You will probably be thinking that there enough whistles out there in music land?

The quick answer is probably yes. BUT.........

As a player of whistles for many years and other instruments including various bagpipes, I have never been entirely happy with the many different whistles I have tried. 

What I am aiming for is an instrument that not only plays well but is a reasonable price for the player who is just getting into low whistles or even more advanced players. 

Whatever anyone says a straight bored wind instrument is always a compromise tuning wise. It is just the nature of the beast. There are so many variables and it all depends somewhat on the player; how hard they blow etc. It is amazing how much you can alter the pitch of a wind instrument just by changing the breath pressure. Air temperature is hugely important too!

I would never claim that my whistles are better or worse than anyone else's because each maker has a different sound etc. What I will say is that for the price and playability I'm sure you will be pleased with your purchase.

The whistles are made from Alloy tubing with synthetic (food quality) mouthpiece blocks or Black PVC tubing tunable and have a 'plastic' mouthpiece block with curved wind way to minimise condensation. 

Being handmade in my small workshop there will sometimes be slight differences in the external shape of the mouthpiece as each one is individually shaped. This makes no difference to the sound or tone.

READ ON...........

Why Shearwater? The Shearwater is a small migratory seabird and it is found on the Bass Strait islands off the north east tip of Tasmania, Australia. I migrated from Tasmania to the UK in 2005 so there you have it....

Our sopranos have a bright and clear tone in both octaves with balanced volume, as do all our whistles. The change from first to second octave in all key is excellent. The whistles are well in tune with themselves. Tuneable whistles have fine tuning possibilities and you will find that very little movement is required. They are however made with a moderate amount of movement with the tuning slide.