I just found this link. In Jan. our local college offered a class in playing the penny whistle. Needing to find something to do in the evenings I signed up for it. Wow! We are really having a lot of fun. The instructor is a great player but, we're having trouble continually playing the low D. I can sometimes get it fine and other times it is really breathy or just doesn't sound. I thought I wasn't covering the holes all the way but that doesn't seem to be the problem, anyone got any ideas? Of course it would probably help if I'd turn the Olympics off and practice for real but that's not my choosen option right now. bet