Milligan quiet mouthpiece

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Milligan quiet mouthpiece

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I have been on Gene's website and I see that he now has an optional mouthpiece that he describes as quiet. Has anyone had any experience with this mouthpiece?

I wonder how quiet it is, and how this might impact on the sound quality.

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I just found a review online. The reviewer said that the quiet mouthpiece is somewhat quieter than the session mouthpiece, but, in the end, not what one would call very quiet.
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The quiet Milligan high D I once owned played beautifully but it was still louder than my other whistles.
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Re: Milligan quiet mouthpiece

Post by martinvh »

I have a Milligan D whistle in Blackwood which I ordered with the quiet mouthpiece. For my taste, the upper end of the second octave was still a bit loud for me. I contacted Gene and he said he could make me a mouthpiece that was a bit quieter still, which I had him do, and I really like!

If you need to go quieter still, you might consider a Mack Hoover instrument.

I should mention that I'm primarily a flute player, and am an absolute novice at the whistle, so take my comments for what they're worth. This is my first post to the forum.
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