3/17/2024 0 Comments Chiff and fipple mavity tune![]() ![]() I think this is the only metal in the entire whistle. There's a thin bit of metal here between the head and the body, and the head is held together by a couple of brass pins. ![]() At this distance, it's a little hard to see the grain pattern, but it becomes more apparent on closer inspection You can see the nice creamy tan color of the cherry wood. This whistle is non-tunable, and Simon tells me he tries to avoid making tunable whistles, but I get the impression he will if you really want one-he did send me a pic of one in C that looked every bit as well-executed as this one. The cherry wood is really nice looking with an nice grain pattern. Overall, the whistle is well executed, clean and well finished, and shows good attention to detail. It's worth noting that the pins on the Weston are pretty small and understated. I think the Weston whistle kind of looks like a Syn whistle, probably due to the brass pins holding everything together. ![]() £50.00 (add £15.00 for a presentation box if desired) Price at Time of Review (in US Dollars unless otherwise noted) I'm glad that the opportunity to review one of these whistles has fallen into my lap!Ĭ&D whistles in copper, chrome, and wood. There was a Weston wooden whistle tour on the Gaelic Crossings web board a while back, but I was too busy to get in on it at the time. Dale Wisely of Chiff and Fipple recently sent me a Weston whistle to review that he hadn't been able to find time for. ![]()
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