jiminos wrote:
My main whistle is a Vambrace. Back pressure is definitely a defining characteristic. And I love it. To me, it seems the back pressure allows/facilitates a more consistent air stream across the range of the whistle. The volume, tone, intonation and timbre are consistent throughout the range.
It's not the loudest whistle I have. But, it is more than loud enough. And it is so sweet. Not harsh at all... Anywhere in its range.
I also like, have and play Susato, O'Brien and Parks. Each with varying degrees of back pressure, but some. I have, and don't play much, many "traditional" traditional whistles... Generation, Feadog, Waltons, Dixon and a Freeman Generation. Most collect a lot of dust because they just don't perform as well, to my tastes, as the Oz, Susatos, Parks and O'Brien. There are two notable exceptions. A Pre-80's Gen Bb and a Feadog Nickel C that my wife picked up in Scotland for me. I do play those two. That Gen is hard to beat.
Anyway... Put me down as liking the back pressure... A lot.
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Be well.
I just went to the Park's website and they said they are not accepting new orders. Too bad they look like a great whistle for a baseball price about $70