Great C whistles.... AGAIN!

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Great C whistles.... AGAIN!

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Hey everybody,

What are some great inexpensive (under $30) C whistles. I have been searching for previous threads on this subject but the search engine doesn't seem to like "C" as a word. And looking for good, exceptional or great whistles, yields wayyyy to many results.

A few months ago (3-6 maybe?) there was a pretty good thread about this and I seem to remember folks praising Oaks but I could be wrong.

I'd like to get the best bang for the buck here as there is so little played in C proper; it would just be hard to justify the purchase of a high end C. But, of course, I still want it to sound great.

So tell me about your cheap, awesome, C wistles!

I know this has been done to death, but hey, it is at least on topic.
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Post by fancypiper »

My favorite Cs in the order of my preference:

1. Clarke original
2. Generation
3. Clarke Sweetone
4. Oak (I have to rub beeswax on it so I don't drop that slick sucker)
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Post by Wombat »

I don't know if it comes in under $30 but it would certainly be close. Jerry's tweaked Waltons—he can't reliably tweak Generation Cs but these sound like Gens—would be the best cheap C I've ever played by quite a long way. I haven't tried one yet but I'd be prepared to bet that a Syn C would qualify as cheap and be a very good instrument.

A lot of people have noted that many brands that sound good in D are disappointing in C; perhaps the makers of cheap whistles just adapt their D design in a sloppy way. I like Clarkes and Sweetones in D but not in C. I actually quite like Susato Cs too. But Waltons and Syns have more character, IMO.
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I have an oak and a Walton that are my favorites.
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Post by NicoMoreno »

YES Syn whistles are great... and cheap... provided you don't want to play more than one whistle at the same time :)

In other words, if you got a syn C whistle (or any key) you can get other bodies in other keys... for very little money...

But, I also like oaks... and I agree that sweetone c's are not so good.

I have also heard Walton Cs and they are decent...

But the best whistle for your money has got to be Syns...

check out http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~nlbrown/Ph ... nWhistles/ for some pictures of my Syns... the single shots are Ds, but they all look the same...

All are in USD:
One Syn Whistle head: $30
Seven Syn Whislte bodies: $35
Shipping from Australia to Canada (and probably most places...): $5

Total for what ends up being seven very playable whistles: $70

Very cheap....
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Post by Brian Lee »

Hoover,
Oak.

Two of the very best I've played in that price range.
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Brian Lee wrote:Hoover,
Oak.

Two of the very best I've played in that price range.

Hoover Whitecap or a different model..?
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Susato C.
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Feadog nickel plated C. Nice and clear (more so than the brass) with reasonable volume, and looks great.

Sweetone C. Reliable quality and cheap.
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I've found Generation C to be good, Susato and Oak C to both be very good and very stable whistes.

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Post by Brian Lee »

Any Hoover frankly, though I think his whitecaps and the newer blacktops will fit the cost you stated closer.
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Walton Golden Tone C is the best !

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PhilO, got a stash somewhere you'd like to unload? :) If not, I do believe their kinda difficult to come by...
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Post by boomerang »

I own and play regularly several C whistles
these include:

generation....not bad by any means

meg....bit dissappointed with this one

sweetone..quite nice

1 soodlums and 1waltons (basically the same whistle and by far the pick of the bunch,
I will not buy any more C whistles as i am very happy with the waltons, to my ear as good as it gets
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Post by talasiga »

Wombat wrote:.........

A lot of people have noted that many brands that sound good in D are disappointing in C........
Hmmm .....
Good to know that I am either not mad OR not alone.
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