Sweetone

the_instrument_player · Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:15 am

My parents got me a Sweetone for my birthday and... my goodness, there's a reason for the name! It is just the sweetest little whistle! Bright yellow too-- reminds me of sunshine. Funny that I get excited over a cheap little whistle, but you all know what it's like, right? I've just never had any experience with this particular brand and I really like the tone.

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:41 am

Yeah, sweetones are nifty little whistles, aren't they? I got two this past summer (one in C and one in D), and they're great for 'quiet' practice.

paulsdad · Post by **paulsdad** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 3:11 pm

I'm a big fan of the Sweetone. Mine is somewhat battered. The bottom edge is rusty and most of the plating is worn off, but the whistle still has a lovely tone.

Soineanta · Post by **Soineanta** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:57 pm

Mine is also lined with rust, and the little Celtic knot almost worn off. It has been well played and well loved.

It's great because it's really good for beginners, but keeps up with you (or at least me) as you progress.

the_instrument_player · Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:04 pm

so is the C as charming as the D? I don't like my gen C at all so maybe I should get a Sweetone C....

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:14 pm

I have a Sweetone D which I love. I also have a MEG C which I like very much. It should be very similar to the Sweetone. The best $3.00 whistle I have. I don't think it is better than my Gen C but it is different.

paulsdad · Post by **paulsdad** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:00 pm

I have both Sweetone C and D whistles. I have not played the C enough to make a comparison between it and my favorite D. When I have time to play I almost always pick up my battered D.

Happy Tunes

Paulsdad

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 11:03 pm

bdatki · Post by **bdatki** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 11:49 pm

Mine seemed to have problems beyond my incompetence. Maybe I was unlucky. I have heard some in person that sounded much better.

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:13 am

the_instrument_player wrote:so is the C as charming as the D? I don't like my gen C at all so maybe I should get a Sweetone C....

I think the C is just as good. I love my Sweetones. My D was my first whistle and still has a warm place in my heart.

Ridseard · Post by **Ridseard** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:21 am

I don't like my Sweetone D very much. It plays easily, but the intonation isn't very good, and the tone seems dull and uninteresting. Maybe I just got a bad one, because I've heard paulsdad playing his "battered" Sweetone, and it sounds great.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 4:03 am

Soineanta wrote:Mine is also lined with rust, and the little Celtic knot almost worn off. It has been well played and well loved. It's great because it's really good for beginners, but keeps up with you (or at least me) as you progress.

On the inside sleeve of the multi-million selling CD, Gas Up my Hotrod Stoker, The Kwela Groove Frenzy's Hit Town, there's a Celtic Knot Sweetone nestling right in the middle of a whole saucepan full of mixed whistles. Dave Woodhead clearly has a really chiffy case of WhoA.

tuaz · Post by **tuaz** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 4:40 am

My Sweetone C and Meg C both have pitching problems. Each whistle is not in tune with itself.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 5:57 am

The toneholes on the Sweetone C have recently been reconfigured to make it better in tune.

I have an older one and one I bought recently. The newer one's holes are different, and it's much better in tune.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:36 am

My C is in pretty good tune, although I find that they seem to have put the lowest hole a bit lower than they should have, so I have to reach more with my bottom finger to cover it. Kind of annoying, really, however it doesn't seem to affect the tuning.... well... with the exception of having to use Bb as OXX XXO... :roll:

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