Hello all! I recently acquired a D and a C Water Weasel. I find that they are very responsive and relatively easy to play. I was wondering what your opinions are on these whistles. Any comment is appreciated!
Thanks everyone!
~Tweety~
A fellow forum member gave me a WW in D
about six years ago. It has been my “go to”
whistle when I’m learning new tunes. Indeed,
very responsive and well in tune. One meets
the nicest people around here…
They are no good and will cause you no end of heartache. Send them to me… 
No, actually I have those, and they’re terrific. It’s humbling to see what Glenn Schultz could do with a couple of pennies worth of plumbing.
They are very highly regarded and the man who made them even more so.
Hi
I have an A and Bb set (two bodies one head) recently acquired from Doc. You would have to pry them out of my cold dead hands. Let me know if you ever want to sell the D and C. I will give them a good home.
(This from someone who makes CPVC whistles, really nice ones, but still can not hope to match a Water Weasel.)
There is a recording of my A Water Weasel here, a little tune I wrote for my fiancee (not ITM by any means):
http://wildvoice.com/MagicSailor/Posts/Waiting-for-Donna
Owen
I recently acquired a D and a C Water Weasel.
Now how in the world did you come by those? 
Congratulations!
Seriously, Water Weasels are one of the wonders of the whistle world.
Feadoggie
They’re pretty darn awesome, however I must say I much prefer my Burke DASBT over a DWW.
WW is an awesome whistle.
I have a set of the off white Eflat, D, C - the C of that set is excellent. But the grey Bflat/A set would have been one of those “Consumer Best Buy” things - just the best value around. He both so enjoyed and was so good at making whistles.
Philo
I have also a WW Bb that I did buy from one of the forum’s member , it is indeed the best Bb whistle I have in my collection !
Manuel
I first started playing a WW D when I was ready to move away from my sindt toward something more aggressive. the impact that it had on my playing was massive. amazing tone, comfortable air volume, perfect responsiveness. The only whistle that I would rank above it is my Colin Goldie Overton D. I’ve since bought a Bb, E, and C#. they’re all beautiful and will always stay in my collection. I think the greatest practical advantage they have is that they aren’t as affected my temperature and climate. you don’t have to worry about warming them up getting left in the sun.
Stan- I have been playing my Water Weasel D and C for a little bit longer now and they are definitely going to be my “go to” whistles.
brewerpaul- I actually have a whistle made of plumbers piping that has the barcode still on it (not a Water Weasel, though). It’s a fun instrument to play around with and I’m always trying to figure out what the barcode means and whether or not I can trace the pipe… 
jloug- I have heard many stories about Mr. Schultz from my dad, and he was indeed a very respected and incredibly talented man.
MagicSailor- I have actually never really played an A or a Bb… (I have REALLY small hands) Do they handle the same way the D and the C do?
Feadoggie- Yes, I did acquire these from my dad. He had been playing with them for a few years and just cherished them. I have recently joined his band, and he gave them to me as a gift so that I could have a greater variety of whistles. I’m sure I’ll learn to love them just as much as he does.
JordanII- I have a D and a C Hoover that I keep near and dear to my heart. Still, they are very different and there is no comparing them. The whole apples and oranges thing… 
Tommy- I’ll drink (chocolate milk) to that… 
PhilO- I respect Mr. Schultz more every time I play them. They really are remarkable whistles.
manu.bande- See above…
whistleman922- The fact about the climate is really good for me. I’m a cellist, so I’m constantly worrying about temperature and humidity. It’s good to know that I have at least 2 instruments that will take care of themselves! The WWs are different from every other whistle I’ve played. I just love them.
Thanks to everyone for the comments. Anything else you’d like to say will be read and considered by yours truly!
Till next time,
~Tweety~
Good question since the A/Bb set are the only Water Weasels I have played. However, from what I have heard, Glen was quite consistent in his whistlemaking, so I would imagine they are similar.
I did build some PVC and CPVC whistles in Bb, C, D and Eb and they handle similarly to the Water Weasels except they require even less push at the top of the second octave. Since I usually play solo or in very small settings (a party on a boat somewhere perhaps with me and a guitarist / singer), I prefer whistles that are not too loud in the second octave. (anyway, I have other louder whistles that would work in a bigger setting.)
My impression from what I read on this forum is that the whistles I have built (particularly the ones made form PVC electric conduit) are quite similar to the Every Whistle, and I imagine the Every Whistle is quite similar to a Water Weasel in the same key.
This is of course all highly unscientific conjecture.
Owen
I had an inkling about that. Tweety, I met Byll at a Ren Faire in Wrightstown PA a few years ago, they have a “Celtic” section. I was selling self-made CPVC whistles and flutes (they’ve improved a great deal since then). Byll was playing with his group, gladly I might add. Byll played a Water Weasel that day. We had a good talk about favorite whistles and especially about Water Weasels, how darned good they are and how well made they are. We passed his Weasel D back and forth as we talked. That was the highlight of that day for me. If that’s the whistle you have it’s sure a good one. I know Byll liked those whistles.
Feadoggie