I recently recieved a Tulipwood Hi-D made by our favorite whistling podiatrist Paul Busman.
Two words of advice everyone:
Order Now!
I have owned (or own) Thin Weasels, Rose, Grinter and most of th big-shot metal whistles. I’m telling you, it won’t be very long before our beloved Dr. Busman comes to his senses, raises his prices, and develops a very long waiting list.
Tone, volume and workmanship are excellent.
Wooden whistles rule and Paul is nipping at the heels of the giants in the wooden whistle race.
Blush! Thanks Doc! So glad you like your new whistle, and thanks for the kind words.
Chas-- I do hope to make other keys in the future, but tooling up for that is a pretty big undertaking, so it will have to wait for the time being.
The tone is not quite as pure as the Rose But purer than my Thin weasel which was a little purer than the Grinter.
I had occassion to try one of Paul’s Blackwoods once and found it to be a hair chiffier…very like my thin weasel.
Paul has mentioned before that he has some control over the amount of chiff per request.
It is louder than the Weasel but, as I understand it, this particular Weasel is a little quieter than most (it is by no means a soft whistle and does fine in fairly large sessions).
On 2002-09-25 08:47, Doc Jones wrote:
but, as I understand it, this particular Weasel is a little quieter than most (it is by no means a soft whistle and does fine in fairly large sessions).
Doc,
If you’re talking about my old TW (the Bird’s Eye Maple Glenn Custom Made for me) Then I would disagree with that statement - Being Maple it’s got a slightly mellower tone than the harder wood weasels, and might perhaps have had less volume as well, except for the fact that Glenn French Laquered the bore, which helped it retain the volume. It may be less piercing than some Weasels, but I wouldn’t say it has less volume overall, keeping in mind that I’ve owned other Weasels as well. Only the Cocus Weasel I sold Tony was obviously louder, IMO, than that Bird’s Eye TW.
Doc - It was really interesting to see that several of us just posted reviews in different threads of Paul’s whistles (and done in different woods), and apparently felt pretty much the same with regard to both the quality of the whistles and the tonal qualities compared to others like the TW and Grinter.
I find that somehow reassuring and Paul should probably feel reassured as well!
On 2002-09-25 13:58, Doc Jones wrote:
Which brings me to another point. I think we need a new adjective for describing whistles which are strong and pure besides “piercing”.
Piercing has such a nasty conotation.
Any suggestions?
For orchestral brass instruments, the term is “bright”, which has no negative connotations.
I just wanted to add my voice of approval to Busman Whistle Review. I received the most beautiful whistle I’ve ever seen in Kingwood with brass fittings, and the voice is pure, sweet and strong. It’s front and center on my whistle & flute rack, and I can’t wait to play it when I get home from school or work. I’m one happy whistler, I’ll tell you!
