Concerning Burkes . . .
- cowtime
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Brass Pro Sessions- I play it three times more than any other whistle I own( have managed to resist any more purchases for almost 2 yrs now since I got the thing!)
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I would vote for the old-style wide-bore brass. It plays every bit as well as the newer models, and it has a more traditional sound. Evidently there were enough others who felt as I did, since Mike reintroduced it after it had been out of production for some time.
Charlie
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My Brass Pro Session D (aka wide bore) with delrin tip just came in the mail today!
I have to qualify my answer by saying that one of my most hated whistles is my O'Briaian Improved Feadog...this beast I cannot warm up to; the harshness of tone makes my molars burn. So if Feadog's for you, Burke is not likely to make you happy.
The Burke (and I've played it for about 20 minutes so far in it's little lifetime) is really a pro quality instrument. The craftsmanship is top notch. It reminds me of the difference between my pro model and my student model saxophone...both play great, but the feel is totally different. As far as the sound, just listen to the sound clips that people have put up and they will give you a fairly good idea of what you will get.
Even though it's wide bore, it didn't seem particularly loud to me, but that's probably because the tone is very easy on the ears. I'm sure it could prove to be louder if you tested it with some kind of meter.
At any rate, unless you really like a "dirty" sound, get the Burke, you won't be disappointed and you can probably sell it for close to the price you paid if you turn out not to like it. This all is of course not to say that I will not someday try or buy an Overton...a well-made instrument is always a joy to play, and differences in tone are just one of the wonderful variations.
Robin
I have to qualify my answer by saying that one of my most hated whistles is my O'Briaian Improved Feadog...this beast I cannot warm up to; the harshness of tone makes my molars burn. So if Feadog's for you, Burke is not likely to make you happy.
The Burke (and I've played it for about 20 minutes so far in it's little lifetime) is really a pro quality instrument. The craftsmanship is top notch. It reminds me of the difference between my pro model and my student model saxophone...both play great, but the feel is totally different. As far as the sound, just listen to the sound clips that people have put up and they will give you a fairly good idea of what you will get.
Even though it's wide bore, it didn't seem particularly loud to me, but that's probably because the tone is very easy on the ears. I'm sure it could prove to be louder if you tested it with some kind of meter.
At any rate, unless you really like a "dirty" sound, get the Burke, you won't be disappointed and you can probably sell it for close to the price you paid if you turn out not to like it. This all is of course not to say that I will not someday try or buy an Overton...a well-made instrument is always a joy to play, and differences in tone are just one of the wonderful variations.
Robin
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I just got the Brass Session Pro with delrin mouthpice. It's a nice whistle, and after a five minute warm up it's really nice--the second octave just sings and the bottom notes are pretty clean. And it's very resisant to the little squeaks and squawks when changing fingerings. It doesn't take a ton of air.
I think it's pretty loud for playing around the house. My family cringes the most when I play it. It's louder than the Oak. If you don't want to play with others I'd go for the narrow bore.
I think it's pretty loud for playing around the house. My family cringes the most when I play it. It's louder than the Oak. If you don't want to play with others I'd go for the narrow bore.
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I didn't vote because, although I have an AlPro D I like well enough and AlPro C and G I love, I haven't yet tried brass or composite. Given the outline of desirable characteristics, I'd have thought that any Burke would do quite nicely. I just have a sneaking suspicion that a Sindt might do even better. But, for a pure whistle around that price, you won't do any better than Burke or Sindt I think.
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That's where it starts. Then it's Sindt, and Copeland and Thin Weasel and Busman and Abell and ....waitingame wrote:For me there's only one solution a Burke and an Overton.Bloomfield wrote:I'd get something with a bit of character like and Overton.
But don't get me wrong: The Burkes are good whistles.
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