Tweak Tin Whistle / Pennywhistle With Blu Tack - Great Trick For Generation / Feadog / Oak

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I’ve invented a way of improving the tone of cheap tin whistles using blu tack on the fipple. Enjoy! Incidentally you can also use blu tack to drop into the back of the head. For an even better example of the difference this trick can make, see my other video on the topic: • Never Buy An Expensive...
Update: It's been done! I thought I'd invented this but it turns out that there's also a video about it by CutiePie which I also recommend you check out. • HOW TO 'TWEAK' A TIN W...

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@amy-luna 3 года назад

Sweet Jesus! This is genius! It really works! I did this to my $12 Clark Celtic Whistle and it improved the sound, like 300%! It's my new favorite whistle! THANK YOU!!!

@kimweidotcom 2 года назад

I'm so thrilled to hear it! At the time I didn't have the cash for an expensive whistle, but now that I have a couple of those too I still find the Generation with the tweaks is my favourite. The session whistles are much louder, so I do use those for performances, but for recordings and practicing for my own enjoyment, I come back to the Generation every time. :)

@jimobrien84 3 года назад

Wow I can’t wait to try it. My Walton’s D I’m learning on has an extremely harsh upper register and I had been thinking I must’ve been blowing it wrong but I tried on a Clarke sweet tone and it came out so much smoother. I hope this fixes my Waltons

@missfaith9873 2 года назад

Wow you are right. That does sound much more clear and less "sharp/edgy/course/ hoarse" well done! Thank you for sharing 😊

@881buddha 2 года назад

Oh no, I’ve just bought 2 Killarney whistles and wild Irish whistle. If only I’d watched your very clever video first. Nice playing bye the way.

@kimweidotcom 2 года назад

Ah but you will definitely enjoy those!!

@XatxiFly 8 месяцев назад

Very clever, I love where your head's at

@TheMtnmamma 3 года назад

Thank you for showing us that

@ubizmo 10 месяцев назад

I wonder if a coat of nail varnish would work as well to smooth out the ramp.

@Stevewatson3 9 месяцев назад

U ever try that?

@ubizmo 9 месяцев назад

I have, yes. It helps, but you have to brush it on carefully. Anyway, if you get it wrong you can wipe it off with nail polish remover and try again.

@Grimmwoldds 2 месяца назад

@@ubizmo Be careful with that. If you use an acetone based nail polish remover and that fipple is ABS... well, acetone dissolves ABS.

@mccypr Год назад

Cool! Thanks! Happy holidays! 🌞🎅🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@irishpiperchris 2 года назад

Great idea! I have a number of dud whistles now I can get them playing, thanks for posting. 🙂

@kimweidotcom 2 года назад

Thanks! How did it go?

@irishpiperchris 2 года назад

@@kimweidotcom not too bad the shrillness is gone 👍

@thtpst7827 Год назад

I love the tin whistle 😁 it's my constant companion ❤️...

@marcmaclellan3503 2 года назад

Brilliant

@Neo-mw1pp 2 года назад

Nice one, just starting out learning the D-Whistle but not wanna annoy the neighbours...can I use this blu-tack technique and still learn sufficiently??

@kimweidotcom 2 года назад

Yes totally. How are you getting on with it?

@Neo-mw1pp 2 года назад

@@kimweidotcom Yup works a treat! Cheers Pal!

@bonenfant96 3 года назад

I like the sound of the second one. It has kind of a chirp in it.

@themothmanguidesme656 3 года назад

Thanks for this! Is the red whistle a generation Eb whistle? I have one and the second octave sounds pretty rubbish so I'm going to try and tweak it with this method. Also whats the name of the jig you played at end? It sounds beautiful

@lochlannlads2392 3 года назад

"The Lilting Banshee," I think

@kimweidotcom 2 года назад

@@lochlannlads2392 Indeed it is. Glad you like it.

@kimweidotcom 2 года назад

All the whistles are in D but I did buy an Eb Generation and found it was terrible, so you might be having the same experience.

@f1948s 2 года назад

Can you tell me when you compare the Oak mouthpiece to the Generation mouth piece which do you feel is of a stronger construction? I find the Generation mouthpieces are prone to cracking along the seam.

@kimweidotcom 2 года назад

I think about the same actually.

@jack119b 5 месяцев назад

Is there anyone who sells tweaked mouthpieces? Or even better, mouthpieces that don't need to be tweaked.

@Grimmwoldds 2 месяца назад

Freeman tweaked whistles(most of the stuff on his tweaked whistle ebay store are generation whistles). He also posts youtube videos explaining what he does and why it works. As to ones that don't need to be tweaked, more expensive whistles. With cheap whistles, you're not paying anyone to smooth out/adjust your fipple, you're getting a minimally functional whistle.