Me too FWIWWombat wrote: My Burke C is probably my favourite C whistle,.
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I've sampled a few Bb whistles, from the Generations to Sindt, via Abell and some more. However, I regret I never had a mezzo or alto Copeland.joey_schu wrote:I'm looking for a whistle that's got a clean round tone (not too much chiff) and has minimal easy air requirements.
Hehehe. I was waiting for someone to call me on it. You're right, of course, but I wasn't in a reasonable mood. And anyway, people always look at me like I'm some sort of skin disease for saying that I find the Burkes unexciting and boring (no, I haven't tried all of them). Also, someone recently mentioned to me that no on the chiffboard seems to take issue with Mike Burke's pricing. We know the Burkes are mashined in a shop, not hand made, yet they are more expensive than Sindts (which are hand made by John Sindt), and not really much cheaper than Overtons (but for the exchange rate at the moment), which are also entirely hand made. I kinda agree. So, part of me feels that Burke can charge whatever he can get away with, and part of won't buy one because they're overpriced (and a bit boring).PhilO wrote:Wow, Bloomie, isn't that a bit out of character for you? "This brand whistle is better than that one" with no qualifications, no reference to keys, purposes or preferences of the buyer?Bloomfield wrote:The Sindt is the better whistle. You are looking at an 8 months wait. Get on the waiting list now, if you don't like it you can sell it without a loss. John Sindt's lowest whistle is an A.
For my money, both the Sindt and Burke black tip soprano D and C whistles are among the best out there (although the Sindt D is too thin for my physical comfort whilst playing), but the Sindt bflat and A did not impress me at all. I was equally unimpressed with a Burke Al-pro low G; the latter three were just, well, boring. Haven't tried the Burke Bflat or A.
Regards,
Philo
I wouldn't consider Sindts to be any more or less 'hand made' than Burkes.Bloomfield wrote:We know the Burkes are mashined in a shop, not hand made, yet they are more expensive than Sindts (which are hand made by John Sindt).
He can try mine at the Northeast Chiffy gathering...I don't play it much at all, as I can't seem to make it fit my hand. My right hand middle finger just won't cover the hole properly without straining, and I have not had this particular problem with any other whistle I've played. As a result, the tone is muddy and imprecise in my hands. I'm sure this whistle will be for sale at some point, after I have someone else play it to see if it's me or the whistle. If it's the whistle, I'll drop Mike a line.PhilO wrote:Bloomie, you really do need to get yer mitts on one of these Burke black tips...maybe next time I see ya...
PhilO