Killarney 2014 v 2018
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 5:01 pm
I got my first Killarney D in 2014. I loved it!
It was incredibly sweet and had the easiest 2nd octave of any whistle I had. The scale was not to my liking on a couple notes so I substituted a vintage Generation D tube. The resulting whistle is just about perfect, with extremely good tuning and voicing, having very sweet high notes yet full low notes.
My go-to whistle for nearly 40 years has been a Feadog MK1, a very sweet player with great intonation. The Killarney played in a very similar manner but gave a bit more volume. Tonally both the Killarney and Feadog are very pure-sounding, the Feadog's tone being a tad darker and woodier, the Killarney's tone being brighter.
I recently purchased a new Killarney (both the 2014 and 2018 came direct from the maker).
The first thing that struck me about the 2018 Killarney was the dirtier tone. Next I noticed that the issues with the scale I had felt about my first one had been rectified. However the 2nd octave overall felt flattish. It wasn't unti I put all three whistles up against an electronic tuner that I could clearly see the flat 2nd octave of the new Killarney.
I wonder about three things:
1) are my 2014 and 2018 Killarneys typical of each's time period?
2) If so, why did they change the design?
3) When did this change take place?
Here are the three things L-R c1980 Feadog MK1, 2014 Killarney, 2018 Killarney.
It was incredibly sweet and had the easiest 2nd octave of any whistle I had. The scale was not to my liking on a couple notes so I substituted a vintage Generation D tube. The resulting whistle is just about perfect, with extremely good tuning and voicing, having very sweet high notes yet full low notes.
My go-to whistle for nearly 40 years has been a Feadog MK1, a very sweet player with great intonation. The Killarney played in a very similar manner but gave a bit more volume. Tonally both the Killarney and Feadog are very pure-sounding, the Feadog's tone being a tad darker and woodier, the Killarney's tone being brighter.
I recently purchased a new Killarney (both the 2014 and 2018 came direct from the maker).
The first thing that struck me about the 2018 Killarney was the dirtier tone. Next I noticed that the issues with the scale I had felt about my first one had been rectified. However the 2nd octave overall felt flattish. It wasn't unti I put all three whistles up against an electronic tuner that I could clearly see the flat 2nd octave of the new Killarney.
I wonder about three things:
1) are my 2014 and 2018 Killarneys typical of each's time period?
2) If so, why did they change the design?
3) When did this change take place?
Here are the three things L-R c1980 Feadog MK1, 2014 Killarney, 2018 Killarney.