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Whistle Creations & Vintage Horn Restorations
Welcome to River Whistles and Restorations. Since 2018 I have blended years of high tech materials modeling with hundreds of years of whistle design to bring you whistles never seen before with attributes never considered before made of materials never used before. You may email me (riverwhistles@gmail.com) about the whistles seen here for pricing and availability.
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I also restore vintage horns and cases of famous brands including YORK, OLDS, KING, and others (Reynolds etc). You can reach out to me about a horn or case you want restored or want to sell or buy at riverwhistles@gmail.com ... Feel free to check out my Horn Museum as well ...
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NOTE: I am semi-retired from making whistles and now focus on restoring vintage horns.
Whistles
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Lost Copper Whistle of Bag's End
Nobody knows how long the whistle was searched for, All that was known was it was lost...
Aged Copper Tunable High D River Whistle
Please email if interested
This Irish or "penny" whistle is the first of its kind. it is 3D printed in a superior PLA that is 10 times stronger than plastic. It is plated with real copper and forced age Patina. It is adorned with the Celtic Trigram rings and perfectly tuned to Traditional intonation.
Catalogue of past designs
Video Reviews
A great and fair review by the one and only Cutiepie!
Another fantastic review by Cutiepie of my Low G Whistle
Customer Reviews
Other Instruments and Doodads
River Restoration
Vintage Collectable Horn and Case Restoration
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Rescued Horns 4 Sale
1955 BEACON
Horn Restore
* Loosen Slides * Replace felts and corks * Remove Lacquer * polish and buff * Chemical Internal Cleaning *
1955 BEACON
Getzen 90 stencil
Professional Grade
Art Deco Bell Typeface
Bottom Spring Valves
Rare misprint
"Moston, Mass"
instead of Boston, Mass
Sold 2/18/25
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1952 Embassy Trumpet
Horn Restore / custom case
* fixed large dents in bell * loosen slides * Replace felts and corks * Remove Lacquer * polish and buff * Custom Art Deco Leather Hard Case * Chemical Internal Cleaning
Embassy Trumpet
made in England (Besson)
Student Grade
Art Deco Bell Engraving
Sold 12/09/24
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1957 York 75th
Horn Restore
* Dent at solder joint left as is * loosen slides * Replace felts and corks * Remove Lacquer * polish and buff * Chemical Internal Cleaning * Straighten Bell *
Before Restoration!
York 75th Anniversary
Intermediate Grade
Art Deco Bell Engraving
Sold 2/24/25
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Vintage Horn Museum
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1945 York Custom Cornet
York Custom Cornet
Professional Grade
Rose brass bell
Underslung third slide ring
Microtuner
Custom case
Custom Case/ Horn Restore
*Fixed bent leadpipe * fixed dents in curve of bell * loosen slides * Replace felts and corks * remove lacquer * polish and buff * Replace case fabric inside and out * Replace mouthpiece holder * Custom Leather Celtic Knot Badge * Chemical Internal Cleaning * Replace Case Handle
Before Restoration!
History and Info
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According to brass-history.net
Carl Fischer purchased York in 1940, and the company briefly continued manufacturing instruments until WWII when it switched to manufacturing military equipment for the United States. After the war, the York factory transferred their higher quality professional grade instruments to the West German company called Bohm & Meinl (B&M). - https://www.yorkloyalist.com/history
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1932 King Liberty #1
*Fixed bent leadpipe * fixed large dents in bell * loosen slides * Replace felts and corks * polish and buff * Remove stuck cornet mouthpiece * fix dents in second valve slide tubing * replace Third slide stop rod * Chemical Internal Cleaning
Custom Case/ Horn Restore
Before Restoration!
King Liberty Silvertone #1
Professional Grade
Sterling Silver Bell
Magnolia Blossom Bell Engraving
(Art Nouveau)
Slides and mouthpiece freed by
Gary Meierhenry at
Stanroy Music in Santa Rosa, CA
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1953 Olds Special Cornet
Before Restoration!
Before Restoration!
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Horn and Case Restore
* Fix Large Dents * Replace felts and corks * Remove Lacquer * polish and buff * Chemical Internal Cleaning * Bell Joint Dent Fixed as Much as Possible for Now * Case cleaned * Add New Handle
Before Restoration!
Finger ring holder attached by
Gary Meierhenry at Stanroy Music Center in Santa Rosa, CA
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1953 OLDS L-5 Special Cornet
Professional Grade
Art Deco Bell Typeface
L.A. model
Olds case with new handle
