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Talking About Your Generation
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 6:36 am
by Wombat
I have a question for those of you who like Generation whistles. Do you have a preference for brass or nickel and, if so why?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:04 am
by Martin Milner
Brass.
It doesn't make my fingers sweaty, patinas up nicely, and I really can't tell a difference in the sound.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:14 am
by peeplj
Brass, for its warmer sound. Nickel, for its volume.
Both, if you can find good ones.
--James
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:20 am
by skh
Nickel, but my favourite one is brass.
Sonja
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:56 am
by TelegramSam
Brass. I like the color and it's not as slippery if my hands get sweaty.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:10 am
by cj
Brass for me too.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:29 am
by Flyingcursor
Brass. My brass Gen C is the best C whistle I have.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:08 am
by ChristianRo
My best inexpensive whistle is a blue-top brass Gen D hybrid. Come together!
Christian
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 10:18 am
by Jack
Like Martin, I also can't hear a difference. I think the differences lie in the individual whistles themselves, not the material of the tube.
That said, I'd rather have nickel, because it doesn't turn colors like brass, it doesn't smell awful like brass, and it slipperyness has never really been an issue for me.
Next time I win the lottery I'm going to buy a brass set of Gens, though. And I have brass Walton's and Clare, they're just painted.
I think most people here like both...
Gen brass hybrid
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 10:31 am
by olehan
Brass over Nickel. Nickel is louder, but that's not always a good thing.
I think the first quality difference I ever noticed In Gens was between Brass and Nickel C's and Bb's. The Brass were just better, and I thought it was the material.
Favorite Gen: Brass Eb, about 25 years old, with my Copperhead fipple.
Olehan
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:16 pm
by kevin m.
Brass,much less slippery-though I have a vintage Nickel plated 'F' that I like.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:46 pm
by Bloomfield
Brass. Brass. Brass.
Nassssty Nickle. Nassssssty.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:21 pm
by RonKiley
I like them both. A good Gen is a thing of beauty. Keep Whistling Brass or Nickel.
Ron
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:05 pm
by cowtime
It depends on what I'm wanting at the time.
If I just want to play- brass always wins out- whatever the brand
If I want a clearer tone- nickle.Especially my old old Eb.
I too, dislike the slickness of the nickle.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:48 pm
by fancypiper
Brass breaks in easer and I have to rub beeswax on the nickel to keep from dropping it. Nickel is just too slick to hold without it if I play the Harvest Home hornpipe!
