The great outdoors
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The great outdoors
Hey folks, I'm looking for an outdoors whistle. My current favorite is my Jerry Freeman Bluebird, it's got a beautiful tone and I absolutely love it for sitting down and playing in a room, but when I take it outside the sound kinda disperses and it's pretty unimpressive. I'd like a louder whistle for outdoor busking to compete with the racket my banjo makes. Any suggestions?
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Re: The great outdoors
Susato Kildare S-Series.
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Re: The great outdoors
Yes, a good suggestion. The Susato can be played loud, it's rain-resistant, and more wind-resistant than most - I once tested it by playing directly into a fan. You can rotate the head 180 degrees if you're playing in a stiff Atlantic breeze on the bow of the Titanic.
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Re: The great outdoors
Feadoggie wrote:Susato Kildare S-Series.
Yeah, it'll do the job. You might get shot though.
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I thought it was luthiers that were shot.MadmanWithaWhistle wrote:Feadoggie wrote:Susato Kildare S-Series.
Yeah, it'll do the job. You might get shot though.
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Re: The great outdoors
Yup. I've had a "traveling" Susato for years. They're very durable. Nearly indestructible, except for the blade (yes, protect the blade when stuffing into a knapsack . . .). Plus, they've got about the loudest, clearest voice I've ever heard.Feadoggie wrote:Susato Kildare S-Series.
And, of course, great pitch and modest price.
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It occurred to me while posting to another Susato thread that the newer model Susato, the Oriole, could also serve the purpose quite well. I keep forgetting about them. Same durable material. Similar volume and playing characteristics. Slightly different head design. And they are priced below the Kildare models.
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Hmmm? Do Kevin Crawford or Cormac Breathnach have to wear bullet proof vests when they play?MadmanWithaWhistle wrote:eah, it'll do the job. You might get shot though.
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Not if they're playing the C or B. I've yet to see someone seriously play a D S-series in an indoor setting without some wincing.Feadoggie wrote:It occurred to me while posting to another Susato thread that the newer model Susato, the Oriole, could also serve the purpose quite well. I keep forgetting about them. Same durable material. Similar volume and playing characteristics. Slightly different head design. And they are priced below the Kildare models.
Hmmm? Do Kevin Crawford or Cormac Breathnach have to wear bullet proof vests when they play?MadmanWithaWhistle wrote:eah, it'll do the job. You might get shot though.
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Re: The great outdoors
I've done it often (Dublin one-piece D) and nobody's winced yet. In fact sometimes with folk busy talking they didn't even notice I was playing!MadmanWithaWhistle wrote:I've yet to see someone seriously play a D S-series in an indoor setting without some wincing.
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Is £40.00 'modest' for a plastic whistle? A Tony Dixon tuneable plastic High D can be purchased for around £25.00.trill wrote:And, of course, great pitch and modest price.
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Re: The great outdoors
I thought Susato would come up as I've heard they're fairly loud and piercing, but I didn't think it would be a consensus. Susato it is! Thanks to the responders. I don't think I'll need a bulletproof vest for this one as I've got no plans to play it indoors.
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Re: The great outdoors
I had a Chieftain High D that was shockingly loud. However as I never played it outdoors I cannot vouch for how 'wind resistant' it was.
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Re: The great outdoors
Unfortunately, whistles in general don't sound very impressive outdoors. The sound pretty much disperses instead of being reflected back at you from walls and other hard surfaces.Shanahan wrote:but when I take it outside the sound kinda disperses and it's pretty unimpressive. I'd like a louder whistle for outdoor busking to compete with the racket my banjo makes. Any suggestions?
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Re: The great outdoors
I don't know about 'impressive' but they can carry a bit.Unfortunately, whistles in general don't sound very impressive outdoors. The sound pretty much disperses instead of being reflected back at you from walls and other hard surfaces.
Some time ago, I wrote:One winter's afternoon a few years ago I went for a quick walk up the Cliffs of Moher. Michael Galvin, who is one of the people busking there often, was playing a Susato at the entrance of the Cliffs, just past the visitor centre. Walking southward along the cliff edge I could still hear him play and hear what tune he was playing well over a half a mile away. A gale from the north may have helped carry the sound though.
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Re: The great outdoors
My wife assures me that my Susato carries exceptionally well for quite some distance outside...I apparently can never be far enough away to make her happy.