Photograph by Tom Parker
$10.95
Pennywhistle bought online.
$.04
Pennywhistle made from pennies.
Pennywhistles aren’t expensive, and a quick search online finds plenty of sites showing how to make them out of plastic, metal, or wood. They’re easy to make, too, but the devil is in the details. Adjusting one for good tone requires patience and a little trial and error.
For my pennywhistle, I wanted to fashion a universal mouthpiece or “fipple,” so that I could experiment with as many different materials and proportions as possible. I ...
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