What was your first whistle?

Miwokhill · Post by **Miwokhill** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:47 pm

SirNick, I don't know how the Clare two piece sounds on the whitecap, I don't have one, but if I'm not mistaken it is Mack Hoover's favorite tube to put on a whitcap. So it must sound pretty good I'm guessing. -- (I'm eagarly awaiting my first whitecap at the moment, on a Gen D) --mike

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:17 pm

My first one was a Generation nickle Eb.(ouch!) Actually I still play it on the odd occasion. I don't really remember where I got it, (over 20 yrs ago)
It was replaced a few years later by a green top brass C Generation that is my second favorite whistle(topped only by my Burke high D).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:42 pm

alespa wrote:Sounds like most of you are "veteran" whistlers, so I am not so sure I should reply . . . but I will

Dixon high D was my first, and took be about 3 weeks to get past some of the things I thought made it "bad".

matt

Lol ... er I am a veteran and I still cannot play the TW that well.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:02 pm

I started off on a horrible blue metal tube with a large red mouthpiece the name of which I cannot remember but they were standard issue in Irish Junior schools at the time.Something similar was on E bay recently and was bought by our good friend Kevin m.( Guardian reader of this parish). Kevin posted that these whistles he bought had a hole in the back but the one I learnt on did not.
Soon graduated to a Generation D and then came across a Brass Gen Eb. I couldn't agree more with Peter Laban that apart from the obvious problem with the key,this is a great whistle.
If you play on your own a lot,or with a guitarist,there is nothing like a Gen Eb.
That semi-tone makes a huge difference to the brightness and sparkle of the music.

Every home should have one,

Slan,
D.

moxy · Post by **moxy** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:33 am

alespa wrote:Sounds like most of you are "veteran" whistlers, so I am not so sure I should reply . . . but I will

Not at all. I've only had an avatar for the past two weeks or so...

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:30 am

toasty wrote:
Lol ... er I am a veteran and I still cannot play the TW that well.

ni moi non plus

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:59 am

emmline wrote:
toasty wrote:
Lol ... er I am a veteran and I still cannot play the TW that well.

ni moi non plus

....just as I was getting the hang of Americanese....

Slan,
D.

dapple · Post by **dapple** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:20 am

The Burke D Brass Narrow Bore was my first whistle because I had read that it is kind to beginners. After playing several Overtons, I found that to be true; the Burke DBN is a relatively easy whistle to play and provides a beautiful, clean, and clear sound. The DBN’s holes are easy to seal and the breath requirements consistent. The Overtons are more difficult for me to play but are worth the effort because they have those wonderfully complex overtones that provide their signature sound.

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:35 am

Shaw D and a Feadóg mkII. Still own and play both. Had them now about six years.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:21 pm

emmline wrote:
toasty wrote:
Lol ... er I am a veteran and I still cannot play the TW that well.

ni moi non plus

Duh and what does that mean???

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:29 pm

...means, 'me too'.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:46 pm

I'm trying to decide if it was my itty-bitty Gen G, or the much larger and easier on the ears Gen Bb... it's only been about 25 years, so it's hard to recall, LOL.

whiskeylvr · Post by **whiskeylvr** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:54 pm

My first whitle, bought a whole 6 weeks ago, was a Waltons little black D, and do I ever hate that whistle. I then bought a Clarke Sweetone which I am pretty happy with(though I have a tweaked Generation as well as regular Gen D on the way). When I actually learn to play a little better(so the tunes don't sound like they are being played by a rigid machine) I am planning on getting a Sindt D.

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:28 pm

dubhlinn wrote:
emmline wrote:
toasty wrote:
Lol ... er I am a veteran and I still cannot play the TW that well.

ni moi non plus
....just as I was getting the hang of Americanese....

Slan,
D.

Yo tambien. (Just threw that in to aggravate Dubh and toasty).

...but I'm no veteran, either--more of a 'prentice.. My first, a Clare brass D. My collection is pitiful, really, compared to some of the mighty arsenals we've seen; but I do return to the Clare more than any other.

Kuranes · Post by **Kuranes** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:58 pm

I think the first one I had around the house was an unpainted sweetone. The one I really picked up on was the Walton's Guiness whistle.