New Whistle Comparison: Gen D, Oak, Burke, Syn, Serpent

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:22 pm

Hey guys and gals, here's my latest comparison recording:

http://www.flutesite.com/samples/5burkecomp.mp3

This is the reel "The Green Mountain" on the following whistles:

1. one of the rare darn-near-perfect-out-of-the-box Generation D (brass, redtop)

2. Oak D

3. Burke Al-Pro D

4. Syn D

5. Serpent D.

I apologize to any modem users in advance--the file is 1.4 meg, bigger than I like them to be. I can't pull the file size down much more without loosing some of the critical differences in sound from whistle to whistle though.

--James

skh · Post by **skh** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:27 pm

Please keep doing these comparisons, this is really interesting, and many thanks for taking the time!

What model of Serpent D are you playing?

Sonja

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:38 pm

What Sonja said!

Thanks, James.

Best wishes,
Jerry

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:31 pm

The Serpent is a copper tunable that Bill made for me.

The head is his old design before he went to curved windway.

It's a really nice whistle!

--James

Hiro Ringo · Post by **Hiro Ringo** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 10:27 pm

Lots of fun! as always.

Really good generation....

Thanks.