The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #78464   Message #1410669
Posted By: MudGuard
15-Feb-05 - 01:32 PM
Thread Name: Advise for buying 1st whistle
Subject: RE: Advise for buying 1st whistle
Another tip:
some mouthpieces have a form with edges like this:
 _____ 
/    \
\_____/

and some are more rounded, more like ().

(sorry, not easy with just characters and some HTML/CSS to draw)

And some (like the Guinness one) have edges on top and are round on the bottom.

I don't like the kind with the edges - they are uncomfortable at the lips.

I took a piece of sandpaper and removed the edges from the Guinness whistle - that doesn't change the sound but is much more comfortable to play.