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Is There Actually Any Difference Between Generation Models?
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:48 am
by rykirk
Original, Folk, Boho, Aurora... are these just the same hole size/spacing and fipples in different coloured plastic or on different coloured barrels? It's really not obvious what the difference between these whistles is.
Re: Is There Actually Any Difference Between Generation Models?
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:42 am
by ecadre
Yes, they're all the same in their design etc., excepting the colours.
Re: Is There Actually Any Difference Between Generation Models?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:45 am
by pancelticpiper
I'm guessing the variously-coloured heads they're currently offering are made from the same moulds.
There's a significant difference between Generations when you're speaking of what era a specific Generation was made in.
I much prefer the older ones.
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Re: Is There Actually Any Difference Between Generation Models?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:23 am
by fintano
I would be interested in hearing about the different eras of Generations.
I bought a full set of Generations in 1979, when that was not an easy thing to do. About 30 years ago I destroyed the C whistle with a misguided attempt to boil the mouthpiece free. (Thanks, Internet!) But I still have the rest of them. I do play the D fairly often, and it still seems quite nice to me, even though I have now acquired some high-end instruments. I haven't had much need to play the others, but sometimes I pull them out and they seem quite nice.
I think that the Generation company goes way back, like to the 1920s (?), and I would be very interested in hearing some bona fide experts elucidate more about the history.
Re: Is There Actually Any Difference Between Generation Models?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:48 am
by Mr.Gumby
fintano wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:23 am
I would be interested in hearing about the different eras of Generations.
I think that the Generation company goes way back, like to the 1920s (?), and I would be very interested in hearing some bona fide experts elucidate more about the history.
The Generation website claims they go back to the 1960s, which is clearly incorrect. I have a fair number of various types that appear to be going back, to judge by the labelling/lettering to the late 19th /early 20th century. They were the all metal type, both nickel silver and brass, until the plastic heads were introduced during the late 1940s/early50s.
Re: Is There Actually Any Difference Between Generation Models?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:14 am
by AngelicBeaver
The only difference I noticed between the 'Boho' Generation and the standard Generations was that the head was much tighter, and that the paint/wrap seemed to dampen the tone a bit, effectively having a slightly thicker wall.