Pennywhistle Fingering Chart (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Fingering Chart for Susato™ Pennywhistles

œ œ œ œ

# # # #

œ œ œ œ

# c

œ œ œ œ

Whistle

in Key

of -B-

œ œ œ œ

# # # #

œ œ œ œ

# c

œ œ œ œ

Whistle

in Key

of -F#-

Forefinger

Middlefinger

Ringfinger

Forefinger

Middlefinger

= Open

Ringfinger

Tone-Hole

= Close

as needed

= Closed

Tone-Hole

Care and Maintenance

Susato Whistles are made of ABS, a high quality man-made material particularly suitable for

wind instruments. With only a little care they will last for many years and give you much joy. If you have a

one-part Susato whistle without a joint, all you need to do is wash the whistle occasionally in warm soapwater.

If you have a two-part whistle, you should also wash it occasionally, but in addition, the joint needs to be

lubricated with Joint-Grease (Order #: SJG22) that came with the instrument. Without lubrication the rubber

-O- ring on the joint will wear prematurely and make pitch-adjustments via joint movement very difficult.

About Bore Sizes

In General: The size and geometry of a windinstrument’s bore determines the volume of a given instrument:

The bigger the bore, the louder the sound; the smaller the bore, the softer the sound.

To give whistle players a choice: Some Susato™ Whistles are available in two bore sizes. The high

octave -Eb- and -D- are made with what we call a -V- bore and also with a slightly larger -S- bore.

(These are arbitray names with no more meaning than distinguishing one bore size from another)

The -V- bore based whistles have a slightly “sweeter” sound in general, but at a somewhat smaller volume.

Not being as “agressive” in sound in the upper parts of the second octave, such whistles will be useful

for playing alone or through microphones.

Our -S- bore based whistles continue to be the favored models for session playing, folk dancebands and

whenever a richer volume is desirable. If in doubt, our -S- series whisles are best sellers for many years.

The same applies to our -Bb- models, which are available in the -S- bore size and a slightly larger -M- size bore

with a considerably richer sound. All other models of our whistles are available in one bore-size only.

Susato™ Pennywhistles, Tabor-Pipes, Txistus, Pentacorders, and Ocarinas are available worldwide.

Ask your favorite dealer about other Susato™ products and publications.

Our Website:

E-Mail:

Kelischek Workshop for Historical Instruments, 199 Waldroup Road, Brasstown, North Carolina 28902 USA

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