, Dark Brown, Magenta or Dark Navy Blue. Striping is in silver.

Whistle comes with an 11" x 17" color coded fingering chart and whistle tips and instructions sheet Priced at $39.95 Shipping Calculated at checkout Please Pick a Whistle Color and Add it to Your Cart Whistle Color BlueBlackMaroonGreenMagentaBrownselected="selected"

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!

Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

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.

Low G Whistle

You Buy Directly from my custom whistle shop in Northern Maine and $ave!

When folks in Maine admire something and decide it is exceptional, they generally say "It's Wicked Good"

This is one Wicked Good Whistle ! Whistle is my newest model Low G with improved Straight Shot mouthpiece, tuning slide and a tuning slide cover. Whistle is 16" long, made for small hands fingering (ladies extra small glove size),comes apart for easy cleaning, and has a rich, full sound with plenty of volume.

Low G whistle is perfect for playing in the Key of G, C, or Am with no cross fingering to learn.

Mouthpiece is made of Bristol white pipe and has a dark gray poly plug. Mouthpiece contains no wood or metal. Whistle is constructed with a copper tuning slide and takes down into two sections for travel. A new slide on clip covers the gap of the tuning slide on the front of the instrument and lets you view the adjustment on the back side. This instrument will stay in tune in cold weather and the mouthpiece can be easily rotated to bottom of whistle to play in the wind. This is a great whistle to take camping, hiking, or play around the campfire.

Whistle comes with an 11" x 17" color coded fingering chart and whistle care and playing tips sheet

Check out the new Side Shooter mouthpiece that converts this whistle to an Auto Flute! Available now for only $24.95 in the store.

Whistle is White with silver striping as shown in photo.

Priced at $39.95

Shipping Calculated at checkout

 

Whistle Color white

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

 

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.

Low F Whistle

When folks in Maine decide that something is exceptional, they generally say "It's Wicked Good"
This Low F is one Wicked Good Whistle and it is Priced Right!

This is the newest addition to my line of whistles. The Low F is a really nice playing whistle that matches the Low A and Low G WhistleSmith instruments in appearance. If you play your whistle outdoors then the Low F is for you! You can play this whistle in a gale force wind and it will not miss a note. The Low F will stay in tune in cold weather and the mouthpiece can be easily rotated to the bottom of whistle for playing in the wind. This is a great whistle to take camping, hiking or playing around the fire. I have played this whistle from Northern Maine to Florida and everywhere in between and people have been impressed with the sound of the Low F.
I have improved the Straight Shot mouthpiece in shape and it feels silky smooth against your lip. The mouthpiece has a bevel on the top to fit your lip when the whistle is played in a variety of positions. The tuning slide is made of copper for strength and slides efficiently without sticking. There are no rubber O rings to break and lubricating the slide is optional.
The tuning slide clip is slotted on the back so you can see the amount of adjustment in the slide when tuning to another whistle. It also strengthens the slide and keeps the whistle aligned when rotating the mouthpiece to the down position. If you do not wish to use the tuning slide clip, it is easily removed.

Whistle is nineteen inches long and made for small hands fingering (ladies small glove size), Folks with large hands will find the fingering distances to be extra comfortable and uncrowded between fingers.
The finger holes on this whistle are offset on the bottom hole and make playing the instrument very comfortable. You must specify if you want a right or left handed whistle.
The tone body has been counter bored in the foot to give the bottom notes on the lower octave louder volume and better balance to the instrument. The Low F lets you play in the Keys of F and Bb and Gm without having to learn any tricky cross fingering. This is a very handy whistle to add to your collection.
Whistle comes apart for easy cleaning at the slide and breaks down into two pieces for travel. Straight Shot mouthpiece is made of Bristol white polymer and has a grey poly plug from IMG plastics. The mouthpiece contains no wood or metal and the top slides completely off for cleaning and can be adjusted to best playing position on the top and bottom octaves.
The Low F has a rich, full sound you'll enjoy, with balanced high and low octaves. There is plenty of volume for any type of playing. The Low F is white with silver striping.

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available on our eBay Store! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will combine the shipping!

Why do I need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

Check out the new Sideshooter mouthpiece that converts this whistle to an Auto Flute! Available for only $24.95 in the store.

 

Priced at $39.95 Shipping Calculated at checkout

Whistle Color white

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!

Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

 

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.

Low D Whistle

 

You are buying directly from my custom whistle shop in Northern Maine. This is a great price for a Handmade Custom whistle and you get fast shipping too! $ave enough on this whistle to buy a BIG Maine Lobster ! When something is extra good, folks in Maine usually say it is Wicked Good! This is one Wicked Good Sounding Low D Whistle.

Whistle is 22 inches long and takes down at the tuning slide to seventeen inches. Mouthpiece is my new Straight Shot model. Low D whistle has improved volume with a complete rework on tuning slide and tone body. Whistle is made from Bristol white polymer pipe with a high density dark gray poly plug from IMG. Whistle is easily cleaned, plays with minimum air requirement, is fully tunable and has fingering for small hands.

You can play this Low D right out of the box with no difficulty. Fingering for small hands is very easy to play and is extra comfortable for you folks with large hands. Right hand reach is 2.5 inches from tip of pointer finger to tip of ring finger of right hand using enough pressure to seal the finger holes. Sound is rich and full with balanced high and low octaves.

Whistle comes with an 11" x 17" color coded fingering chart and whistle tips and instructions sheet. Whistles are for right handed players, due to offset fingering on right and left hand ring fingers. If you are a left handed player (right hand top and left hand bottom) your must e-mail and ask for a Left Handed Whistle with no offset finger holes.

Choose your custom color (Jet Black,Dark Brown,Deep Maroon,Dark Green, or Dark Navy Blue) with silver striping.

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Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free! Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

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.

Low G Auto Flute

You Buy Directly from my custom whistle shop in Northern Maine. This is a great buy for a Handmade Custom Flute and you get Fast Shipping too!

Low G Auto Flute is a new instrument with an Automatic Sideshooter Mouthpiece.

Auto Flute is available only from the Whistlesmith. Auto Flute has a tuning slide and body rotates for best finger and playing position. The Auto Flute is easily played by anyone familiar with the whistle, fife, or flute. Blow into the mouthpiece and your breath is directed sideways over the sound hole for perfect tone and clarity. No embrochure is required to play this instrument. In minutes, you will be playing the Auto Flute like a Pro!

Auto Flute plays in cold weather and heavy wind.

Head is hollow with poly plugs to increase volume and clarity of sound.

Sound hole faces your right ear to let you hear over loud instruments.

Every Auto Flute is hand tuned and electronically checked.

Side Shooter mouthpiece is easily cleared when playing.

Auto flute is made from plastic from IMG with airbrushed vinyl color coat.

All joints are self tapers, all edges are beveled, and the bore is completely unpainted for best sound.

Finger holes are offset and designed for small hands playing.

The mouthpiece slides completely apart and interior wind way is accessible for cleaning.

Auto Flute comes with an 11"x 17" color coded fingering chart and instructions for care and playing.

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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.

Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!

Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

Auto Flute in Keys of C, D and Bb

 

 

 

You Buy Directly from my custom whistle shop in Northern Maine. This is a great price for a Handmade Custom Flute and you get Fast Shipping too!

Auto Flute is a unique, new instrument with an Automatic Side Shooter Mouthpiece.

Auto Flute is available only from the Whistlesmith. Auto Flute has a tuning slide and the body rotates for best finger and playing position. The Auto Flute is easily played by anyone familiar with the whistle, fife, or flute. Blow into the mouthpiece and your breath is directed sideways over the sound hole for perfect tone and clarity. No embrochure is required to play this instrument. In minutes, you will be playing the Auto Flute like a Pro!

Auto Flute plays in cold weather and heavy wind.

Head is hollow with poly plugs to increase volume and clarity of sound.

Sound hole faces your right ear to let you hear over loud instruments.

Every Auto Flute is hand tuned and electronically checked.

Side Shooter mouthpiece is easily cleared when playing.

Auto flute is made from plastic from IMG with airbrushed vinyl color coat.

All joints are self tapers, all edges are beveled, and the bore is completely unpainted for best sound.

Finger holes are suitable for small hands playing.

The mouthpiece slides completely apart and the interior wind way is accessible for cleaning.

Auto Flute comes with an 11"x 17" color coded fingering chart and instructions for care and playing.

Choose your custom color(Jet Black, Dark Brown, Maroon, Dark Green, or Dark Navy Blue) with silver striping.

Auto Flute Key of D,C, or Bb
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Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!

Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

Symphony Slide Flute

You are buying directly from my custom whistle shop in Northern Maine. This is a great buy for a Handmade Custom whistle and you get fast shipping too!

The Symphony Slide Flute is a new Wicked Good product from the WhistleSmith.

The Symphony Slide Flute is pitched to play G (392) below middle C as the lowest note to high Bb. The Symphony Slide Flute is very mellow and the tone is similar to the Low G Flute. You will be can play all those low notes just like a Low Whistle and play two part music with another person using an Automatic Slide Flute or a keyed whistle.

NO FLUTE EXPERIENCE or embouchure is used playing this instrument. NO LIP PUCKERING and very little breath is necessary. The Side Shooter mouthpiece lets you blow the instrument right out of the box!

The Symphony Slide Flute is a great way to learn to play music by ear. The Symphony Slide Flute lets you play two plus octaves of great sounding music using only the slide and blowing like a whistle. You get a full penny whistle flute sound, plus the ability to play real musical slides (Glissando in musical terms) with ease. The flute position is perfect for a great natural feel to move the slide from note to note.

Symphony Slide Flute components are Bristol white pipe and measures 16 inches including the slide.
The Symphony Slide Flute is hand made using Automatic Flute components to produce a nice size instrument for traveling and still have outstanding volume and sound characteristics.

The heavy duty fiberglass slide rod moves like a violin bow and is lubricated a drop of extra virgin olive oil. The slide seals with a poly plug and is ready to play right out of the box. No break in is necessary and the slide moves effortlessly for easy playing of individual notes.

The Side shooter automatic mouthpiece slides apart for complete cleaning and the entire flute disassembles without tools for maintenance.

The Symphony Slide Flute is a light weight, comfortable instrument to play for a long period of time and is packed with two extra poly plug replacements for the slide, a complete diagram of the flute and tips on playing and maintaining the instrument.

The Symphony Slide Flute is the perfect instrument for anyone with arthritis, a hand or arm disability or even a partial or missing digit.

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Low A "Traveler" Whistle

When folks in Maine admire something and decide it is exceptional, they generally say "It's Wicked Good"

"The Traveler" is one Wicked Good Whistle because it fits the bill when you are on the road.

If you play your whistle outdoors, this is the model for you! You can play this whistle in a gale force wind and it will not miss a note. The Traveler will stay in tune in cold weather and the mouthpiece can be easily rotated to the bottom of whistle for playing in the wind. This is a great whistle to take camping, hiking or playing around the fire. I have played this whistle from Northern Maine to Florida and everywhere in between and it is a great size to carry when you are traveling or on vacation.

I have improved the Straight Shot mouthpiece in shape and it feels silky smooth against your lip. The mouthpiece has a bevel on the top to fit your lip when the whistle is played in a variety of positions. The tuning slide is made of copper for strength and slides efficiently without sticking. There are no rubber O rings to break and lubricating the slide is optional.

The tuning slide clip is slotted on the back so you can see the amount of adjustment in the slide when tuning to another whistle. It also strengthens the slide and keeps the whistle aligned when rotating the mouthpiece to the down position. If you do not wish to use the tuning slide clip, it is easily removed.

Whistle is fifteen inches long, made for small hands fingering (ladies extra small glove size), Folks with large hands will find the fingering distances to be extra comfortable and easy to play. The finger holes on this whistle are not offset on the bottom hole (everything is in a straight line) and are suitable for left handed players, exchange hand players (right hand top, left hand bottom) and make playing the instrument when your hands are stiff more comfortable.

The tone body has a hand reamed bottom bore to give the bottom notes on the lower octave louder volume and better balance to the instrument.

The Traveler lets you play in the Keys of A and D and B minor without having to learn any tricky cross fingering. This is a very handy whistle to add to your collection.

Whistle comes apart for easy cleaning at the slide and breaks down into two pieces for travel. Straight Shot mouthpiece is made of Bristol white polymer pipe and has a clear acrylic plug from TAP plastics. The mouthpiece contains no wood or metal and the top slides completely off for cleaning and can be adjusted to best playing position on the top and bottom octaves.

The Traveler has a rich, full sound you'll enjoy, with balanced high and low octaves. There is plenty of volume for any type of playing.

Whistle is White with silver striping as shown in photo.

Whistle comes with an 11" x 17" color coded fingering chart and whistle care and playing tips sheet.

Check out the new Sideshooter mouthpiece that converts this whistle to an Auto Flute! Available now for only $24.95 in the store.

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Wicked Good Thumb rings now available! Order your thumb ring with your WhistleSmith whistle or flute and we will ship it for free!

Why do you need a Thumb Ring? If you ever dropped your car keys, you know the answer to this question. Don't drop your whistle! Get a grip on your whistle that doesn't slip and play with all fingers open with confidence!

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.

Auto Flute Head for Low D Whistle

The New Side Shooter Mouthpiece converts the Low D Whistle to an automatic flute. Fingering using this Low D Flute Head is exactly the same as the your whistle. Mouthpiece slides apart easy cleaning, has hollow head with three gray poly plugs (two spares!), and the tuning slide is built in just like the Low D whistle head. No learning curve to play necessary if you already know whistle fingering for Hi or Low D whistle. Price is $25. Available for immediate shipment. Flute head fits only Whistlesmith Low D whistles. Note: it is best to order this flute head with your new Low D whistle and have it fit in the shop.

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The WhistleSmith Crisis Whistle

The Crisis Whistle will take care of all those unexpected events that occur when you least expect them.

• Key Features of the Whistle Smith Crisis Whistle
• Easy to Clean
• Loud pitched sound
• Made of PVC and clear acrylic
• Can’t freeze in winter or fill with water. Always works.
• Handmade in Maine and individually tested.
• Separately bagged with instructions.

The WhistleSmith Crisis Whistle $5

FUND RAISERS buy whistles 50 at a time for $3.

How to Use The Whistlesmith Crisis Whistle

Blow into mouthpiece slot as hard as you can while covering the stringed end of the whistle with your finger. Fully covering whistle end produces a LOUD BLAST. Partially covering whistle end produces EXTREMELY LOUD BLAST. Whistle can not fill with water or freeze up in cold weather. Whistle will always blow when you have a crisis. Be considerate of others eardrums and blow only at a distance or out of doors.

• A loud blast on this whistle is a great deterrent to people who want to do you harm. It attracts attention immediately to your problem from everyone around you. Bad people do bad things, so carry your crisis whistle with you when you are shopping, jogging or walking, or going over to the neighbors for an evening chat. Most crisis happen close to home and lots of them can be avoided if someone just knows that you have a problem.
• Use your whistle when you are boating or going swimming. Because the crisis whistle is hollow, it can never fill with water and will always be ready to signal for help. The whistle has no parts to freeze up inside, so it functions in winter as well as in warm weather.
• The whistle is easy to blow. It has been tested by five year old children and by eighty four year old grandmothers. A few minutes practicing blowing the whistle may save your life or summon help for someone else who is in trouble. The whistle has a handy loop string to attach it to a button hole, belt loop, life jacket, or your car keys. Just thread the loop through a button hole and drop the whistle through the end loop and your whistle stays with you.

Some of the activities where you need a whistle and probably don’t realize it...

Boating

It's the law if you are boating to carry a signaling device. Remember this whistle will always work, because it won’t fill with water and quit blowing. Jogging and walking You need to be able to call for help and assistance if you need it.

Swimming You may save your life or the life of someone else by summoning help.

Fishing and Hunting

A whistle can bring help if you are not visible to search and rescue and it lets your companions know where you are even if they are out sight.

Snowmobiling and Four Wheeling. It makes sense to be able to get attention when your machine isn’t running or you are stuck and need assistance.

Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing. A twisted ankle can turn your fun into a call for help. Always carry your crisis whistle when outdoors in the winter.

Help Keep your Children Safe

Make sure that your children carry a crisis whistle with them in their school gear or backpack. Thousands of children disappear every year when a simple whistle blast for help might save them. A crisis whistle is the best gift you can give to those friends who are leaving home to be on their own or attending college for the first time

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.