Unfortunatley I am in the position of having to offer my Silver Tully Soliloquy for sale. I purchased it from Mack Hoover a few months ago and it comes with a perspex cover he made for it.
The whistle has serial number 142, which I bclieve indicates the 42nd whistle made in 2001.
The Soliloquy is designed for individual play,it has plenty of chiff and really helps develop breath control; it is in very good condition.
These whistles are not being made at present, although I believe it is hoped to recommence manufacture next year.
I am looking for £80, or a near offer and will include UK postage, a little more for international.
The problem here is that I can’t find any information anywhere on this whistle. Is it made from silver? How does it play? Which well known whilstles is it similar to in tone and response?
The whistle looks beautiful, and from the design, I’m guessing it’s probably the sort of whistle I’d enjoy playing. That is still the most important. So…
I had a Cheftain C. I didn’t like it.
I have a Dixon Trad D which I like
I have a tweaked Soodlums (Waltons) Mellow D which I like.
I like whistles with a warm round tone that don’t take too much breath and which can play the first and second octave with little effort and no squeaks. My favourite at the moment is my own home made PVC whistle made from electric conduit. The second most favourite is the Dixon Trad D though I would have liked the tone to be a bit rounder, but the PVC one is easier to control.
Will I like this whistle? Which or the regular whistles that I know is it most like?
Generation?
Clarke Sweetone?
Clarke standard?
Soodlums/Waltons (narrow or mellow)?
Walton’s little black / Guinness?
Dixon Trad?
Cheftain?
The problem I find with reviews and recommendations is that people’s tastes in whistles vary so much. The fact that someone else loves it doesn’t mean that I will. I know the person who got my Cheftain C loves it. I never got to grips with the thing. In fact, I even wondered whether it might be faulty.
The whistle looks beautiful, and from the design, I’m guessing it’s probably the sort of whistle I’d enjoy playing. That is still the most important. So…
I had a Cheftain C. I didn’t like it.
I have a Dixon Trad D which I like
I have a tweaked Soodlums (Waltons) Mellow D which I like.
I like whistles with a warm round tone that don’t take too much breath and which can play the first and second octave with little effort and no squeaks. My favourite at the moment is my own home made PVC whistle made from electric conduit. The second most favourite is the Dixon Trad D though I would have liked the tone to be a bit rounder, but the PVC one is easier to control.
Will I like this whistle? Which or the regular whistles that I know is it most like?
Generation?
Clarke Sweetone?
Clarke standard?
Soodlums/Waltons (narrow or mellow)?
Walton’s little black / Guinness?
Dixon Trad?
Cheftain?
The problem I find with reviews and recommendations is that people’s tastes in whistles vary so much. The fact that someone else loves it doesn’t mean that I will. I know the person who got my Cheftain C loves it. I never got to grips with the thing. In fact, I even wondered whether it might be faulty.
I am the original owner of the whistle and really do regret parting with it.
I’m sort of embarrassed to have done so because Erik is a friend, and I should apologize to him.
It was by no means a gift, though; it cost me three Hoovers to acquire. I only sold it because of the need for cash and an urge to purge a burgeoning collection.
The physical beauty of a Tully is wonderful! The sound is pure and sweet. It isn’t a sessions instrument and wasn’t designed to be, but a quiet whistle for personal enjoyment as are my narrow bore brass D’s. In fact some of the qualities of the Tully inspired some of the qualities in my quiet whistles.
Paul was good enough to offer me first refusal. I would quit refusing if I had the funds!
I have #123, not the soliloquy or quiet one. Very pretty, sterling silver, tuneable 2-piece, black delrin fipple. Not to start any wars about the definition of chiff, but I don’t consider it chiffy (my definition of a popping or extra sound upon striking individual notes); rather it has a bit of air throughout its tone. I wouldn’t call that pure; that’s on my whistle. Volume is about low moderate.
I’ll concede to a bit of edge but not to my understanding of chiff.
I’ll stand my ground that to my audio inadequacies pure and sweet fits as does quiet.
Oh, and I am reclaiming the whistle if Paul’s willing.
