I’ve just put the finishing touches to the first batch of Red Pro Fs. Most have disappeared to various corners of the world already but do get in touch if you’d like one.
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Misha, I wanted to spend some time with this whistle before I wrote to you. I have had it for nearly a week, I think. This is the finest low D whistle I have ever played – it is everything I tried to describe to you, and I cannot thank you enough for it. I […]
At one time the waiting list was 3 years, but for the first time since starting out over ten years ago, we actually have some Pro Fs in stock. It is only a small number though, so it might not be for long! Certainly one continuing frustration here has been having to tell people it’ll […]
Dear Misha, Just a note to let you know how happy I am with my new MK Kelpie Low D Whistle. As an absolute beginner with low whistles, and little more than a beginner with whistles in general, it was important to me that my first low whistle came from a respected maker, had a good […]
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Upcoming dispatch times
As we’ve been getting lots of emails asking when whistles are going to be ready we thought it would be a good idea to keep everyone updated with when they’ll be ready through our twitter feed – www.twitter.com/mkwhistles. We’ll be tagging info as we put it up so you can search twitter for any […]
It has been a revealing experience so far going back over all this previous work on the toob key design. All these ideas have had the first flush of enthusiasm hammered out of them now and it’s good to look back at them in a new light. This week in particular we’ve been seized by […]
Earlier this week there was a fire at our Anodisers. Fortunately no-one was hurt and it was contained. It has mean’t all their production is currently on hold. Like all the people we work with – they are exceptionally good at what they do and one of the up-shots of working with people that are […]
Following on from my previous posts on the toob key design (overview, Part 1) and moving further through the “family tree” I’d like to take you through our ideas on a fabric hinge for the toob keys. This idea came out of our pre-occupation with the offset of the fingerpad from the tonehole along the […]
One of the most challenging parts in making whistles (and I suspect lots of other instruments) is keeping the corners and edges sharp. The fipple – the edge the airstream is directed onto – for example, is one of the most important parts in the formation of a good tone. Also, the edges of the […]
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Notes on the Kelpie
I used to think that all wind instruments should have tuning slides, certainly all the classic winds instruments do – Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone etc etc – although not so much their ethnic relatives. Having spoken to many customers over the last few years, I’ve realised that buying an expensive musical instrument, particularly when you’re […]