Tin Whistle Maintenance - Cleaning, Care, and Feeding
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2019
- "How do I clean/polish/take care of my tin whistle?" I get this question more than anything and it always surprises me because there's not a lot to it - at least not if you ask me. Here I break down the (very) few things that I do to maintain my whistles, plus a couple of tips if you really do want to keep them shiny.
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A good tip to clean any gunk out of the mouthpiece is to cut a thin strip of stiff paper / cardboard to size and run it through the mouthpiece. I've found the cardboard flap on Rizla packets cut to size is ideal. Just don't be heavy-handed and don't use thick card to avoid damage to the blade.
I like the look of my brass feadóg after a few years playing. I never clean the body. The worn look adds character.
I use a clean gun cleaning kit for all sizes of flutes and whistles. Michael
I'm sure condensation can be a problem, but plain old spit seems to be the more problematic issue that can really mess me up, and requires an immediate response. Sucking in does work with less impact on the progression of the tune.
thx a lot for the tips, I agree, keep it simple :)
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Great tips for a whistle... how about a flute? :) Particularly ....the moisture buildup in the cork? Does a cork need to be replaced? Does it deteriorate due to moisture decay? Thanks in advance for any words of help. ;)
Thank you!!!! 🎵
as for your friend being told by the pipe maker that he didn’t want the Uilleann pipe chanter looking as nice ever again, I completely disagree.
I find that the longer i play the harder it becomes, the air does not get through even though i am blowing the same. It is like the whistle gets clogged and i have to shake it every time i play. I have a Clark original whistle.
Thanks for the tip about the glue! I would have never thought about the hot water trick. Also, what about cleaning silver whistles? I just got a beautiful one from Gary. Any tips for those? Thanks!
For a tunable wooden whistle (Milligan) with brass fittings, should I put anything on the brass so they don't get damaged when taking apart/putting together?
Who cares about the outside? However, a simple way to clean the inside is to leave the whistles in an ultrasound cleaner for a few minutes. These are very cheap at eBay. Use warm water with a few drops of dishwashing soap. Leave them to dry by themselves. The remaining soap residue in the windway helps to prevent clogging.
Can't believe it never occurred to me to just strip the glue off! Here I was just carrying four whistles to my sessions all tuned ~20 cents apart.
This is pretty much what I do to keep my whistles playing well. The only thing I'll add is that you can also shake the moisture out of the mouthpiece by shaking it downwards once. You do need more space to do this, so maybe not ideal for in the middle of a session :)
does the blowing tip for the mouthpiece work for a classic clarke whistle that doesnt have a mouthpiece?
Thank you for the video and teaching. I have a question: how is it greased?, how much grease is used?, how often should grease be applied to the joints of the tin whistle?
I have a chieftain v5 untunable low d. It’s one piece, metal. Can I run water through that? I feel like there’s some gunk stuck in the mouth piece and a little farther in. I want to figure out how to get that stuff out of there but I’m afraid to use a tiny brush or anything in case I might scrape something that I shouldn’t be touching.
Good morning. I play a Jerry Freeman tweaked mellow dog high D. What is the best way to clean the inside of the "barrel"? Does it even need to be cleaned? I've tried using a wooden dowel with soft gauze wrapped around it but obviously when I pulled the dowel out the gauze stayed in the barrel. I was able to gently push it out. My first whistle was the Clarke Sweet Tone and over time it just corroded at the mouthpiece and fell apart
hi any idea how you clean the rust inside a low whistle ? i can see blue oxidisation on the inside of my Howard Low C