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.. and many more instruments, accessories and books for them, lessons, repairs and more.
- To give beginners a chance to take up a folk instrument, as well as to provide the best for those who already play.
- To encourage people to discover and enjoy their own musical heritage & all types of folk music now played in these islands.
- To help keep music live, by making real acoustic instruments widely available at affordable prices, and sponsoring live events.
- To encourage people to make music themselves, by taking up a musical instrument. You are never too young or too old to start!
...the Paul Hathway piccolo mandolin to be exact!
The marvelous musician, producer and all round Planet Earth musical journeyman that is Ben Mandelson called in to the London shop for a chat and to see what's new (although he might just have been ...read the full story
The marvelous musician, producer and all round Planet Earth musical journeyman that is Ben Mandelson called in to the London shop for a chat and to see what's new (although he might just have been ...read the full story
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Definition: Describes any 6 hole whistle pitched lower than A. Late 20th century instrument.
Introduction: We normally refer to whistles as low whistles if there is one available an octave higher. The G is the highest pitch commonly sold, so from G downwards we call the big ones Low whistles.
The Low Whistle, so popular today as a result of the success Riverdance, was first made in the early 1970s by Bernard Overton, from aluminum tube. The instrument is usually tuned to D, an octave below the usual...
Read our Low Whistles FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
LOW WHISTLE
Definition: Describes any 6 hole whistle pitched lower than A. Late 20th century instrument.
Introduction: We normally refer to whistles as low whistles if there is one available an octave higher. The G is the highest pitch commonly sold, so from G downwards we call the big ones Low whistles.
The Low Whistle, so popular today as a result of the success Riverdance, was first made in the early 1970s by Bernard Overton, from aluminum tube. The instrument is usually tuned to D, an octave below the usual...
Read our Low Whistles FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
