Notes from the workshop
Limited Edition Blue Pro Ds
We have a small batch of limited edition Blue Ds available here. This is the second batch of blue Ds we have ever made – so they are pretty rare!!!
New Pro A
While it had always been my intention that the Low G would be the next key to follow the Low D and the F, it is in fact the A that has come to fruition first. The G remains very close, but it still needs that little extra something to give take that final 1% to being absolutely ‘there’. The A definitely is that- those who have played the prototypes seemed to consider it to be best A they have played. I’m certainly happy with them and I hope you like them also! They are currently available to buy on this page.
Notes: The new As feature a slightly different tuning slide to the brass slides as used on the Ds and Fs. They are still low profile, but use a low friction plastic lining instead of brass. They are also available in a satin plain aluminium finish.
Update on New Keys
I’ve been answering a lot of emails recently about when keys of whistles other than the D and F are going to come to fruition. I thought I’d provide a general update here. Though I had envisaged the G would be the next key, and we have taken a substantial number of advance orders for these, it is in fact probably the A which will be ready next. Those on the waiting list for the Gs (some of which have been waiting for almost a decade!!!), will be given first offer on the As. In a best case scenario we would also see both the G and the Eb available before the end of the year.
The Slow Game
Sometimes it can seem like the most frustrating thing: 12 years after starting out and only the D and the F have made it into the hands of musicians. As a musician it often seemed that an idea cooked up that day, or even on the spot, could make it out into the world and be enjoyed by others right there and then. As an instrument maker it all changed. Things took years, decades, or even lifetimes to come to fruition, and the more you tweaked, tinkered and listened the longer it took. I’d like to think that it pays off though. Well made musical instruments are not only capable of incredible feats with the right partnership, but they can also go and go for many years.
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