#Chiff and fipple killarney full#
#Chiff and fipple killarney series#

The bodies can be easily tuned, and the intonation is good. Not too harsh, and I'm kinda sensitive to overly bright whistles. Both bodies have nicely beveled finger holes that are comfortable, and the tone is good. It's $125 for the set, so well within your budget. haven't tried many, in fact, but I'm very happy with the combination C/D set from Syn at the Irish Flute Store: Well, I haven't tried everything out there. Familiar with these two builders ? I did check out Bussman whistles but I don't want to spend $300.

Thanks for all your help !! Two builders I first contacted were Eriktheflutebuilder from Florida and Milligan from Colorado. Some instructors are better than others, but short of a live teacher (or Skype lessons) it's the next best thing for picking up examples of good technique. I had a subscription for a while with the flute courses.

#Chiff and fipple killarney full#

Full access is a monthly fee, but there are free samples of the introductory lessons you can check out.

#Chiff and fipple killarney series#

It's a series of video tutorials on different Irish trad instruments, taught by some of the leading musicians in the genre. In addition to links posted above, another good resource for learning is the OAIM, the Online Academy of Irish Music ().

They carry Busman whistles, but you'd probably want to buy direct if you go with one of those.

I've bought several items there - one of my current flutes, a Reviol low F whistle, and a nice combination Syn whistle (one head with a D body and C body). It's the main online community for Irish whistle players (and flute, and Uilleann pipes).Р”Р„ good source here in the USA for whistles from many of the makers is The Irish Flute Store (). I'll second or third the recommendation to check out the Chiff & Fipple forum. Almost any cheap whistle is great to start on - decent makers are Clarke, Walton, Oak, 'Р”Р„lso you may wish to look at the Chiff and Fipple forum, for whistle players: Get a basic high D whistle first - even an inexpensive one is OK, the idea is to learn the fingerings, tunes, and ITM style, which is very important to sounding like a real Irish whistle player.Р”РЋ. Although I play a mandolin in our musical group I am wanting to learn the penny/tin whistle ! Any suggestions for a beginning player ? I would be playing Irish genre music.