Product Overview
Features:
- Clarke Original tin whistle in the key of C with a black finish.
- Made in England by the Clarke Tinwhistle Company.
- Tinplate body with a wooden fipple block in the mouthpiece.
- Tapered conical bore brings the six finger holes closer together and improves upper-register accuracy.
- Black finish with gold diamonds and the Clarke name.
- Includes a fingering chart, song sheet and box.
Description:
Made in essentially the same way as Robert Clarke's first whistle of 1843, the Original retains delicate operations done by hand. Its mellow, melodic sound is slightly breathy, with good volume and the characteristic Clarke chiff. The wooden-top design has a more traditional character than a plastic-mouthpiece whistle and suits solos and quiet playing.
In the key of C, this whistle plays one whole tone lower than a standard D whistle and has a slightly longer body. Its tapered bore widens the range. The Original is also available in silver with black diamonds and in the key of D.
