OVERVIEW
The penny whistle is a fipple flute widely employed in traditional Irish music. It has six finger holes and a mouthpiece similar to that of the recorder.
According to their tessitura, penny whistles are classified as tin, alto, or low (i.e., soprano, alto/tenor, or bass, respectively). Among all of them, the most common ones are the tin whistles in D and C, and the low whistle in D.
Our penny whistles consist of a metal body and a hardwood fipple. They have a two-and-half-octave range and allow for chromatic alterations.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Materials Metal and wood; sometimes, bamboo
• Finger holes 6
• Range 2 octaves and a perfect 4th
• Set Each item is supplied with a cloth pouch, a fingering chart, and a maintenance leaflet
POSITION OF THE HANDS / OFFSET FINGER HOLES
Our tin whistles always have their finger holes placed inline, whereas our alto and low whistles usually have offset finger holes, as depicted in image A. This design aims to make the tone holes more easily reachable to your fingerpads, assuming you place your left hand above and your right hand below. If you need this offset to be inverted (image B: right hand above - left hand below) or the finger holes to be positioned inline (image C), just let us know so we can craft your instruments customized as you desire.
A
Regular offset
B
Inverted offset
POSITION OF THE HANDS / OFFSET FINGER HOLES
The finger holes of our tin whistles are always placed inline, whereas the finger holes of our alto and low whistles can be postitioned in three different ways (see images A, B, and C). Please let us know which one is your preference.
C
Inline finger holes
