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Which tin whistle should I get?

I don’t know a God-damned thing about tin whistle, and the only wind instrument I ever played was trumpet for a year as a child. I want to get a tin whistle because I’ve heard it’s not difficult to get going on it, and it sounds great on songs by the Wolfe Tones and other Irish folk groups. I don’t want to spend a lot of money, it has to be under $50 and hopefully a fair deal below that. I don’t know what key I’ll be playing in, so yeah… Thanks for your help.

If you want an inexpensive whistle go with a Generation Whistle, a Clarke, or a Tony Dixon. These are all very reliable, very trusted, very popular and well-used brands.

If the Generations or the Clarks cost you more than $20, you’re being ripped off. They should be running about $5-$10 a piece. The Tony Dixon ones are a little more pricy, but you can still get one for under $50 and you can get that particular brand tunable.

If you want to play with Irish groups in sessions or learn the tunes (Which we do by ear) you’ll want a whistle pitched in “D.”

You should check out:

http://thesession.org

and

http://www.chiffandfipple.com

and http://www.thewhistleshop.com is a great place to buy from.

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