I
have been making and playing wooden whistles for about 10 years. All my
instruments are hand-made and each one is as individual as the player
The instruments are made from native of woods such as Hawthorn, Elder,
Beech, Yew and Cherry, but largely dependant on what I can get for free!.
Exotics like Cocobolo, Lignum Vitae and African Blackwood are also
available. Each instrument is as unique as the wood it is crafted from and
they have a simple, classic design. Fipples are either aluminium or wood,
usually cherry or rosewood. If I can get hold of it, I will also use wood
that has a bit of history, old beams, furniture and so on, this gives old
wood a new purpose and gives the whistles a bit more character.
Every whistle is made to order and
is numbered. Being made to order, players preference for hole
placement and size can, within reason, be accommodated. A whistle with small
holes gives a light and responsive tone, those with larger holes, a richer and
more rounded tone.
Wooden presentation boxes are available for both the wood and copper
whistles. These are inlaid with a genuine Irish Penny, a unique feature as these
are no longer in circulation. Grab a piece of Irish history!
Looked after properly, your Weston Whistle will reward you with years of
playing pleasure.
Recent developments include the
introduction of a 7-hole whistle, increasing the range of the standard SopD to
the low C# / CNat, tunable versions of all the whistles and the new Tabor Pipe
(See here)
Tony Hinnigan, a musician well known for
his musical scores on some of Hollywood's biggest blockbuster movies, - Titanic
and Braveheart to name just two, has reviewed one of my instruments. Click
here to see the video (www.tonyhinnigan.co.uk/movieplayer.php?pageName=WestonRevisited2010.wmv)
For more detailed descriptions of my instruments,
please feel free to contact me. I would love to receive feedback from
visitors to my site. Please go the Testimonials page and post your comments.
Thank you
Simon
