The Reyburn Whistle Collection
My ancestral line is descended from the Gordon Clan of Scotland, and for over 11 years I have been making handmade whistles. Unusual as it was, my first venture into whistle smithing was creating the Low D (stimulated by the Riverdance video), and has progressed from there to the Low F, the Low G, the Alto Bb and lastly the soprano C, D, Eb and A.
The original head on the Low D was made of maple wood as working with wood was most familiar to me from earlier endeavors of making furniture and wooden jewelry. When I created the soprano design I used a new approach combining Delrin and brass and changed the airway from flat to curved. This design was so successful that I recently incorporated it into all of the low whistles so that the entire collection is uniform.
I have a great time playing my whistles with an improvisational group that plays weekly and some of these recorded tunes will appear on this site. So check back as I will be rotating them in from time to time.
Thanks for visiting my site and I hope you enjoy the sound clips and pictures of my creations.
Ronaldo Reyburn