How many whistles do you own?

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 12:22 pm

Including whistles that are on the way, I just counted 43 but I might have missed a Susato or two. I won't list them.

I play in a lot of different styles and contexts so I really only have two or three I play in most keys. More high and low D and high C though.

The only cheapies I like are Clarkes. I like all the high end whistles I have: Overtons, Burkes, Copelands, Sindts. On the way: Grinter, Abells, Reyburn, Busman. I'd be very surprised if I don't like all of these. I don't have a favourite sound: I tend to find something to like in any well made, distinctive, whistle. I don't buy whistles unless I've researched them and like what I read. I had a very good idea of what I was getting with each high-end I've ordered so far and I haven't had any unpleasant surprises.

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:40 pm

On 2003-02-23 13:22, Wombat wrote:
Including whistles that are on the way, I just counted 43 but I might have missed a Susato or two. I won't list them.

Brace yourself Wombat, the SADS (Susato Anti-Defamation Society) will be along soon to getcha! I never say stuff like that any more - I'd rather post on religion than risk the concentrated displeasure of SADS.

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 9:24 pm

I think I'm down to 9 whistles now, not counting the ones I've given to my kids. An Overton, 3 Dixons, 2 Clarke Originals (one Larson tweaked), a meg, a Waltons and a LBW/Feadog hybrid. Then there are the 5 fifes, 2 drums, flute and accordian. My wife's guitars, son's clarinet...

Every corner of the house has some kind of noisemaker in it.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 9:27 pm

Jim, what kind of Bodhran is that?

(oi, my spelling!)

[ This Message was edited by: paul on 2003-02-23 22:54 ]

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 10:00 pm

I don't know, but after today I have one less. I gave my sister my Walton's LBW, and after 30 minutes of trying it out, she was starting to sound pretty good! In about 3 or 4 months, she'll be able to kick my bew-tox!

Ridseard · Post by **Ridseard** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 10:09 pm

I. My favorite whistles:

Burke Brass Pro Session D
Burke Brass Pro Narrow Bore D
Susato VSB D
O'Briain Improved Eb

II. Not my favorites (for one reason or another) but good-playing whistles:

Burke Aluminum Pro Narrow Bore D
Burke Wide Bore Brass D
Susato SB D
Susato SB Bb
O'Briain Improved D
Sweetone D (natural)
Feadog D (brass)
Generation D (green top brass)

III. A few inferior whistles and botched tweaks, not worth listing.

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 10:41 pm

On 2003-02-23 22:27, Paul wrote:
Jim, what kind of Bodhran is that?

(oi, my spelling!)

[ This Message was edited by: paul on 2003-02-23 22:54 ]

Hah! It's actually closer to a Lambeg drum than a bodhran.

Really, it's a rope-tension rudimental bass drum, made by the Cooperman Fife and Drum Company. Number 422, to be precise. In a pure coincidence, I also own number 22, which I bought about 20 years earlier!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 10:49 pm

I've got a set of Asarkars, a Clarke, a Sweetone, 3 Hoovers (one of which is a tabor pipe), a Jubilee bagwhistle, and a maple whistle made by Adler.

JohnPalmer · Post by **JohnPalmer** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:08 am

I haven't purchased any whistles in the last couple of months since the last time we did this kind of thread. So the number must still be around 41. I didn't look, but I wonder if Jeesie showed her impressive whistle collection, again. (I should have copied it to use as my computer background screen.) JP

burnsbyrne · Post by **burnsbyrne** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 7:46 am

I've been playing for about 9 months and I have not waded into the high end whistle pool yet. I got a Dixon 6 weeks ago and it is holding off any symptoms of WhOA, I hope until after our trip to Ireland in May. Here's my collection

Generation: D brass, C and Bb nickel
Feadog D brass
Clare D
Walton LBW D
Sweetone D
Meg D (OK) and C (abominable)
2 Oak Ds one poison, one with a LBW head
Susato Kildare D. I am afraid I'll get a hernia playing it.
Dixon D Brass Slide (as noted above)
Mike

Bagfed · Post by **Bagfed** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 7:59 am

Very cool signature Walden

madguy · Post by **madguy** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:10 am

Being a collector of many instruments, I'm now up to 90 whistles!
How many do I play? Only about 7 of them.

~Larry

BrianB · Post by **BrianB** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 2:50 pm

Clark Original D w/diamonds
Sweetone D
Walton's Mellow D
Walton's D
Generation Tabor Pipe
Generation G
Yamaha 321 (oh wait that's a tuba)

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 12:38 am

On 2003-02-23 19:40, Chuck_Clark wrote:

Brace yourself Wombat, the SADS (Susato Anti-Defamation Society) will be along soon to getcha! I never say stuff like that any more - I'd rather post on religion than risk the concentrated displeasure of SADS.

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madfifer9 · Post by **madfifer9** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 1:15 am

Lessee...

First was a black Clarke D with diamonds
then a Feadog D
then a Susato D
then a Clarke unpainted D
and a Chris Abell D
then my car (with the two Clarkes in it) got stolen, so I bought...
another Clarke D unpainted
a Sweetone D, black head and unpainted body

My car was recovered, the thieves did NOT steal my whistles or my black plastic Cooperman fife that also lives in the car.

So that makes 7 whistles... so far. I resisted buying an Oak. I played two lovely high end D metal whistles but have no idea what they were. One brass, one silver colored. One of them may be my next purchase. I also played a lovely low F whistle, which may be my first foray out of the realm of D.

I also have 2 good Bb fifes and an Irish flute.

Conley, why do you keep a whistle that tastes bad and stings? But maybe you can't explain it any better than I can explain why I still have my Yamaha plastic C fife. It is a monstrosity and a total outcast.

madfifer9
and no, I do not know who the first 8 madfifers were