Got a tunable Reviol LOW D via Doc Jones
If you are feeling a bit melancholy - Those slow airs sound…well…haunting on it.
Could play An Buachaillin Ban over and over.
Must be the rolling thunderstorms today.
Anyway - not a review in the slightest - just a newbie with a few years under his belt saying that Maurice makes one nice whistle.
These seriously amateur hands enjoy it.
PAX
pastorkeith
I’ve always thought Maurice’s work was under the RADAR. He does lovely stuff.
He was Cillian O’Braian’s whistle maker for years. When he married a New Zealand lass and decided to leave Ireland, Cillian let him take the whistle businesss with him as Cillian’s pipes orders were backing up. Maurice makes a serious flute as well.
Doc
Interesting background … Thanks, Doc!
Here’s a bit more of the story…
He started his woodwind making career with an apprenticeship with W. Schreiber in Germany where he worked for four years. He then moved to Cambridge England to work with Wood, Wind and Reed as a woodwind repair technician and, under the guidance of Jeremy Soulsby of Hereford, became a dedicated Bassoon maker and wood turner.
In 1998 Maurice met Uilleann pipe and whistle maker Cillian O’Briain of Dingle, Co. Kerry. Maurice and Cillian worked together for about 5 years making Uillean pipes and low whistles…great stuff.
While working with Cillian, Maurice was finally able to realize a long-held dream of making Irish flutes.
As I said, he’s moved to New Zealand now. He still does restorative work on valuable bassoons and whatnot.
His flute keywork is some of the best in the industry IMO…but then I’ve always been partial to post-mounted keys. I guess when you fiddle with bassoons long enough you learn a thing or two about keys. 
He talks kind of funny and occassionally phones me at 3 in the morning when he forgets that Idaho is on the other side of the planet, but other than that he’s a fine fellow. 
Doc
How’s the finger stretch on it pastor?
I do not consider my hands large, by any stretch 
but with a modified piper’s grip it works just fine. Easier to me than an Overton (which I traded in for it), but that’s just me. Maurice will email you, I believe, a document that marks the actual distances of the holes if you want. I could measure the distances, too, if need be and post them.
Blessings Ever
Keith
I have one of these. Absolutely stunning in every respect.
Perhaps the first thing one notices with this whistle is how pure the second octave is, and of course it goes without saying that the tuning is spot-on.
But take the time to really get to know this whistle and you’ll find the range of dynamic effects you can achieve on it when you master the breath control are more akin to a flute than a whistle.
Contrary to what’s been said elsewhere, I find the bellnote on my Reviol doesn’t break too easily at all… in fact when she’s warmed up you can even get a bit of a “hard D” out of it by leaning into the note just the right amount!
I recently got one of these, used from another Chiff and Fippler.
My first impression is that it’s very nice. Definitely louder than my Alba.
Alas I haven’t played it much yet as my wrists are bothering me a little… I’m probably at risk of RSI. So, not the best time for me to try low whistle again!
I have enjoyed mine as well, and I have the low C body which is a stretch but just as fine. The air vibration of the bell note is so lovely. I go into empty rooms just to play it and hear the sound. I love the black finish, it feels wonderful to the touch.
Very glad I made this purchase of C & F used as well.
Don