I've been saving up for a planned purchase of a Carbony mezzo A whistle, but just saw the recent glowing review of a Reyburn (their Low D), and then found quite a few other posts praising this maker.
I'd love to hear some thoughts/reviews from anyone whose played the Reyburn Mezzo A model, and especially anyone who can compare the brass to aluminum versions, and either to Carbony whistles.
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Reyburn website is very informative, and has lots of sound clips, but I didn't find one for this particular model.
Some specific questions:
*Brass vs. aluminum--is the difference just in the tone, and how much of a difference is there? From what I've read, and from the sound clips, Reyburns do seem to have a signature sound, and it appears that gets more distinctive the lower you go. Ronaldo seems to be especially keen on the aluminum, and I like to go with what the maker recommends. On the other hand, I just the love the way brass whistles look and feel.
*Just temperament. While equal temperament is an option, Ronaldo makes a strong case for the default "just temperament" tuning. I'm sold on the concept generally, but wonder if anyone has had issues when playing with concertinas, accordions, banjos, etc., all of which appear at my local session.
I'd love to purchase both a Carbony and Reyburn to do the comparison myself. Even though the combined price is still far less than what I've spent on many other instruments, it's still a stretch.