Current Stock

I’m selling my best whistles at The Irish Flute Store.

On this page I’ll sell seconds that are discounted.   I won’t sell whistles that don’t play well, but occasionally (often) a whistle will have a cosmetic flaw such as scratches in the fittings, turning marks on the body, a misshapen tone hole, or a repaired crack.  

This is my current stock of seconds:

d whistles

Left to right.  All tuning slides are set to where the whistles play at A440 fully warmed up for me.

218      Osage orange/aluminum

            scrape by stamp backside of body

            great player  $150

224      camatillo/brass

            saw mark on underside of beak; small ding about 2 cm below window

            really nice player  $125

226      Osage/Al

            harsh upper octave, takes some push  $60

227      Cambodian rosewood/brass

            weak bottom, needs breath control, great player otherwise  $100

230      brown ebony

            has a racing stripe (turning mark) toward bottom of head

            really nice player  [spoken for]

242      cornelian cherry/Al

            large crack down backside of body

            plays pretty nicely, no warranty due to crack  $25 plus shipping

243      Cambodian rosewood/brass

            ding in mouthpiece right at beak

            very nice player, sound clear but not sweet  $125

245      pau amarelo (yellowheart)/Al

            multiple cracks during working

            very nice player, no warranty  $25 plus shipping

246      damson (plum)/Al

            multiple cracks during working, all toward bottom so should be protected by ring

            nice player, no warranty, $25 plus shipping

 

C whistles and one A/Bflat set

Top to bottom; all slides set to where they play A440 for me fully warmed up.

C41     dogwood/Al

            small patched drill mark in fipple

            nice sound, pure, a little sweet, takes some push at top of second octave  $100

C42     dogwood/Al

            patched drill and saw marks in fipple; slight flaw in wood side of head

            Nice player, pure not too sweet, $75

C32     Sabah ebony/brass

            woody sounding, quiet, mellow, not pure or sweet  $75

C53     Sabah ebony/brass

            very nice sound, easy blowing, louder than most of my whistles  $200

AB6    bloodwood/aluminum A/Bflat set

            I’d put this aside as a second a couple of years ago; I’m not sure why, it plays really nicely now  $150

 

mail me at:  whorfinwoods(at)gmail(dot)com for information or to make a special order.