This is a comparison requested by a C&F member of various Irish flutes played “softly and sweetly.”
http://www.flutesite.com/samples/softcomp.mp3
This is the Gaelic song “An Mhaighdean Mhara” played on the following instruments:
–Hamilton Blackwood Pratten flute
–M&E Rudall and Rose model polymer flute
–Seery Pratten model polymer flute
–Gemeinhardt 3SSB silver Boehm-system flute (for comparison)
–Clarke original D whistle (for volume comparison)
This is a waveform analysis of the recording. Note that the Clarke whistle is the loudest instrument on this recording.
Best wishes to all,
–James