Feadog Pro Review (PowerPoint! Clips! Nudity!)

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:13 am

peeplj wrote:Thanks...it sounds like a great whistle!

Now if I can just find a place that sells them...

--James

I agree, I plan to go for it. So I just ordered one, took about 2 minutes total.

Google Feadog Pro, found Shanna Quay, ordered on-line.

M

I am looking forward to gettting this one, thanks, Bloomfield.

Aaaauuuurrrggghh!
I have just been informed that the doors on Shanna Quay have closed!
So, I will check into ordering from elsewhere when I get home from work.
Toodles!

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:31 am

I've exchanged a few emails with a fella that works for Feadog, Paul McCarron. I've sent him an email to see if he can recommend a place to order one.

--James

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:45 am

James, can you, in your emails, investigate whether they will be doing anything differently with the manufacture re. quality control?

I sound like a broken record.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:53 am

If it turns out that he still works there. It's been a while since we corresponded.

--James

Tom Dowling · Post by **Tom Dowling** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:10 am

I just now got to this part of the thread:

Bloomfield said:

But tell you what: Forget sending me the whistle. Let's both descend on TomD, eat all his food, park in his garage, sleep on his couch, and drool in all his whistles. It's been too long.

It would be my pleasure if we could make that happen. Tuesday and Thursday Nights are open and there was some thought of a get-together here in Brooklyn on Saturday, November 12, 2005. Interest has been lukewarm, but there are a few tentative yesses. I am still open for that and will resurrect that post with a 'last call' type solicitation.

Whatever the circumstances, it is always a pleasure to have the company of your august self and the equally esteemed Philo. The Garage Season is drawing to a close, but there is always the living room. I've also got some rudimentary recording equipment, the tolerances of which we could tax sorely.

Tom D.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:02 am

Here is how you can get your very own Feadog Pro:

Paul McCarron at Feadog wrote:To answer your question, you can buy the Pro D directly from us, unfortunately it is not available on our website yet but if anyone would like to purchase it, please let them know that they can e-mail me. The current price is US$10.00 and Postage & Packaging is 20% of total order with a minimum of $5.00.

Here is the email address: whistles@feadog.ie

If you get one, let us know how you like it.

fluti31415 · Post by **fluti31415** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:34 am

Bloomfield wrote:Ha! I thought Tufte would be too esoteric for this crowd. I'm a big Tufte fan. One of my graphics is basically filched from Tufte's article.

Right on! Down with PowerPoint! Graphics only! No bullet-point lists!

I just finished one of Tufte's books. It's the whistles that are beyond my intellectual grasp. (well, at least the ornaments).

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:45 am

Cranberry wrote:Pretty!!

I hope you mean the nice picture....errrr don't mean, rather.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:00 pm

I had a Feadog Pro waiting on me when I got home from work today.

After I've had a chance to spend some time with it, I'll post my thoughts.

Initial impression: apppearance is much like an Oak, but the whistle feels quite a bit lighter than an Oak, and the tone and response are much more "Feadogy" than "Oaky."

The fipple is black plastic and appears to be identical, or nearly so, to the regular Feadog. There does seem to be a very slight difference around the blade and window, but I can't tell if it's just my eyes or if it's really there.

The tone is similar to the original Feadog but seems a bit easier to control, not quite so sensitive to breath pressure. Also the volume seems very slightly reduced from the original Feadog.

A welcome change is that the fipple on the Feadog Pro isn't glued in place, making the whistle easily tuneable.

More to follow later.

--James

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:07 pm

peeplj wrote:I had a Feadog Pro waiting on me when I got home from work today.

I've tried to get my Feadogs to wait on me, but no matter how I shout or plead, they won't bring my slippers or a fresh beer.

After I've had a chance to spend some time with it, I'll post my thoughts.

Initial impression: apppearance is much like an Oak, but the whistle feels quite a bit lighter than an Oak, and the tone and response are much more "Feadogy" than "Oaky."

The fipple is black plastic and appears to be identical, or nearly so, to the regular Feadog. There does seem to be a very slight difference around the blade and window, but I can't tell if it's just my eyes or if it's really there.

The tone is similar to the original Feadog but seems a bit easier to control, not quite so sensitive to breath pressure. Also the volume seems very slightly reduced from the original Feadog.

A welcome change is that the fipple on the Feadog Pro isn't glued in place, making the whistle easily tuneable.

More to follow later.

--James

Very good. I look foward it.

monkey587 · Post by **monkey587** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:10 pm

I just got one of these. It looks different, and it's a little louder than my brass feadog, maybe a tiny bit less piercing in the tone. All in all, it doesn't seem to be that much different other than the appearance. and I like it.

Chief Wanganui · Post by **Chief Wanganui** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:06 pm

FJohnSharp wrote:Yes, but do we know anything aboout consistency of manufacture? Or will they be luck of the draw?

Very good point. I tried three of these the other day (I believe you see can this on the Kerrywhistles site although I haven't checked it yet) and I thought the best of the bunch was the ordinary one, not the brass or Pro. This leads me to conclude that, as with the dear old Generations, there is some inconsistency in manufacture and you have to get lucky.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:11 pm

Man, I am NOT going there again.

monkey587 · Post by **monkey587** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:15 pm

Chief Wanganui wrote:
FJohnSharp wrote:Yes, but do we know anything aboout consistency of manufacture? Or will they be luck of the draw?
Very good point. I tried three of these the other day (I believe you see can this on the Kerrywhistles site although I haven't checked it yet) and I thought the best of the bunch was the ordinary one, not the brass or Pro. This leads me to conclude that, as with the dear old Generations, there is some inconsistency in manufacture and you have to get lucky.

I think the brass is actually the ordinary one. the others (I believe) just have plating added to the barrel.

In any case, I think your conclusion is correct... The quality control may not be perfect. However, I've bought 3 and all were about the same. I think the "only 1 in _some_number_much_bigger_than_1_ is a 'good' one" thing is a myth. I don't think you can expect $10 factory-produced instruments to be as consistent as all the $100+ "high end" instruments, but in a lot of cases I think frustrated people would prefer to buy more expensive instruments than learn to work with that they have. I know I usually would...

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:50 pm

I received a Pro and a brass today. My first impressions are that it is a very nice sounding whistle. It requires breath control to keep yourself out of trouble. It has a sound a lot like a regular brass Feadog but it has a stronger low end. The one I have is a little sharp on the D and E then it is right on with the appropriate breath pressure. The C natural is quite sharp if you use too much breath but if you back off it is right on. I have been playing it a lot today and it will go into the case with the favorites. As far as being a beginners whistle I am of two minds. It will sqeak and squawk for a beginner. However if they perservere and learn to play it they will be able to play just about anything. I look forward to learning how to play it properly. It is a very nice whistle. My only regret is that I did not get a nickel D at the same time.

Ron