My favourite size still remains the 'A' though the 'Bb' & 'B' are close.
What Keys of Whistles do you have (low and high)?
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Re: What Keys of Whistles do you have (low and high)?
I just added a pre used 'B' Susato to my collection, it was actually advertised as a 'D', but the photo clearly showed 'B'.
My favourite size still remains the 'A' though the 'Bb' & 'B' are close.
My favourite size still remains the 'A' though the 'Bb' & 'B' are close.
Keith.
Trying to do justice to my various musical instruments.
Trying to do justice to my various musical instruments.
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Re: What Keys of Whistles do you have (low and high)?
Bass G (homemade from PVC -- not my best work)
low C, D, E
F, G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F
Favourites in different keys: low D: V5, Qwistle, MK Kelpie
F: Qwistle-head on Kerry Optima F body
G: trad brass Dixon
A: I only have the alloy Dixon in A but the tuning between the octaves is not great
Bb: Generation
C: Feadóg, Thunderbird
D: among my favourites: Carbony "quiet" model, Generation, Waltons Mellow D, Parks Ghost whistle, self-made Sweetone with PVC-body (currently my most-played whistle), Acorn, Oak, Carbony "lead tone" session model, Shearwater "standard bore", TWZ ("pure brass", "Al Jo")
low C, D, E
F, G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F
Favourites in different keys: low D: V5, Qwistle, MK Kelpie
F: Qwistle-head on Kerry Optima F body
G: trad brass Dixon
A: I only have the alloy Dixon in A but the tuning between the octaves is not great
Bb: Generation
C: Feadóg, Thunderbird
D: among my favourites: Carbony "quiet" model, Generation, Waltons Mellow D, Parks Ghost whistle, self-made Sweetone with PVC-body (currently my most-played whistle), Acorn, Oak, Carbony "lead tone" session model, Shearwater "standard bore", TWZ ("pure brass", "Al Jo")
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Re: What Keys of Whistles do you have (low and high)?
Hi Eb - Susato
D - Milligan blackwood, Hoover
Db - Hoover
C - Garry Somers
B - Dion in Olivewood
Bb - Susato
A - Dion, Hoover
Ab - Dion
G - Tilbury
F- Ellis
E- Dion
Eb - Dion
D - Onyx
These allow me to play with other musicians. I've worked a while to gather this collection. Some I've sold along the way that I wish I could have kept are Burke Low C and a truly nice trio by Reviol in G, E, Eb.
D - Milligan blackwood, Hoover
Db - Hoover
C - Garry Somers
B - Dion in Olivewood
Bb - Susato
A - Dion, Hoover
Ab - Dion
G - Tilbury
F- Ellis
E- Dion
Eb - Dion
D - Onyx
These allow me to play with other musicians. I've worked a while to gather this collection. Some I've sold along the way that I wish I could have kept are Burke Low C and a truly nice trio by Reviol in G, E, Eb.