No no. Been there done that. Starting from a little before I joined this forum back in 2005. Over just under a two two-year period I acquired 18 whistles in the key of D and some in C. But I honestly don't remember all the makes and models.Tommy wrote:Whats what you need to buy some whistles like the rest of us try them to find what you like.MichaelRS wrote: No great burning desire. Just something to talk about and see what's what.
Enjoy your quest.
Yes they were Generations and Walton's and Susato and Feadog and Clarke and so forth. But I divested myself from all but three of them. My Orignal Clarke and my Sweetone and the one I liked most from that time; my old Susato Dublin High D
And then I got distracted by an on the job injury and just kind of lost interest for a few years. But every now and then I would pick up my Dublin and go through a few tunes.
But now my interest has returned and I just want to do things in a more measured way and have a small collection of high D whistles, maybe a C or two, but EACH being one I would like playing. Of course you never know till you actually do it, but that's all what all the research and questions are about. To help me decide which ones might actually be a good fit for ME. Plus, there's been a lot of changes in the last 8 + years to drop back in on.
But i've already pretty much made up my mind to go with a
Freeman Mellow Dog
a Chris Wall.
and a Killarney.
Then there are the strong maybes;
Maybe a Dixon TRAD (though I'm still unclear if a Trad I would like a brass or nickel one better),
and maybe another Susato or their 4 body 1 head set.
And maybe one more, but no more than one more, if something interesting pops up through all these suggestions.
Plus, I KNOW I'm helping other people out who are either just starting out or feel too shy about showing their ignorance by asking some basic questions.