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American Slide Whistle | 
| Brand: Woodstock Percussion
Category: Toy
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $15.99(as of 9/4/10 11:33 PDT - Details)
You Save: $9.00 (36%)
New (7) from $15.99
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 14680
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 1 x 12.6
MPN: ASW
Model: ASW
UPC: 028375001217
EAN: 0028375001217
ASIN: B00000IS23
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Range of more than two octaves | | • | Made of nickel-plated brass | | • | Made in USA | | • | Come with gift box and song sheet | | • | Only from Woodstock |
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Product Description
Woodstock American Slide Whistle With so many fun applications, it's no wonder the American Slide Whistle is one of Woodstock's best selling musical instruments. Made of nickel-plated brass, this affordable little instrument is so versatile, toddlers will be amazed by the many sounds they can create, from bird calls to cartoon sound effects - stay clear of banana peels! There's even a song sheet to teach your child the way to play. Great for cognition and hand/eye coordination, as well as imagination and musical creativity.
Editorial Review
What goes up, must come down--and this slide whistle goes up and down the musical scale with ease. It's made of nickel-plated brass, is 12 inches long, and ranges two octaves; it's also solid to hold, not the usual plastic slide whistle that lasts about as long as popcorn at the movies. Like a trombone, you change pitch by blowing into the whistle and moving the slide. Included with your whistle are instructions for playing, a diagram of note positions, and a brief history of the slide whistle, a.k.a. the piston flute. Wetting your whistle couldn't be easier than this! Use it for sound effects on home videos, for kiddy musical presentations, or just to whistle while you work. Since it's a metal whistle, supervision of younger users is recommended. --Lee Strucker
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 This one is good. July 16, 2010
GARY GOOP (Nig Ville)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the one to buy. Don't tell your kid and just address it to them. Priceless when they get the mail. Spongebob fans unite! Worth every penny.
 Big Hit! November 25, 2009
Book Bug
My 12 year old grandsons love these whistles. It is well made, solid materials. Drives adults crazy, but who cares.
Not Just a Toy - My Husband Has Used on Records October 12, 2009
L. Gildart (Somerville, MA USA)
I bought this to help teach my son about pitch and to have something fun and musical that could be picked up and carried around. We'd had a plastic slide whistle that I'm pretty sure we got at the circus, and I couldn't find it.
This is a real whistle, not a toy. It's quite capable of producing an astonishing range of sounds, all of which are silly and joyful and fun! My husband, a professional musician, has used it in the studio, and it sounds great on his records. I told him to get his own.
I bought it to give, decided to keep it for myself August 27, 2009
TTP3317 (Arlington, TX)
I have no music background, but sure enjoy playing with this whistle. It is solidly built and I expect it to last many years, perhaps generations. I bought this to give to my grandson for his fourth birthday. When it arrived, I couldn't resist. Now he's going to get one of those three legged Stanley flashlights instead.
The box says this is for ages 3 and up but I don't think so. My grandson can blow it and slide it OK, but his arms aren't long enough to get the slide to it's full length. A shorter unit would be better.
And of course, boys are boys. It took only seven minutes for the whistle to become a very cool gun for fending off the bad guys.
 Probably needs tweaking August 22, 2009
J. M. Nelson (Minneapolis, MN United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The mouthpiece was imprecisely stamped and bent, and the blade - the part that splits the air stream - had a rough edge, making it difficult to play and impossible at the low end. Grinding it smooth made it playable, but it remained difficult to control. The wind way was uneven as well, but much more difficult to modify. I purchased two, and one would hardly play at all. If you get one, be prepared to grind/file and perhaps hammer - as the whistle makers say, "tweak" - and don't expect much from it save stereotypical, uneven, imprecise glissandos. As an amateur musician and maker of penny-whistles, I find this item more suitable as a defensive weapon than a precision musical instrument, or, perhaps, I simply don't understand slide whistles.
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