{"title":"Heikes Whistles","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eLloyd Heikes makes his whistles by hand in a small home workshop in Greeley, Colorado. The woodworking comes from decades of building violins, which he still builds. Irish music came later, when he took it up as a player, and his curiosity as a maker did the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eHe spent several years developing these whistles before he was satisfied, bringing prototypes to the sessions around Greeley and listening closely to what players told him. That instinct runs through everything he does. Lloyd has restored a number of vintage cars, and the lathe he turns his whistles on is a vintage machine he rebuilt piece by piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe whistles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThese are classic wooden whistles, sweet and woodsy, with just enough chiff to give them character. Volume sits in a good place, moderate to strong, carrying well in a session yet never too much for playing alone at home. Each is turned from a tonewood of Lloyd's choosing, so no two are quite alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heikes-wooden-whistles","title":"Heikes Wooden Whistles","description":"\u003cp\u003eLloyd Heikes might be better known for his Violin making but he's been making whistles for a couple years now. His whistles could be described as sweet \u0026amp; woodsy with a slight bit of \"chiff\" Good session whistles - moderate to strong in volume yet not too loud to be enjoyed for solo playing at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey of D. Case not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"238\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Firishflutestore%2Fvideos%2F448989871958933%2F\u0026amp;show_text=0\u0026amp;width=560\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/185065498\u0026amp;color=7bae23\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=true\u0026amp;show_comments=false\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\" data-dashlane-frameid=\"5137\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 90%;\"\u003eLearn this tune and more with Blayne Chastain's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blaynechastain.com\/i-teach\" target=\"blank\"\u003eonline Irish flute lessons\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd a bit of playing from Frank Claudy!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJdzDS9bWkw?si=_rAmHg814TGoBY09\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" data-dashlane-frameid=\"273\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aTDbp98dEuE?si=QY9ehjwPv-4OzTiN\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" data-dashlane-frameid=\"287\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heikes Whistles","offers":[{"title":"Blackwood #211","offer_id":47343412510946,"sku":"heik-211","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Blackwood #212","offer_id":47343412543714,"sku":"heik-212","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Camelthorne #213","offer_id":47343412576482,"sku":"heik-213","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Camelthorne #214","offer_id":47343412609250,"sku":"heik-214","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Camelthorne #215","offer_id":47343412642018,"sku":"heik-215","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Camelthorne #216","offer_id":47343412674786,"sku":"heik-216-IFS","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2140\/2331\/files\/heik-211.jpg?v=1769126620"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.irishflutestore.com\/collections\/heikes-irish-whistles.oembed","provider":"Irish Flute Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}