The Strawberry Blossom Reel played on a Thornton D whistle.
The Holly Spoon reel played on a Thornton E flat whistle
The Kings of Inishboffin jig composed by Charlie Lennon played on a Thornton Low F Whistle
The Moons of Jupiter played on a Low G Thornton Whistle. This tune was composed by Grey Larsen, one of my most favourite musicians!
Thornton Whistle Prices.
C, D or an Eb are $90 with $5 postage & packaging (P&P) within the US and $10 for international.
Thornton Low Whistle in F or G prices.
$160 with $6.50 postage & packaging (P&P) within the US and $11 for international.
Thornton Whistles.
I make whistles in C, D, and E flat.
The are made with a brass body and the mouth piece is made from a PVC tube, a Delrin plug with brass fittings. The whistle is also tuneable from its head piece.
Low whistles are now available!
Low whistles are now available in F and G.
These low whistles have an aluminum body and tuning slide. The mouthpiece is made from black ABS plastic.
Combo set!
This is a D whistle with an extra E flat body. Price is $125. Email me if you would like one or have any question at all.
A Low G Thornton Whistle. The body is Aluminium and the mouth piece is made from black ABS plastic.
The internal windway of the mouth piece is tapered. This results is a whistle that doesn't require a huge amount of pressure to sound. This design feature was inspired by Pat O'Riordans fine work.
Tuning slide. The joint is lined with some waxed cotton string and covered with PTFE tape.
