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... too. Whilst there is still a significant difference between the low E and high B, the best of my particular bunch (MK Pro, Goldie, Howard, Goldfinch) on that one metric is the plastic Goldfinch. It lacks the classic low whistle tone, but it's as smooth as butter. I haven't played any of ...

... targeting the public and a substantial proportion may not use English as their business language. The heads on your Aussies look rather like the Goldfinch, don't they, except in alloy rather than plastic? By the way, your ETbotu looks as if it comes from the same source as the Alibaba ones. If ...

... of it seems to be to create the labium. The edge of it is precisely angled and very fine, almost like a knife blade. The entire inner bore of the Goldfinch is the width of the narrower section just under the window, so in that sense it's more like the Howard. Presumably it has to be made with ...

... on that whistle. The Goldie narrows a bit at the head, but only a little, and not very far down the tube. I can't tell what's happening inside the Goldfinch or Howard heads. It is possible that the head end of the Goldfinch is narrower than the main bore for a significant distance down the tube, ...

I have two low Ds that tend flat in the upper octave (Howard and Goldie), and two that tend a bit sharp (MK Pro and Goldfinch three-parter). As pancelticpiper said in the other thread, one of the advantages of setting the upper octave pitch a bit sharp is a less stark volume contrast ...

... of their whistles posted on their own websites. :) Excellent supply of live whistle performance demonstrations: Kerry/Chieftain, Killarney, Goldfinch, Shearwater, Nick Metcalf, and many others, especially the more pro level whistle makers.

Goldfinch in Poland make affordable plastic whistles too. They aren't the most stylish you'll ever see, but they're carefully made and finished, well tuned, and easy to play. You can also play them quite quietly, which is ...

... can sustain a line of music. If you're not sure how well you'll manage a low whistle and want something that's extremely easy blowing, maybe try a Goldfinch? Easiest and lightest low whistle I've tried, well in tune, and as it doesn't come with anything like the price tag of carbon fibre, it's ...

... something that's good enough to learn on but easy to blow, I'd recommend Howard in Sheffield, who make brass whistles with a resin mouthpiece, or Goldfinch in Poland, who produce all-plastic whistles including a three-part option that's easy to carry around. As with MK, both can be ordered directly ...

I'd suggest looking at Goldfinch Whistles: https://goldfinch.eu/our-instruments/ Thanks for the suggestion. Those look interesting (along with the aforementioned Parks ). It seems though that no retailer has stock of them. Clearly there ...

I'd suggest looking at Goldfinch Whistles: https://goldfinch.eu/our-instruments/ Thanks for the suggestion. Those look interesting (along with the aforementioned Parks ). It seems though that no retailer has stock of them. Clearly there ...

I'd suggest looking at Goldfinch Whistles:
https://goldfinch.eu/our-instruments/

I have one in G that I travel with. Comes apart in 2 sections.
Solid tone, in tune, easy player.

... your Generation chopping as I mentioned in the initial post, but have only been so-so satisfied with the result. I have heard good things about Goldfinch whistles in Poland and thought maybe they would do a Bnat. Alas, they don't list Bs (anymore?). Is Jerry Freeman still around? I think I have ...

... mellow sound which wasn't ideal for me. https://voca.ro/1eQSIDH6ZNbR edit: seems I had tuned the whistle quite sharp here. Also, family photo (Goldfinch, MK Pro, Dixon) https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/251979851215536139/1027506185546506260/IMG_20221006_120142.jpg

... instead of conical) but I haven't been able to find direct comparisons between the two. It's plastic rather than aluminum but I really like my Goldfinch from Poland. The sound is very pure and gorgeous and the tuning is very good, although the higher notes get a bit flat if you don't push them ...