Jimmy...can you help? tin whistle...

[Iolaus]

A quick look through L.E. McCullough's "The Complete Irish Whistle Tutor" didn't give me anything, so I picked up my whistle and started playing with it (don't go there ).

If you slowly rock your fingers off to the side, you'll get a strong bend all the way to the top of the scale - pretty much like a slide whistle!

Bending a note down is a little trickier, but uses the same principle; roll your finger onto the note below the note you are bending.

This all works better in the upper range, but I'm sure some practice could develop the lower range to some extent. Smoothly bending down more than a step will be hard.

[UmAnOnion]

Moderately off topic here but i have to say that i am amazed by the wealth of knowledge & experience to be found on X-marks. No matter what the subject there are others who know somethimng about it and more than willing to share.

Very very impressive!