Whistle, Cane, Low "D" 23"

by Mid-East

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• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0002JKLVC
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,556 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #50 in Musical Instruments > Band & Orchestra > Woodwinds > Flutes

Product Description

Whistle. Origin Country: India. 1 lbs. Made by Mid-East.

Key of Low D. Straight bamboo pipe. 6 front holes. Held vertically, it has a whistle end, making it easier to play. This is a simple bamboo flute for lots of fun. Approximately 23" grains and finish may vary.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good for price, introduction, May 11, 2010

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zzeonn "zzeonn" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Whistle, Cane, Low "D" 23"

This is not as easy to play as a penny whistle for two reasons: one, the fingering requires the "piper's grip" which makes cleanly covering the widely spaced holes a challenge; two, getting the breath right is also a subtler undertaking although the grip issue will add to that since it will often turn out that you don't quite have the coverage you assumed and get a squaek instead of a note.

The above is true of all low D whistles (I imagine to one degree or another, the fingering will always be a challenge, some may be more forgiving however in terms of the tone and ease of breath, I don't know). For this particular model, I think it will provide an affordable introduction to the instrument and the tone itself is quite lovely--better, more refined and resonant than a penny whistle. That said, this is an inexact instrument, hand made from wood (bamboo) and although consistent with itself in terms of playing the D scale may not play well with others in key. That is something to understand.

As a practice, introductory model this is very satisfactory however and I have been playing it every day with increased success.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good price for a low-D whistle, but not perfect., August 17, 2011

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dmanbiker - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Whistle, Cane, Low "D" 23"

I bought this flute because it was the cheapest low flute I could find. I wasn't expecting much, but it plays nicely.

The craftsmanship is fairly well done, it has nicely wrapped bands and sounds quite nice.

I play whistles and flutes mainly as a hobby, which this flute accels at. I've noticed that it's not quite perfectly in tune on all the notes, so you probably can't play in a group with it -- at least with other tuned instruments.

It plays quite nicely though, and sounds very well in both the lower and higher registers. It's fun to play around on some tunes; "Danny Boy" sounds especially nice, but like I said it has a bit of trouble on some notes, but if you're playing alone it doesn't matter.

Also, it's worth noting that this flute requires the Piper's Grip, which means you only use the pads on your ring fingers, and curve your hands so the middle pads on your middle and index fingers are on the upper buttons.

It takes getting used to, but unless you have very large hands you won't be able to finger this flute the same as a smaller flute.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Serviceable low-D whistle, September 23, 2010

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Michael D. Bauer "darthelm0" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whistle, Cane, Low "D" 23"

On the one hand, the craftsmanship is not outstanding: on the unit I received, there was a 1.5 mm gap between the left-hand edge of the fipple-block and the mouthpiece, through which air leaked unless I practically swallowed the mouthpiece.

But this is a $13 whistle, 1/10 the cost of the next-cheapest low D whistle on Amazon right now. It was no big deal to seal the leak on mine with latex (epoxy putty would have been even better), and even if I were to grossly overvalue my time doing so, this whistle would still amount to a very good value.

It has attractive cord-wraps that lend visual interest, and more importantly, has a nice enough tone. Overall, I think this represents a passable entry level into the otherwise-expensive world of low-whistle playing.

Note to novices: there's only one way to get low notes to speak on any large woodwind instrument, and that's with very slow air. This instrument is no exception. ;-)