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Short Demo of the Chieftain Custom by Kerry whistles. https://youtu.be/xQ2kFJJUhtM

I second your approval. I have one of them in the key of A. I find it quite easy to play even into the highest register. Some criticism: The bell tone (lowest) isn't that strong. You've got to be gentle with it. Also the flat 7 fingering is the same for both octaves 0xxxx0. Which is a little annoyin...

Hope this helps anyone who is interested and I'm happy to answer any questions. Just to bring things back to the original topic – since you said you'd welcome questions, how "stiff" do you find the top end of the second octave on the Chieftain Custom? I guess I'm really asking how harsh o...

So I recently received a Chieftain Custom Low D from Kerry whistles. I like this whistle. The holes are a bit closer together than most low D's. It's possible to play it quietly or loud. You can get a lot of different colours out of it. There's much flexibility of tone. You can push the first octave...

I too like my Tony Dixon aluminium tunable C. Thicker walled, full tone. Hope this helps.