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5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice tone, needs a lot of lung, August 11, 2010
This review is from: Shaw Tinwhistle in F
I had the standard recorder training in elementary school music classes, and decades later I thought maybe I could use this low F whistle in a song I was recording in my home studio. There are only 6 holes in tin whistles, but the bigger, deeper ones like this F whistle take a lot of wind, and they demand a great deal of breath control to sound right. (It's easy to underblow and go flat on the lower notes.) The finger holes are spaced far apart, but fortunately I have very long fingers. So, it took a lot more practice than I expected, but this instrument recorded beautifully. The intonation is right on, and the tone is soft & breathy.
Bottom line: This ain't no school recorder! This instrument sounds great, but like all new musical instruments, I had to practice quite a bit before I could get it to sound as good as it should. The instrument's quality was there, just waiting for my skill level (& breath) to catch up.
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