Posts by Peter Mitchell

The Tin Whistle only has 6 holes and looks like a very simple instrument. Does this mean it's easy to play? Looks can be deceiving. While it is relatively simple to learn the notes and...

Whether you're replacing parts on a bongo drum or you would just like to know its anatomy, it can be helpful to know the different sections and parts of a bongo drum. I made this diagram to be a...

So you want to buy some bongos but are not sure what price point makes sense. I also wanted to know what's the difference between cheap, mid-grade, and expensive bongos, so I decided to do the...

I have tried to record the bongos several times over the years and I have never done an in-depth study on the best way to record bongos. The most straightforward and common way to record bongos is...

It's amazing what kind of musical notation you can stumble on. You might have seen an S or a squiggly line that's not a trill above your music, and thought "how on earth do I play that?" Well,...

I love the sound of the tin whistle (also called a penny whistle), but one thing I've wondered for a while is which material is the best kind for a tin whistle? I decided to do some research and put...