Unknown whistle, anyone?
Unknown whistle, anyone?
Picked up one of these this morning in Ennis for 4.50 in a (school-) book shop.
There's no identification on the whistle, they came in green head/brass tube and red/nickle plated.
Nice little whistle and as close to the older Generations as ever I have seen one.
Anyone?
There's no identification on the whistle, they came in green head/brass tube and red/nickle plated.
Nice little whistle and as close to the older Generations as ever I have seen one.
Anyone?
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thats funny there is no id. were they all like that? whats the usual story with no name stuff then? well I guess you may need to test them for consistency. that might tell you something.
i reckon it'd be hard for a product with no name to bring a defamation action.
i reckon it'd be hard for a product with no name to bring a defamation action.
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I played five or so from a bucket on the counter they were pretty much the same. I was buying the schoolbooks for the youngfella, whistel is on the curriculum of the primary schools so the bookshop had loads of them, half of them greenheaded Feadogs, the rest of them these. I don't think Mel Bay would be on the market here, Generation folkwhistles are not sold here either. The head is very close to the Generation but the shape of the 'bump' is different from both the present and the pre 80's design. Tube is fairly light. They're sensitive blowers (but the type always is) but not scratchy or anything at all. As I said, not a bad one at all.
I don't see Clare whistles often (contrary to what you might expect) so I wouldn't know.
I don't see Clare whistles often (contrary to what you might expect) so I wouldn't know.
It looks like a Clare, but a Clare would have its name on it. My guess is that someone saw the commercial success of the Meg and got a factory in China to do cheap (but evidently well made) knock offs of the Clare.
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I am not sure about 'the commercial succes of the Meg' I rarely, if ever at all see any of those. The concert I was at last week had over 100 children playing in it and no Meg (or Sweetone for that matter) in sight. I expect these are produced with the Irish National school curriculum in mind and sold throug hchannels supplying that market. I f I were to pick between the Feadog and this one (which was the choice available in the bookshop, both at the same price) I'd go for this one.
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Looks like a Clare head to me, too. My red-top Clare on a two-part brass body has no maker-ID or other markings. I like it better than other cheap D Gen-style whistles I've played. That's probably it.
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I doubt if Megs or Sweetones will ever find any market in Ireland, nor should they. But something resembling a Clare or Feadog might find a market, especially if it could be made in China for a fraction of the cost of making it in Ireland. I bought a licensed Guinness hat a few months ago and was chagrined to find a label that said "Made in China."Peter Laban wrote:I am not sure about 'the commercial succes of the Meg' I rarely, if ever at all see any of those. The concert I was at last week had over 100 children playing in it and no Meg (or Sweetone for that matter) in sight. I expect these are produced with the Irish National school curriculum in mind and sold throug hchannels supplying that market. I f I were to pick between the Feadog and this one (which was the choice available in the bookshop, both at the same price) I'd go for this one.
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They appear to sometimes ship without the sticker. I found this auction via David Le Bas's site so I'm sure it's genuine.
Peter, did you like the sound of the nickel version more than the brass or were they pretty much the same? I have only heard the brass Clares.
Peter, did you like the sound of the nickel version more than the brass or were they pretty much the same? I have only heard the brass Clares.
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