Why I really like Susatos

dakotamouse · Post by **dakotamouse** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 8:16 pm

I have a Susato and I'm just not crazy about it. To me, it has a sort of buzzy sound. But I've noticed that of the whistles that I have the ones with straight bores, like the Susato, are my least favorites. I seem to prefer the conicals. My favorites are my Clarke original and my Copeland.

Just me

Pywacket · Post by **Pywacket** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 11:27 pm

Lizzie,

Sorry it took me so long to reply to your questions about the Susato Sopranino. In the Susato catalog, they call their very small bore (VSB) Sopranino sizes. The Soprano is a small bore (SB) , Alto is a medium bore (MB) and Low whistles are large bore (LB).

Yes, I think that finger stretching exercises helps me with my Low G fingerings. Kinda like finger yoga!!!!!!

Craig
(Is that a pennywhistle in yer pocket or are ya glad to see me?)

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 4:31 pm

I'd love to try the VSB Soprano D, but, sigh, that will have to wait until later.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 9:15 pm

I just wanted to add that although my Susato isn't my favorite whistle, it's a good solid whistle and does get used in performances quite a bit. It's too loud for extensive practice at home though...it yields headaches and an unhappy spouse.
As far as Susatos, or Ralph Sweet whistles, or any other whistle I've ever heard, sounding like a recorder: they do not.
I have some very fine recorders, historical replicas of Terton instruments, and they do not sound like Susatos or any whistles. The tone is far different.
For the curious, there are samples of these recorders on my site.
--James
http://www.flutesite.com

WhistlerWannaBe · Post by **WhistlerWannaBe** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 8:25 am

Thanks for this thread! I am impatiently awaiting the arrival of a set of 3 Susatos and this helps me know that I didn't make a horrible choice!

Deb

dsparling · Post by **dsparling** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 3:48 pm

What whistle I use depends on the situation, but for almost all band gigs (esp. if I may not have a good monitor mix, or none at all), I *always* use the Susatos first. Intonation and volume are great. If I have a good monitor mix, then I'll use my Copeland D (I only have the high and low D).

I played at a church last Sunday with a nice sound system and used a Susato low A...it had a very nice tone through the PA. My only complaint is the finger spacing, the last hole in particular...it's a little too far down the end for my tastes.

And I almost always use a Generation for sitting around the house or a session.