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Low Whistle Finger Spacing Comparison
Chart
Measurements are in centimeters 1 inch
= 2.54 centimeters, on center (measured between the centers of each
hole)
| Susato Kildare | Burke Composite Pro | Chieftain | Overton | |
| Total length | 58.55 | 57.25 | 57.6 | 57.6 |
| Length top 3 notes | 7.55 | 7.675 | 7.45 | 7.425 |
| Space between hands | 5.25 | 5.55 | 5 | 5.575 |
| Length bottom 3 notes | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.575 | 6.925 |
| Length between E-F# | 3.15 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Length between D-E | 4.25 | 4.5 | 3.775 | 4.325 |
| Length between
low D and the bottom |
8.6 | 8.65 | 8.925 | 9.125 |
Low Whistles
To
play, you need to use bagpipe finger position --cover the holes with the
flat part of your
finger
between the first and second knuckles (on your index and middle fingers
for the upper left hand, on the index, middle and ring finger of your lower
right hand) and on the first segment pad of your left hand ring finger
and right hand little finger.
Then
slightly angle your fingers toward the bottom of the whistle
all
the low D whistles we carry have similar finger spacing and hole size;
some take varying amounts of air).
At
first, this might seem awkward, but after awhile it will feel less strained
than if you tried to use your finger pads, as you would on a smaller whistle.
Bagpipers
have been using this technique for centuries.
If
it is a tunable whistle, do not totally take apart the 2 sections, as this
may make it too loose to put the whistle back together.
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