Good loud tunable C whistle?

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Thu May 20, 2004 12:56 pm

Who makes a good loud tunable C whistle?

waitingame · Post by **waitingame** » Thu May 20, 2004 1:48 pm

Glenn Schultz.

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Thu May 20, 2004 2:56 pm

The best C whistle I've ever played was a Copeland Nickel C (now owned by Jessie), in fact that was one of the best whistles in any key I've ever played, period. Don't know how consistent Mike and Jim are with those, but man, that thing blew my mind.

Loren

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:24 pm

waitingame wrote:Glenn Schultz.

Thin or Water? I recall reading someone say that the Water Weasel C is not as good as the D and the E. The D Water Weasel is one of my favourite whistles.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:25 pm

Loren wrote:The best C whistle I've ever played was a Copeland Nickel C (now owned by Jessie), in fact that was one of the best whistles in any key I've ever played, period. Don't know how consistent Mike and Jim are with those, but man, that thing blew my mind.

Maybe Jessie wants to donate that to me.

The only Copeland i've ever played was a low D sterling (belonging to Thom of thewhistleshop.com). It blew my mind too. I've decided that as soon as i win the lottery i'll buy some Copelands...

JessieK · Post by **JessieK** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:01 pm

That particular Copeland is going with me to the grave, unless my kids turn out to be REALLY nice.

chas · Post by **chas** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:55 pm

glauber wrote:
waitingame wrote:Glenn Schultz.
Thin or Water? I recall reading someone say that the Water Weasel C is not as good as the D and the E. The D Water Weasel is one of my favourite whistles.

That may have been I. I'm kind of hard on C whistles. I have a Schultz C in macassar ebony that is one of the finest whistles I've ever played. Sorry if I'm taking words out of Loren's mouth.

If TW's and Copelands area little dear, I'm quite impressed with my Harper non-tunable. If you're looking for a cheapie, you might want to try a Walton's nickel or Susato. I like the Walton's a lot, and it booms pretty nicely, while lots of people who are not at all fond of Susato D's like the C's.

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:04 pm

Best C whistles I've played are Sindt, Burke black tip and Walton Golden Tone.

Oh, Jessie, could I just borrow that Copeland C so I can have Michael make an exact duplicate?

PhilO

feadog39 · Post by **feadog39** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:40 pm

Hey glaub! I'm with Loren this. I have a copeland brass C. and it is by the bestest of the bestest whistles of all in any key, imho. i love that whistle to death. get a copeland.

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Fri May 21, 2004 1:54 am

Just a question, Glauber--do you want this C whistle to play mostly in C (and F) Major or more in D (and G) minor?

In the latter case, there may be alternative choices.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Fri May 21, 2004 2:00 am

Very good Cs IMO: Burke Al Pro, Sindt, Abell, Overton. Cs often tend to be a bit disappointing but not these ones.

waitingame · Post by **waitingame** » Fri May 21, 2004 2:19 am

glauber wrote:
waitingame wrote:Glenn Schultz.
Thin or Water? I recall reading someone say that the Water Weasel C is not as good as the D and the E. The D Water Weasel is one of my favourite whistles.

Thin for me but maybe only because I've no experience with Water Weasel. Something I'm going to have to put right!!

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri May 21, 2004 4:42 am

I have both Water Weasel and Sindt C, and both are really nice whistles, although neither are especially loud.

JessieK · Post by **JessieK** » Fri May 21, 2004 5:25 am

PhilO wrote:Oh, Jessie, could I just borrow that Copeland C so I can have Michael make an exact duplicate?

Sorry, but no. I have a no-lend policy with my instruments (unless I'm right there).

Interestingly, Jim Rementer has said that C is one of those finicky keys that doesn't always turn out right. I'm glad to hear that someone else has a winner.

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Fri May 21, 2004 6:27 am

glauber wrote:Thin or Water? I recall reading someone say that the Water Weasel C is not as good as the D and the E. The D Water Weasel is one of my favourite whistles.

The Water Weasel C isn't as good as its higher siblings. It doesn't suck, but it's definitely not in their class.

The Thin Weasel C, on the other hand, is one of the best whistles on the planet.

The difference is that the Water Weasel is forced to use the same PVC piping Glenn uses for the D, Eb, and E whistles, whereas for the Thin Weasel he can (and does) make it the exact ideal size for his whistle design in that key.