mk Kelpie - Low D Whistle (Workshop Blemished)

The mk Kelpie is a great instrument for an introduction to playing Low D Whistle, and connecting with culture, people and place through music. With echoes of its namesake - the mythical water spirit and shapeshifting Kelpie - reach back through time to play a tune as old as the hills or as fresh as the moment. 

Occasionally, we produce a whistle that falls short of our first-quality cosmetic standards. Workshop Blemished whistles are fully functional - they sound and play as well as any other mk whistle - but may have cosmetic issues, including small scratches, colour variation, surface irregularities, and anodising imperfections. Most of these blemishes will be on the body or finish of the whistle. Typical issues might include a colour variation between head and body, a fleck or unanodised area where a metal chip has interfered with the anodising process, or an engraving inaccuracy.

We would rather see these whistles being played than sitting in a drawer and hence we offer them at a discounted price.

We offer our standard warranty on Workshop Blemished models. We cannot provide information or photos regarding the exact condition of individual whistles. We do accept returns on unused items within 30 days of purchase. The customer is responsible for return shipping costs.

There is no moulded plastic involved in the crafting of an mk Kelpie. It is an elegant single-piece all-metal construction which maintains the same mk qualities of design and craft as all mk whistles, and carries the same guarantee. 

Yes, this is an affordable, accessible, robust and portable low whistle but, make no mistake, this is a serious instrument that can tame a dragon in the right hands! 

Features

- Deep, ethereal & haunting, or bright, nimble & buoyant, as you choose to play

- Tapered airway creates a balance of back pressure and air requirement

- No clogging/blocking

- Precisely positioned and cut tone-holes for superb tuning 

- Ergonomic design to ease fingerstretch [more info] 

- Mouthpiece is turned and cut on precision machines rather than bent or moulded

- Solid "take anywhere" one-piece construction

- Same superb craftsmanship (and guarantee) as on all mk whistles

Specifications

- Size: 565mm x 25mm Ø diameter  

- Weight: 210g

- Material: Aerospace grade 6000 series anodised aluminium  

- Accessories: Real-wool thick felt sleeve 

- ASIN - B084HG3Q6Z

Features

- 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

All estimates are working days from dispatch. Got questions? Get in touch.

// Shipping Info

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.

// Dispatch Times

- 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.