Favorite A whistle?

[maki]

Instead of 'jacking another thread, he is my question;
What is your favorite A whistle and why?

(I ain'ts gots no A.)

[Steve Bliven]

Sindt. Plays and sounds good.

Best wishes.

Steve

[maki]

Sindt. Plays and sounds good.

Best wishes.

Steve

No surprise there.
Does the Sindt A have the same tube diameter as a Sindt B/or Bb?
Thanks!

[Steve Bliven]

Does the Sindt A have the same tube diameter as a Sindt B/or Bb?

Don't know. Don't have/use a B and for Bb have an old, dimpled Gen, a Freeman tweaked and a Mac Hoover head on a Gen tube. If I can't find the sound I want from them, probably can't find it....

Best wishes.

Steve

[Sirchronique]

Sindt. Plays and sounds good.

Best wishes.

Steve

No surprise there.
Does the Sindt A have the same tube diameter as a Sindt B/or Bb?
Thanks!

Yes, it does have the same tube diameter. They share the same head.


I also like the sindt best. The new dixon trad in A is pretty good, too.

[Lars Larry Mór Mott]

Löfgren. Kevin Crawford agrees
To be fair i haven't tried any other A whistle though..

[maki]

Any other A whistles?
How about affordable/obtainable A whistles?

[Mr.Gumby]

A friend gave me a Susato A. Works fine but I have no use for it so I never play it.

[Raggle Taggle]

Mack Hoover, white cap, aluminum body.

[brewerpaul]

My only A is a bright blue anodized non tunable by Colin Goldie and I love it. I play it in our band and it sounds terrific. Breath control of these is different than for a lot of other whistles, but once you get used to that , they're a joy.

[pancelticpiper]

My first A was an old-style Susato (machined out of PVC stock with a wood block) that I got around 1980. It was a great player.

Of the later moulded-top Susatos, I had a narrow-bore A that played very well. It had the same bore and head as the Susato high D. It had a bit of that old-school Generation-like sound and playability.

And I have one of the newer medium-bore Susatos in A that I'm not crazy about.

I'm a fan of the traditional Generation tone and performance, so I made an A body for a Generation Bb head. This whistle plays very well, my favourite A for traditional music.

It's the whistle on the far left; in this photo are Generations in A, Bb, B, C, C#, D, Eb, and F



I would think the Freeman Low A whistle based on the Bb Generation would probably be the best-playing inexpensive A.

For 'legit' gigs it's the Burke A. Like all Burkes it's butter-smooth throughout the range, right in tune, with a clear sound.

[pancelticpiper]

Any other A whistles?
How about affordable/obtainable A whistles?

Isn't there a SoCal uilleann meeting tomorrow? I could bring a couple A's for you to try.

Richard

[squirrel]

Any other A whistles?
How about affordable/obtainable A whistles?

I own a Dixon in A, aluminum body, and I like it a lot. It's very easy to play, the sound is pure with a little amount of chiff that usually I don't like, but in this key is perfect, tuning is very good.

[maki]

Any other A whistles?
How about affordable/obtainable A whistles?

Isn't there a SoCal uilleann meeting tomorrow? I could bring a couple A's for you to try.

Richard

Thanks but I'll be working.
Haven't been to a meeting in months in fact.

[MTGuru]

Isn't there a SoCal uilleann meeting tomorrow? I could bring a couple A's for you to try.

I'll be there, Richard, and wouldn't mind trying your Generation A.

My only A is the Susato M-bore, which I'm quite happy with. A very nice whistle, especially for the cost.