Wood whistles that won't break the bank?

eedbjp · Post by **eedbjp** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:45 pm

It's been a long time since I had a wooden whistle. The other day I tried an Abell and loved it. His are going for $450 now. But I was wondering if there any good wooden (high d) whistles in the less than $300 range? I tend to over blow because I usually play flute.

hans · Post by **hans** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:03 pm

Get a Bleazey whistle, powerful tone and needing a good push. £145 for a D.

WARD1066 · Post by **WARD1066** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:43 pm

Abell whistle is good and OzWhistle is too. Oz Prices are Australian $ which might bring it into your price range depending on exchange rates. Different woods to choose from also.

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:27 pm

Tommy Dion still offers ''Whistles of Wood'' viewtopic.php?f=1&t=69086 tunable for $150.00. I enjoy playing several of them.

elwalti · Post by **elwalti** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:20 pm

I have a Busman D that I paid $260 with shipping. I find it takes a bit more breath than, say, my Harper, which has a higher back pressure with it, so you might have better luck with it. His site is http://www.busmanwhistles.com, and he's on here, too.

chas · Post by **chas** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:58 pm

I'll be listing some of mine in the next few days, $50-75.

dspmusik · Post by **dspmusik** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:45 am

chas wrote:I'll be listing some of mine in the next few days, $50-75.

i'll be looking!

Indie · Post by **Indie** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:52 pm

You could try www.theflutemaker.com. They are whistles.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:25 pm

I have a lovely bamboo C whistle that needed only a slight tweak for intonation. It cost me $1.

Sometimes you can find bins of these at fairs and festivals and pick out a good one. I'm on the lookout for a D ...

Jetboy · Post by **Jetboy** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:23 am

have look at mine - www.westonwhistles.co.uk - all under £100 depending on your choice of wood

Jetboy

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 2:42 pm

You might also want to check out Gene Milligan; he made a beautiful tuneable with all black delrin head joint and red dymondwood body with brass fittings for me, and the price is below your stated limits.

Philo

eedbjp · Post by **eedbjp** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:38 pm

Thanks, there a lot more options then I thought. Which of these can you really lean into without overblowing?

Latticino · Post by **Latticino** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:11 pm

Thumbs up here for chas's whistles. Everyone who has seen mine asks if it is a Weasel. I did a quick review hereviewtopic.php?f=1&t=75593 of a rosewood one. Pix are not that great., but I love the whistle. Worth the price of admission at this point for sure.

Tim2723 · Post by **Tim2723** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:53 am

A wooden whistle you can lean into without overblowing, and one that won't break the bank either, would be one from Sweetheart.

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