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You will probably be thinking that are there not enough Low 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 low 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. So many whistles are highpriced and their performance is often unsatisfactory.
  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 elses 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 happy.

The whistles are made from Alloy tubing with synthetic (food quality) mouthpiece blocks or Black PVC tubing and if requested a contrasting mouthpiece, tunable and have a 'plastic' mouthpiece block with curved wind way to minimise condensation. Aluminium with Polymer mouth piece is also available on request.
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. I am happy to custom make* an all white whistle with black mouthpiece if requested.

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.....

****NEW UPDATE:  
I have decided to make all black PVC whistles as I am getting more orders for those but will still make white mouthpieces if required.  I can do them with contrasting mouthpiece if requested.
Low alloy whistles are non tuneable but as they play in tune anyway that is not a problem.
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* Please note to avoid confusion: Custom made means whistles made to order ie. White bodied whistles or other combinations of colours and or keys. My normal PVC whistles are black, alloy or aluminium/black PVC mouthpiece. Any other combination is custom made.