Lamzdeliai and twisted off of the wood. The blowing end is closed off with a stopper made from the wood, with one side cut off. At the place where the stopper ends, a whistle hole is cut into the bark, and one end of the hole is bent slightly inwards. Three to six finger holes are cut in the pipe. Wooden pipes are made of ash or linden wood. The bark is removed, and the instrument is hollowed out by burning, drilling or carving. The blowing hole, whistle hole and finger holes are made in the same way as for the
Tin whistle head, and are almost always referred to as "low whistles" but sometimes called "concert whistles". The low whistle operates on identical principles to the standard whistles, but musicians in the tradition may consider it a separate instrument. The term "soprano whistle" is sometimes used for the higher-pitched whistles when it is necessary to distinguish them from low whistles. The notes are selected by opening or closing holes with the fingers. Holes are typically covered with the pads of the fingers, but some players, particularly when negotiating the larger holes and spacing in low whistles, may employ the "piper's grip". With