Concerning Burkes . . .

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:22 pm

Brass Pro Sessions- I play it three times more than any other whistle I own( have managed to resist any more purchases for almost 2 yrs now since I got the thing!)

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:13 pm

I would vote for the old-style wide-bore brass. It plays every bit as well as the newer models, and it has a more traditional sound. Evidently there were enough others who felt as I did, since Mike reintroduced it after it had been out of production for some time.

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:55 pm

My Brass Pro Session D (aka wide bore) with delrin tip just came in the mail today!

I have to qualify my answer by saying that one of my most hated whistles is my O'Briaian Improved Feadog...this beast I cannot warm up to; the harshness of tone makes my molars burn. So if Feadog's for you, Burke is not likely to make you happy.

The Burke (and I've played it for about 20 minutes so far in it's little lifetime) is really a pro quality instrument. The craftsmanship is top notch. It reminds me of the difference between my pro model and my student model saxophone...both play great, but the feel is totally different. As far as the sound, just listen to the sound clips that people have put up and they will give you a fairly good idea of what you will get.

Even though it's wide bore, it didn't seem particularly loud to me, but that's probably because the tone is very easy on the ears. I'm sure it could prove to be louder if you tested it with some kind of meter.

At any rate, unless you really like a "dirty" sound, get the Burke, you won't be disappointed and you can probably sell it for close to the price you paid if you turn out not to like it. This all is of course not to say that I will not someday try or buy an Overton...a well-made instrument is always a joy to play, and differences in tone are just one of the wonderful variations.

Robin

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:57 pm

I just got the Brass Session Pro with delrin mouthpice. It's a nice whistle, and after a five minute warm up it's really nice--the second octave just sings and the bottom notes are pretty clean. And it's very resisant to the little squeaks and squawks when changing fingerings. It doesn't take a ton of air.

I think it's pretty loud for playing around the house. My family cringes the most when I play it. It's louder than the Oak. If you don't want to play with others I'd go for the narrow bore.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 12:48 am

I didn't vote because, although I have an AlPro D I like well enough and AlPro C and G I love, I haven't yet tried brass or composite. Given the outline of desirable characteristics, I'd have thought that any Burke would do quite nicely. I just have a sneaking suspicion that a Sindt might do even better. But, for a pure whistle around that price, you won't do any better than Burke or Sindt I think.

waitingame · Post by **waitingame** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:07 am

Bloomfield wrote:I'd get something with a bit of character like and Overton.

But don't get me wrong: The Burkes are good whistles.

For me there's only one solution a Burke and an Overton.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:29 am

waitingame wrote:
Bloomfield wrote:I'd get something with a bit of character like and Overton.

But don't get me wrong: The Burkes are good whistles.
For me there's only one solution a Burke and an Overton.

That's where it starts. Then it's Sindt, and Copeland and Thin Weasel and Busman and Abell and ....

lixnaw · Post by **lixnaw** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:46 am

i believe it to be an opinion if you call your favourite whistle under-priced,
and a judgement if you call others over-priced.

but i like the man who said it, he's mostly right.

Tres · Post by **Tres** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:24 pm

Sounds like, from your description of what you want, the Narrow Bore Brass Pro is what you need. A great whistle -- super easy to play, excellently balanced between the octaves, and never ear splittingly loud like my Copeland. A great all around whistle.

Definitely one of my favorites.

Tres

Tres · Post by **Tres** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:24 pm

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MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:29 pm

I wonder how many whistles.... Burke has in stock

MarkB

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:35 pm

He shipped mine the next day.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 7:01 pm

MarkB wrote:I wonder how many whistles.... Burke has in stock

MarkB

Not many. Depends what you want. You might get lucky. I've already waited the stated 10 weeks for my nb composite D...not here yet...

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Concerning Burkes . . .

What type of Burke for a high D? Or another whistle entirely?