FS: Prices Reduced Burke, Copeland, Overton Low Whistles

Whistle
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I have a few low whistles for sale:

New reduced prices:

  1. Copleland low D two piece brass whistle for $350 plus shipping.

  2. Overton non-tunable Low D for $150 plus shipping.

  3. Burke Aluminum Pro Low D for $150 plus shipping.

  4. A Xaphoon bamboo (sax) for $80 plus shipping. (Sold)

I’m financing a second flute and I guess I’m going to have to sacrifice a few whistles to raise the cash. I can send photos and other information via email to any interested parties.

Cheers,
B

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Is there no interest in these particular low whistles? Any idea why?

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I think there are a lot of pepole here that do not get to catch up untill the weekend.

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Give it sometime…more people will log in on the weekends.

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I think there are a lot of people interested that just don’t have the money right now.

Ron

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Also there seem to have been a lot of whistles offered for sale lately, so maybe there’s a glut on the market right now. Recently I offered 2 Overtons for sale. The low D only got one offer (which I took) and the low F got no interest at all.

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Thank you all for the feedback. I’ll give it some time.

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I guess I should have included more information in my original post.

I am the original owner of the Copeland Low D and it is about four years old. The whistle is in excellent condition and comes with the cloth case provided by the maker.

I am also the original owner on the Burke Low D. It is the three piece Low D–I believe it is the Alum Pro. This whistle is in excellent condition and comes with the vinyl case provided by the maker.

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I might be interested in the Burke. I assume since it’s three pieces that it is tuneable and has the moveable bottom hole? I’ve heard good things about Burkes in general, but am not that familiar with his different offerings. Do you happen to have any pictures and/or sound clips that you could post or send me?

How would you rate it compared to other low whistles you’ve played in terms of brightnesss, breathiness, clogging, breath requirements, etc?

Thanks!

-Tristan
trUFERblue@hotmail.com

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Tristan,

I have photos I’ll send and I’ll look into sending you sound–all via email.

I’ll post a little Burke review a little later when I have sufficient time.

Brian

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Much has been written about Burke low whistles by many players much more talented than I. I have been playing whistle for about 7 or 8 years and flute for about 5. I spend most of my time playing by myself, with friends, and for small groups on special occasions. I am very much an amateur musician and a student of the flute and whistle. I have owned an Overton Low D, a Copeland Low D, a Burke Low D, a Chieftain Low D, and various Susato Low whistles.

The Burke’s appearance is very mechanical or even utilitarian in appearance—it lacks the classy lines of a Copeland whistle. I am sure that there are many people who enjoy the appearance of Burke whistles. The workmanship is flawless and impressive. The joints, tone holes, beak, and all, are very well done by any standards.

I have found the intonation to be spot on. Every note, even the C natural, is about perfect. I have never played any other whistle with such perfect tuning. The tone is breathy, reedy, and strong, top to bottom (I understand Mr. Burke builds whistles to different tonal standards. The low end of the whistle is impressively strong and the low D plays well in tune. My Burke whistle is responsive and predictable. The octave jumps are very controllable. I really have enjoyed the whistle.

By comparison, I have always reached for my Copeland Low D when looking for warm and delightfully round reedy tones. I haven’t learned to appreciate my Overton Low D—interestingly many of the groups and artists I love play Overton whistles. The Burke is the whistle I want to use when I need to be able to count on precision in terms of tuning, octave jumps and uniform volume.

That is all I have to say about that…I hope it helps.

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Thanks for the info, Brian.

I haven’t received an email yet. Did you send it? Or am I just having mail server problems? Just checking…

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I’m going to reduced the prices to:

  1. Copeland Low D $350

  2. Overton non-tunable Low D $150

  3. Burke Alum Pro Low D $150

The whistles are in great shape and are great players!

Brian