| | |  | Wind Instruments | Home » » » Clarke Celtic Tin Whistle - Key of D | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | One cannot hear a slow air played with depth of feeling on a tin whistle by a true Celt without being drawn into, and sharing, the emotions expressed by the player. When Robert Clarke invented the Tin whistle in 1843, little did he know that it would become the perfect wind instrument to be played universally in all the Celtic lands. It can be heard in concert halls, broadcasts, churches and, above all, especially in Ireland, in the pubs. It is easy to play; inexpensive; and can be carried so as to be available for performances on all occasions. The Clarke Celtic Tin whistle in the Key of D comes with its own fingering chart and five traditional Celtic tunes, one each from Wales, Scotland and Brittany and two from Ireland. The whistle comes decorated with a Celtic Knot and is individually gift boxed. | | | Features: | |
• Tin Whistle - Key of D
• Includes a Fingering Chart
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.11 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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 Good, but Walton Mellow "D" is betterMar 10, 2010
This tin whistle is very nice and easy to play, but it's breathy and is more expensive than other superior inexpensive whistles. For example, the Walton Mellow "D" offers a wonderful, deep "mellow" sound and can be played with a little practice well by anyone, even children as young as 6. It's also tuned more accurately, in my experience, than the Clarke. The Feadog is also a good whistle, once you warm it up, and offers good in-tune sound.
I have taught children how to play the whistle, and sampled many, and the two I recommend for beginners are the Walton and the Feadog, the Walton being first because even when not warmed up it gives a first rate sound. I was just playing a factory Feadog earlier this evening and found it's performance outstanding for the price, once again, once it was warmed up. Both of these whistles run for under ten dollars American.
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An Instrument of seduction.Jan 31, 2010
The tone of this instrument is absolutely perfect; whimsical and clear. While I agree that this is the ideal whistle for the beginner, I must emphatically state that in the hands of the more experienced, it will produce some very sweet music. There is something magical and mystical about this instrument and you can feel it the first time it touches your lips.
I promise you that with a little effort, you will be able to melt many a heart.
The whistle (which as has been pointed out is merely a Sweetone with a fancy paint job) is as stated in the key of D which makes it ideal for someone with smaller hands and shorter fingers such as I am stuck with. The Key of C whistles are a bit of a stretch for me, particularly when I require fast finger movement.
Now it is quite helpful if you are able to read music, but I can assure you that many of my friends who cannot, find joy in playing this little thing; as much joy as I do.
The cost here is quite little to pay for something that can bring so much pleasure. This packs well in my camping gear and the sound it produces in the mountains when the mist starts flowing is enough to bring a tear to your eye and raise the hackles on the back of your neck.
Do yourself a favor and spring for the few bucks this is being offered for...I promise you that you will not be sorry. Hey, I can even get my sister crying with my rendition of some of the slower Celtic pieces I am able to produce and she is a pretty hard case by any standard.
Recommend you add this one to your plunder.
Haven't been able to put it down for long since I got it.Jan 30, 2010
Having been a fan of Irish music for about the last ten or so years ever since my brother introduced me to a compilation CD featuring tunes by the Clancy Brothers and the Dubliners, I've been making an effort to learn about the instruments most commonly used in that type of music. Featured quite prominently in Irish and other Celtic music is the tin whistle, also called the penny whistle. My brother had one some years back, but while he's a great guitarist I don't believe he ever got the hang of the tin whistle. And in any case he gave his whistle to me before moving back to Wisconsin, where he'd attended college. Unfortunately, as happens all too often at least with me, that particular whistle got lost in the shufflings of everyday life. I myself have moved about four times since then. Well recently, thanks in part to YouTube, my interest in Irish music resurged. So I was delighted when I looked up tin whistles here on Amazon and found this Clarke model at what in my opinion is a more than reasonable price. So I bought myself one. Needless to say it arrived in excellent condition, ready for play.
Now being totally blind I obviously couldn't read the included fingering chart and have never had much success in reading braille music. But I recently discovered a web site owned by a sighted music teacher who, after having one blind student in one of his guitar classes, set out to make his knowledge available to other blind students. This he does via courses available on cassette, CD or even download, which offer beginning instruction in a variety of instruments, among them the guitar (obviously since that was what got him started), the mandalin, the pian, the banjo and the tin whistle, as well as several other folk and bluegrass type instruments. I ordered the penny whistle course not long after the whistle itself and they arrived within a few days of each other. While I have noticed that some notes on this whistle are slightly sharp and others are just slightly flat, it's not enough to really detract from the experience of playing it. And I'm still working on the breath part since that's definitely a factor. But I've already learned several simple tunes and am currently working, albeit more slowly, on trying to learn Scotland the Brave. But so far this particular model of tin whistle has served me excellently, so I find no reason at all to complain.
Celtic Tin WhistleDec 15, 2009
This product was purchased as a gift. I've never learned how to play myself, though I think I would like to eventually.
When the lady I intended it for received it, she was thrilled beyond words. It is now serving as a decoration in her tree, and indeed, it is beautiful enough for that!
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Good Beginner Flute for a Cheap PriceOct 23, 2009
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2AN79GTY0FPMC I decided to add a video review to this page, to show how the flute sounds, rather than write it.
It has a nice tone, is a little shaky at points, but overall, a FANTASTIC buy for such a reasonable price!
I recommend to anybody who wants a new instrument. [...]
I did add reverb to this video to make it sound more... i don't know... hills of ireland-y :)
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