I would like to try the new Sweet Pro Low D, but after all this time liquidating, I can’t justify buying another whistle. If anyone gets one and doesn’t love it (with whistle AND flute head would be great), I would be interested in trading other whistles (that I would like to sell) for it. I cut and pasted the following list from my whistle sale thread. Walt Sweet, if you see this and would like to trade, please let me know.
~Boisvert Cocobolo Early d: This is a truly sweet whistle, not too loud, plays perfectly. Brass slide and rings. $175.
~Burke Composite Narrow Bore d: Very sweet, not too loud. $95
~Copeland Nickel Eb: Also very sweet, a lovely little whistle. $230.
~Humphrey A: Delrin mouthpiece, brushed brass tube. A delightful whistle. $95.
~Humphrey Wide Bore d: Another great whistle, on par with the best . $90.
~Schultz Blackwood Thin Weasel d: I have had this for about 6 years. It is a strong whistle. I used it to call my cats home when they stayed out too long. It has a beautiful, rich tone. Smells great, too. $290.
~Sweet Dymondwood whistle/fife Combination: The whistle is loud, but very nice. The fife is very sweet with a lovely, perfect oval embouchure. Dymondwood is a laminated wood, filled in with resin. It’s weather-proof. Nice set. $165.
~Eklute Whistle Headjoint for Boehm Flute: They stopped making these in the 1980s. It was before most of us got into whistles. This is a great tool. It’ll turn your Boehm flute into a chromatic Low whistle. It has a hard rubber mouthpiece (like the material of clarinet mouthpieces) and a silverplated tube. $265.
~2 Improved Plastic Recorders: I got these from The Antique Sound Workshop in Plymouth, MA. They were tweaked with time-tested methods to play to fairly high standards (for plastic instruments). There’s an Aulos and a Stanesby Junior. Both are soprano (descant) recorders. I paid close to $50 for them. $24.
If you want to trade, let me know. E-mail is best.
