Good loud tunable C whistle?
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Good loud tunable C whistle?
Who makes a good loud tunable C whistle?
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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.waitingame wrote:Glenn Schultz.
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Maybe Jessie wants to donate that to me.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.
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...
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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.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.waitingame wrote:Glenn Schultz.
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.
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Thin for me but maybe only because I've no experience with Water Weasel. Something I'm going to have to put right!!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.waitingame wrote:Glenn Schultz.
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Sorry, but no. I have a no-lend policy with my instruments (unless I'm right there).PhilO wrote:Oh, Jessie, could I just borrow that Copeland C so I can have Michael make an exact duplicate?
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.
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The Water Weasel C isn't as good as its higher siblings. It doesn't suck, but it's definitely not in their class.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 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.