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a maker of whistles or wind instruments as "luthier" describes a maker of stringed instruments. Any ideas?
Hi, Elizabeth:
I'm a former member but I'm intrigued by your question and I think you might be looking for a word which is broader in scope than a maker of "whistles", just as a "luthier" is broader in scope than a maker of violins or other specific stringed instrument.
Specifically, you said "whistles or wind instruments".
A whistle belongs to the family of wind instruments known as "aerophone"*.
An "aerophonist" would be a person who plays a wind instrument, like a whistle, wouldn't you think?
Do you think we could get away with calling a maker of wind instruments an "aerophonier" [as the wind instrument counterpart of a "luthier"]?
* Music Dictionary: Aerophone
[Gr. aeros - air + phone - sound]
An instrument such as the flute, whistle, and horn that produces sound by using air as the primary vibrating means.
http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/texta/Aerophone.html
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