Walton's Irish Tin Whistle, Key of D (English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese Edition) [Misc. Supplies]

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Book Description

Publication Date: December 12, 2001

Walton's Irish Tin Whistle is a musician's whistle. Made from brass, it comes in the Key of D and is specifically designed to effortlessly create a sweet melodic tone which is distinctive and favored by Irish whistle players worldwide. This whistle comes with a six-language instruction booklet (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese).

Product Details

• Misc. Supplies: 1 pages
• Publisher: Walton's Mfg. Ltd. (December 12, 2001)
• Language: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese
• ISBN-10: 0786664509
• ISBN-13: 978-0786664504
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 2.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > Japanese

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Folksy and good., January 13, 2005

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Vasya (United States) - See all my reviews

This is folksy instrument. Very easy to play. I mean you just take it from package put your fingers on holes as shown on finger chart and play. Sure this kind of instrument doesn't really have all #,b notes-but it seems it never was created for this purpose either. If you want to play Irish tunes-this is your instrument. The thing is, it is not that complicated in comparison to say regular recorder, where in order to play one note sometimes several fingers should be used. Here as you open one hole after another, you have one note after another. In order to play on second octave use more breath pressure with the same fingering position you use in playing first octave. I would say playing isn't easy-it's elementary. I find myself more and more enjoying this instruments at expense of my Yamaha alto recorder. Easy, so easy. Of course, the sound of the note isn't as pure as it is on recorder, in a way it's kind of windy, so after training a little you will be able to produce this beautiful Irish-Scottish intonation, which in my opinion, not quite possible using regular recorder.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An all-around good whistle, September 20, 2004

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Jet Jaguar - See all my reviews

A Walton's Irish D whistle was my first after a beat-up Sweetone I got my kid. The Walton has a good full sound and just a touch of chiff. It is hard to get into the upper range when you're starting out but once you get there the notes are fairly solid and reliable.

However, I found the C to be an even better instrument, as it isn't even hard to get into the upper range.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whistle while you work (don't actually do that)., November 2, 2004

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Mr. Mack? (West Point, Ga) - See all my reviews

This is my first penny whistle and I'm very satisfied with it. It has one of the shortest learning curves and a wonderful sound. It's an excellent instrument despite the misleading plastic mouthpiece. However, after a while the finish starts to come off; which doesn't affect the overall sound but does add a nice little "folksy" look.

P.S. Moisture will build up in the mouthpiece, be sure to clean it out every once and a while.