＜p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"＞＜span＞A step lower than D, the drop in pitch is inherently mellow, but this whistle still provides a clear, strong tone.  A great whistle to use for accompanists since most keyboard, guitar, etc players will be quite comfortable in the key of C＜/span＞＜br＞＜br＞＜span＞Excellent for playing music in:＜/span＞＜/p＞＜ul class="editor-list-ul"＞＜li value="1" class="editor-listitem"＞＜span＞C Major＜/span＞＜/li＞＜li value="2" class="editor-listitem"＞＜span＞F Major＜/span＞＜/li＞＜li value="3" class="editor-listitem"＞＜span＞d minor＜/span＞＜/li＞＜li value="4" class="editor-listitem"＞＜span＞a minor＜/span＞＜/li＞＜/ul＞＜p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"＞＜span＞(and more, with enough creativity)＜/span＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph"＞＜br＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"＞＜span＞This solid brass whistle features a durable Delrin mouthpiece and a sliding headjoint for fine-tuning.  Offering a sweet, substantial voice with the depth to carry in a session and the clarity needed for recording, this whistle provides a balance of warmth and brightness.  Octave jumps and ornamentation feel natural & tuning is consistent from the low end to the high end.

＜/span＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph"＞＜br＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"＞＜span＞This whistle is 33.5cm (13.25") long ＜/span＞＜i＞＜em class="editor-italic"＞~depending on where it's tuned~＜/em＞＜/i＞＜span＞ & weighs 3.9oz＜/span＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph"＞＜br＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"＞＜span＞The machined finish on our brass whistles is bright without being, "shiny".  Over time, a natural patina will form. Many musicians love this, however; if you prefer to avoid/remove patina, gentle methods for cleaning & polishing used on any brass surface should work on our whistles, as well.＜/span＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph"＞＜br＞＜/p＞＜p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"＞＜b＞＜strong class="editor-bold"＞Peace Through Music International＜/strong＞＜/b＞＜span＞ works to transform the lives of war impacted children and adolescents through locally-run, youth-led music education programs.

 For every instrument sold, Verdant sends enough money to PTMI to provide a participant with an instrument & instruction.＜/span＞＜/p＞