The Questions People Ask a Whistlemaker
Misha Somerville answers questions often asked about an unusual and incredible profession.
Spray on Anti-condense solution which helps to keep the airway clear and free from blocking. Clogging or blocking is not an issue that all players have, and it is also something that often disappears after 'playing in' a whistle. If you do have continuing issues, or if you wish to accelerate the 'play in' time, then this will be useful.
Please note: we cannot guarantee this will work with all makes of whistles - the design of the airway itself is what has the biggest influence on whether an airway blocks or not.
- Incredibly simple and elegant key system - a process of years of carving off excess material to arrive at the most elemental form.
- The first Chameleon is based on a Low D whistle - a 'D Chameleon'.
- Pinky keys/fingers to play E♭ and G♯.
- Optional thumb keys (4 legged Chameleon) or plain toneholes (2 legged Chameleon) for B♭ and F♮.
- 2 legged Chameleon comes with polished silver stopper for back holes if just E♭ and G♯ wish to be used.
- Blue green tinted anodised body from polished aerospace grade alloy - light, precise, resonant.
- Blackened stainless steel 3D printed keys, allowing limitless exploration of form to produce extremely ergonomic key forms.
- Light touch, magnetically sprung keys.
- Custom Chameleon Case made from brushed aluminium and a precision machined transparent tray. Felt lined and with a removable shoulder strap.
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Free worldwide Shipping for orders above £250 / $300 / €300
| Region | Free / Economy | Express |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 3-4 days | 1-2 days |
| Europe | 5-7 days | 3-4 days |
| North America | 6-11 days | 3-6 days |
| Rest of World | 7-13 days | 4-6 days |
All estimates are working days from dispatch. Got questions? Get in touch.
All international postage is insured.
- Worldwide postal services are very reliable - we send hundreds of packages a year and it is very, very unusual for one to go missing. Sometimes there are delays due to worldwide circumstances (e.g. pandemics, postage fluctuations like Christmas) or local circumstances. Tracking allows us to check the whereabouts of a package but, unless your package has been delivered to a neighbour without you knowing, tracking doesn't speed up delivery - it just allows us to check its whereabouts in countries where postal tracking is available.
- It is our responsibility to get your order to you, but we also work with postage services around the world, and any issues they may be facing at the time. We are constantly impressed with how reliable international postal services are given the distances we are posting. In the small number of cases there is a delay, we greatly appreciate your patience. We will work to resolve any issues - we have never not delivered an order.
- We dispatch orders within 1-2 working days. You'll get an email to confirm dispatch (please remember to check spam/junk mail).
- If what you are after is not showing up as in stock in our shop, please email us to find when we will have an instrument ready to send to you.
- Dispatch times are meant as a guide only. Very occasionally things do go wrong - not every whistle we make meets our standards. In this case we'd rather delay your order than supply a poor instrument.
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Spray on Anti-condense solution which helps to keep the airway clear and free from blocking. Clogging or blocking is not an issue that all players have, and it is also something that often disappears after 'playing in' a whistle. If you do have continuing issues, or if you wish to accelerate the 'play in' time, then this will be useful.
Please note: we cannot guarantee this will work with all makes of whistles - the design of the airway itself is what has the biggest influence on whether an airway blocks or not.