thorntonwhistles.info - Sounds and Pictures


Sounds and Pictures Click on pictures to enlarge.	The heads are made out of an 'ivory' coloured PVC body with a brass tip and a brass ferrule. info@thorntonwhistles.info	The fipple plug is made from Delrin, an acetal polymer. White and black delrin is used. The choice is yours!


	New Sounds! Heres a link to a sound clip of the scale being played http://www.archive.org/download/TommyMartinTmWhistleScale_0/TM_Whistle_Scale.mp3 And here is the Strawberry Blossom http://www.archive.org/download/TommyMartinTmWhistleReel_0/TM_Whistle_Reel.mp3 Here is a new clip of me playing a version of a fine jig, 'Fasten the Leg in Her' on one of my newly made whistles with an ebony top. See pics below. http://www.archive.org/details/FastenTheLegInHer And 'Sporting Paddy' from the same whistle http://www.archive.org/details/SportingPaddy


Construction This is the delrin plug, brass casing and brass ferrule that help create the mouthpiece.	3 stages of shaping the fipple from cpvc.	Filing the blade by hand. This wind ramp is then sanded with high grit sandpaper. This eliminates wind resistence as the air exits the mouth piece and results in a sweeter tone.


C whistle!	The brass bodied C whistle.	Wooden topped whistle. These will be available in ebony and some other woods by special order.