Today I got my new Humprey Whistle. Now, I've got some pretty good whistles. Jerry Tweaked Generations (2 red top, 1 blue top) and a Jerry Tweaked Mellow Dog that is just outstanding. In fact the Mellow Dog is just about perfect, but... this new Humphrey is as good a whistle as you can buy. I've owned Sindts and this whistle is every bit as good as a Sindt, and I'm on the wait list for another Sindt. I've played this whistle for a couple of hours and I think this will be the only whistle I'll play for awhile.
If you were playing in the key of D only. Could you play only one whistle? If so which one?
Playing one whistle...
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My.... precioussss!!
But I'd have to say two. My precioussss, which is of course the Laughing Whistle, and my Busman mopane. The precious is quieter and gets to travel with me, the Busman stays safe and snug at home. I like wood.
But I'd have to say two. My precioussss, which is of course the Laughing Whistle, and my Busman mopane. The precious is quieter and gets to travel with me, the Busman stays safe and snug at home. I like wood.
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Re: Playing one whistle...
I got an Alba high D last Saturday, and I'm still going through the "wow - I don't ever want to play another whistle again" phase.jonharl wrote:Today I got my new Humprey Whistle...[snip]... I've played this whistle for a couple of hours and I think this will be the only whistle I'll play for awhile.
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The only high D whistle I've been playing for the past year is my Humphrey wide-bore D (Delrin and brass). Before that the only one I played was my Humphrey wide-bore D (PVC). Before that the only one I played was my Humphrey Retro-Fit head on an Oak body. I've got an order in for one of the new 'stealth' versions that has a slightly redesigned airway.
I've tried lot's of whistles over the past six years and so far, Humphrey's seem to fit my playing style and the tone I'm looking for better than anything else. Burkes are a close second though, but they don't have quite as much character (IMO), but they do have a little more volume.
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I've tried lot's of whistles over the past six years and so far, Humphrey's seem to fit my playing style and the tone I'm looking for better than anything else. Burkes are a close second though, but they don't have quite as much character (IMO), but they do have a little more volume.
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If i had to have only one, it would be my Humphrey widebore brass/delrin with customized scale. But i'd miss the Silkstone aluminum and the wooden Syn (all high Ds).
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Well, haven't exactly tried every high D whistle out there, but of those I have tried and those I have... narrowing it down to one, that one would be my Busman (wood).
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Well, since it's D... it would have to be my Overton Low D, and, hidden away inside my jacket, my Silkstone D+ and a Hoover D with the sweetest tone.
Sorry - that violates the rules. Well, if only one, It'd be the Overton, since I primarily play low whistles.
Sorry - that violates the rules. Well, if only one, It'd be the Overton, since I primarily play low whistles.
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