Talk:Low whistle

It's good to see a low whistle article has finally been written. I have one point to make - the only search that brings this article up is (I think) 'low whistle'. I think other searches, such as 'low irish whistle' 'irish low whistle' 'low celtic whistle', etc. need to direct to this page. I'd do it myself, but I don't know how to. Fionnlaoch (talk) 17:47, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I've dropped instructions on your talk page :-) CultureDrone (talk) 11:29, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Which octave?
I believe low whistles are actually whistles whose lowest notes are below the A ABOVE middle C, not below it. This is an error on the Chiff and Fipple website and is unfortunately cited here. For example, a D low whistle is one note higher than a classical flute, and flutes start at middle C. (tin whistles are on par with piccolos, which start at C5) 24.60.201.209 (talk) 02:19, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi! Thanks for explaining your earlier edit here. Please accept my apologies for describing it as "likely vandalism" when I reverted it; unfortunately, without an edit summary or contemporaneous talk page entry explaining your edit, or a recognised username or history of good faith contributions that's the way it looked.  As for the octave question, you may well be right and it would be great if you could find another well-respected source, independent of wiki and C&F, to confirm one way or the other.  One of the consequences of Wiki being an encyclopedia rather than a forum for original research is that its accuracy can at times play second fiddle to its requirement for verifiability as it relies on the external sources being accurate. -- Timberframe (talk) 10:31, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

A low whistle has essentially the same fingerings, pitches, and range as an Irish transverse flute, so the lowest note on a regular "low whistle" would be the D above middle C. The difference between a regular D whistle and a low whistle, thus, is something like the difference between a mandolin and an octave mandolin. Thus, the low whistle is often used as a substitute for the Irish flute, as it's somewhat easier to play for players who are used to playing the whistle, and sounds quite similar to an Irish flute. Badagnani (talk) 04:20, 21 February 2009 (UTC)