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 and Eb.
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