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Thread #22915 Message #251214
Posted By: Barbara
03-Jul-00 - 03:26 PM
Thread Name: Low D pennywhistle?
Subject: RE: Low D pennywhistle?
I have one, I forget the brand. It's either an Overton or a Clarion, and the other brand is unplayable in my experience. Take em for a test drive before you buy, there's a big difference, and some people's hands just don't span the length (Alison, for example, has this problem, I think). Fingering... now that I've sort of learned to play mine, someone showed me recently that using bagpipe position on the whistle (pads of second and third joints, not fingertips, so that your hand is flat, rather than curled around the tube) makes it possible to play the istrument fast -- something I can't do. The fingering is otherwise the same as pennywhistle, but I use my pinkie rather than ring finger for the bottom hole. Can't reach otherwise. They are also considerably spendier than the basic set ($70 US and up). Blessings, Barbara