WHISTLES
Every Merlin whistle is hand-made here in our workshop on Easdale Island. No part is machine-made or moulded, so the whistle that you buy will be unique to you, and your whistle will be delivered to you in a neat black carrying case, with a Certificate of Authenticity personally signed by our Master Whistlemaker.
All our whistles are tuneable, allowing the instruments to be flattened or sharpened if required. Gently ease the body out of the tuning section to lengthen the body and flatten the sound, or ease it into the tuning section to shorten the body and sharpen the sound.
"BLACK KNIGHT Silver" range of Whistles
The whistles in the "Black Knight Silver" range are constructed with a black polymer body, brushed aluminium mouthpiece and tuning barrel, and ertacetyl/ABS fipple. Stylish whistles with a rich, mellow tone and a lively presence.
"Black Knight Silver" tuneable whistle prices
| Item |
Price |
| Low D Whistle |
£75.00 each |
| Tenor G whistle |
£60.00 each |
| Tenor A whistle |
£58.00 each |
| Tenor Bb whistle |
£56.00 each |
| Soprano C whistle |
£54.00 each |
| Soprano D whistle |
£52.00 each |
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"BLACK KNIGHT Gold" range of Whistles
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The "Black Knight Gold" range of tuneable whistles are constructed with a black polymer body, bright brass mouthpiece and tuning barrel and ertacetyl/ABS fipple.
They have the same rich tone as their silver brothers, and are a little weightier in the hand.
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"Black Knight Gold" tuneable whistle prices
| Item |
Price |
| Tenor G whistle |
£76.00 each |
| Tenor A whistle |
£73.00 each |
| Tenor Bb whistle |
£70.00 each |
| Soprano C whistle |
£67.00 each |
| Soprano D whistle |
£64.00 each |
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"EXCALIBUR Silver" range of Whistles
"Excalibur Silver" whistles are constructed with a brushed aluminium body and mouthpiece and a black ertacetyl tuning barrel. These eye-catching whistles have a clear, bright and sweet tone (see picture below).

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The "Excalibur Silver" Low D is a serious piece of kit. Here it is shown with an apparently diminutive narrow-bore Soprano D (see picture above), and in comparison with the Black Knight Low D (see picture on left).
"Excalibur Silver" wide-bore whistle prices
| Item |
Price |
| Low D whistle |
£120.00 each |
| Tenor G whistle - wide-bore |
£80.00 each |
| Tenor A whistle - wide-bore |
£78.00 each |
| Tenor Bb whistle - wide-bore |
£76.00 each |
| Soprano C whistle - wide-bore |
£74.00 each |
| Soprano D whistle - wide-bore |
£72.00 each |
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"Excalibur Silver" narrow-bore whistles
"Excalibur Silver" narrow-bore whistle prices
| Item |
Price |
| Soprano C - narrow-bore tuneable |
£67.00 each |
| Soprano D - narrow-bore tuneable |
£65.00 each |
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"EXCALIBUR Gold" range of Whistles
The "Excalibur Gold" range have a brass body and mouthpiece, and an ertacetyl tuning barrel. These are our "top of the range" whistles, substantially weighty and beautifully classic in style, with the same bright sound as the "Excalibur Silvers". Professional grade whistles, and really something special!
"Excalibur Gold" wide-bore whistle prices
| Item |
Price |
| Tenor G whistle - wide-bore |
£120.00 each |
| Tenor A whistle - wide-bore |
£115.00 each |
| Tenor Bb whistle - wide-bore |
£110.00 each |
| Soprano C whistle - wide-bore |
£105.00 each |
| Soprano D whistle - wide-bore |
£100.00 each |
"Excalibur Gold" narrow-bore whistle prices
| Item |
Price |
| Soprano C whistle - narrow-bore |
£95.00 each |
| Soprano D whistle - narrow-bore |
£90.00 each |
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"Excalibur Gold" wide-bore sets
As well as being offered singly, "Excalibar Gold" wide-bore whistles are also available in sets of one head
and four matched bodies (in the keys of D,C,Bb and A), or one head and five matched bodies (in the keys of D7, D,C,Bb and A).
Each body comes with its own carrying case.
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"Excalibar Gold" wide-bore set prices
| Item |
Price |
| Set of one head and four matched bodies |
£360.00 each |
| Set of one head and five matched bodies |
£460.00 each |
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"EXCALIBUR Silver" and "EXCALIBUR Gold" Soprano D7 Whistles
We are proud to be one of the few whistle-makers able to offer Soprano D7 whistles. These, as their name suggests, are Soprano D whistles with a seventh hole. This is offset slightly to facilitate playing using the little finger of the bottom hand and gives the C natural below bottom D, enabling tunes in "modal" keys to be played, which considerably extends the possible repertoire of the player. The tune below is in the key of D Mixolydian and, without the bottom C natural, could only be played using the upper registers, which loses the lovely low "dropping" effect of the last notes:
Leave the bottom C natural hole open for tunes in the major key, and the D7 whistle plays as a normal Soprano D.
Soprano D7 whistles are available in both the "Excalibur Silver" and the "Excalibur Gold" ranges, and in both wide- and narrow-bores.
"Excalibar Silver" and "Excalibar Gold" Soprano D7 whistle prices
| Item |
Price |
| "Excalibar Silver" Soprano D7 whistle - wide-bore |
£80.00 each |
| "Excalibar Silver" Soprano D7 whistle - narrow-bore |
£75.00 each |
| "Excalibar Gold" Soprano D7 whistle - wide-bore |
£125.00 each |
| "Excalibar Gold" Soprano D7 whistle - narrow-bore |
£110.00 each |
Merlin Music Whistle Roll
The compact and safe way to store your whistles, and to carry them with you wherever you go, our whistle rolls take five Merlin whistles from Tenor G (approx 40cm long) through A, Bb, Soprano C and Soprano D. We hope you’ll fill them with Merlin whistles, but they’ll fit other popular makes too, of course.
Made from fine, soft, red felt fabric, each whistle roll is hand-stitched on our trusty heirloom treadle sewing machine. (Why go high-tech, when low-tech does the job perfectly?)
A top flap folds down to protect your whistles and to ensure they can’t slide out, then the whole thing rolls up from the “high whistle” end and along the side flap, which acts as a wrap-round cover. A black grosgrain ribbon ties it all up securely.
Neat! Roll up and go!
Whistle roll price
| Item |
Price |
| Red felt whistle roll |
£10.00 each |
Merlin Music CD
We also have a CD featuring tunes from Session Books One and Two played on our whistles
and flutes (flutes now discontinued). More info on our CD is available here, where you can also download samples to hear the flutes and whistles being played.