Now Crafting and Shipping Orders Placed November 2020
Now Crafting and Shipping Orders Placed November 2020
By far my most frequently asked question, and also the most difficult for me to answer. When I have many hundreds of orders on the wait list, there is simply no way that I can accurately forecast how long your wait will be to receive your order. I keep the banner at the top of each page of this site updated with what month's orders I'm currently working on, which serves to give you an idea of how long those customer's wait times were, but it is not a perfect indicator of current wait times.
The wait list exists because the global demand for my work far exceeds my ability to produce. I've tried several times to stop taking orders when my wait list got this long, and every time I do, I get bombarded with emails from folks who are happy to wait, begging me to keep taking orders. So, I do.
I took the year of 2024 off from accepting orders so that I could develop the Sweetbrass Whistle line and set up a new and more efficient method for production. I intend to reopen ordering and add the button for doing so back to the site on January 1, 2025.
Yes, but only within the first 180 days (around 6 months) after placing the order. I process all orders through paypal, and paypal has a very strict policy that no transactions can be altered after 180 days. For taxation reasons, I cannot refund your deposit after this time period under any circumstances. All orders that stand for 180 days are final.
My 3rd edition Celtic Whistles have been retired. The post pandemic world we find ourselves in now is totally different than it was before, and it's not likely ever going back. For a number of reasons ranging from supply chain disruptions to skyrocketing material costs, it was no longer possible for me to keep making that style of whistle at that price. I am instead giving everyone a free upgrade and filling all existing orders by sending out the superior and more expensive Sweetbrass Whistle.
I generally decline offers from those wishing to come hang out in the shop with me. I'm not saying that I never will, but at the moment I have no plans to open my shop to visitors. The internet is a wild place.
I'm not available for any emails, orders, or production on Saturdays because I observe the Biblical Sabbath day of rest. More information on this practice can be found in the Bible at Exodus 20:8-11.
This question comes up a lot, due to my sabbath observance. Am I Jewish or Christian? The truth is both, and also neither. I'm actually a Nazarene, according to the ancient definition of that term (not to be confused with the modern denomination by the same name). A term that some are more accustomed to is Messianic Judaism. We believe that Jesus is the Messiah, and we also follow the commands in the law of God (Gen - Deut), not seeing these two things as being mutually exclusive.
"And all the people went up after him, playing on flutes, and rejoicing with such great joy that the earth was split by their noise." - 1 Kings 1:40