Timothy Potter whistles?

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Timothy Potter whistles?

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So, those of you that have experience with them pretty much like the whistles by Timothy Potter?
What makes them good whistles as far as you're concerned?
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A search will find you a number of postings on the topic....

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Steve Bliven wrote:A search will find you a number of postings on the topic....

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Oh, I know, that's how I found out about them in the first place was comments here and there throughout the threads. I was just trying to coalesce them.
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I love mine. Very nice tone, consistent across the octaves, and not demanding in terms of breath control.

It’s relatively quiet, which is a good thing for most of my playing. The 0XX000 crossfingered C nat is a bit off, for me, but I can live with it. The rectangular mouthpiece felt a bit weird on the lips at first, but was never a problem, and now I don’t notice it anymore.

I'd rank it among my top 3 or 4 high D whistles, along with the Carbony, Freeman Blackbird, and a Dixon. I’m hoping Mr. Potter will come out with some lower pitched models. I’d buy them immediately.
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Well, so much for consolidation.
I guess I'll find out soon enough. My own Potter is supposed to be here tomorrow.
Thanks to the one person that answered up to this point.
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