Tin whistle

The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle,[1]English flageoletScottish penny whistletin flageoletIrish whistleBelfast Hornpipefeadóg stáin (or simply feadóg) and Clarke London Flageolet[2] is a simple, six-holed woodwindinstrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorderNative American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. A tin whistle player is called a tin whistler or simply a whistler. The tin whistle is closely associated with Celtic music.

Tin whistle
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Several high D tin whistles
from left to right: Clarke Sweetone; Shaw (customised); O'Brien; Reyburn; Generation (customised); Copeland; Overton

Woodwind instrument
Other names Pennywhistle
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification 421.221.12
(Open flute with internal duct and fingerholes)
Playing range
Two octaves
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