Aw heck, now I'm completely confused. I have emailed Phil with some questions as the small curved hole above the plug (fipple?) that you blow into is marlkdly off-centre but he said they were hand-made almost to perfecton, which I guess means it won't make any difference.

As for not getting the top E, I can get it alebit with an intersing range of harmonics (and burst eardrums), which I think is becasue I'm crap rather than this excellent whistle!

Got the Dixon, which is a plastic tuneable so I can practice whilst playing in the Bleazey. Nice whistle too - I like the tone anwill probably use this one to pop into my pocket when on my travels.

stigWeard