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1: All plastic with ivoroid beads
5
7%
2: Plastic with Permali beads
10
15%
3: Henry Ford model: all black plastic
46
69%
4: Permali body and barrel with plastic upper
3
4%
5: Permali body and most of the head with balance in plastic
3
4%
 
Total votes: 67

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New Sweetheart Pro Whistles in plastic [Commercial Content]

Post by waltsweet »

[Tune: "Polly, Put the Kettle On" ]

Polycarbonate, my friend,
Is our new black upper end.
It's the Pro-Plus stuff of choice
To get a better voice.

Just wanted everyone to know that we recently tried making our Professional Model Pennywhistle out of plastic. We were having too many issues when voicing the Permali, which is beautiful but fickle. I've always felt that playablity should be a high priority; Polycarbonate, ABS and Delrin heads are VERY consistent (during and after manufacture) and they voice like the whistles we've always wanted. The material comes with FDA approval.

I also wondered if people would miss the beauty of the woodgrain, so I made up some samples. Whistles 1, 2 and 3 are all plastic, while Permali (the laminate) makes up increasing portions of numbers 4 and 5. We’d like to make everyone happy (hence the survey), but ultimately, we’ll have to make a decision.

In the near future, we'll use plastic for the Pro-Mellows, too (same price). Thanks for reading.

Walt (with Dale's approval)

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all black

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They are all very elegant, but I really like the all black with no decorations best.
Thinkin' Lincoln rather than Ford

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Post by Grexrell »

I like the look of the Permali, but it just looks like jump from the Permali to the plastic mouthpiece. So I voted all plastic.
They're all nice looking whistles though.
In order of preference:
Henry Ford model: all black plastic, Plastic with Permali beads, Permali body and barrel with plastic upper, All plastic with ivoroid beads, and Permali body and most of the head with balance in plastic.
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Post by tuaz »

I've voted, and my top choice is the all black.

However, a close second would be the all black with the ivoroid/white trimmings. Aesthetically, the white trim on black appeals to me.

The designs combining the black plastic with brown wood-like material just look weird to me. I know your company is well-known for its wooden instruments, so it might seem appropriate to add (brown) wooden touches even to your black plastic instruments, but I'm not sure it works.
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1, 2, and 3, here. My fav is the wood grain accents.
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I like the wooden 'rings' myself, but they all look nice Walt.
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Definately the all black model. Woof !!! Where can I get one and how much ?
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Post by crookedtune »

Seems like the black ones have something missing....... oh yeah, holes! :lol: Seriously, they look great. I favor the wood-tone ring look, as well as the Goth. Nice work!
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Black Holes

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Oh, Darn! I forgot to do the holes! I hate it when that happens.
Could someone Photo-Shop them in for me?
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Post by Ballyshannon »

All black gets my vote.

How about a whistle tour so we can actually play and hear 'em?
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Post by Doc Jones »

All quite spiffy. I"d g the black one too. :)

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Here ya go.

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All black and I recommend you call it "Walt's Naked Blackness."
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Holes

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Thanks for the holes. Beautiful.

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Post by Thomaston »

Honestly, I think that if you put silver rings where you've put the ivoroid and permali in 1 and 2, I'd like it better than all 5 of them.
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