Favourite whistles in specific keys
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Favourite whistles in specific keys
Suppose you can own between six and 10 whistles but no more than one in any one key. Each whistle has to be by a different maker. Which would you choose. (Say why if you want to.) Here's my choice to get things rolling. From high to low:
Eb: Generation
D: Busman
C: Thin Weasel
Bb: Sindt
A: Abell
G: Burke
F: Grinter
Eb: Overton
D: Copeland
C: Howard
Eb: Generation
D: Busman
C: Thin Weasel
Bb: Sindt
A: Abell
G: Burke
F: Grinter
Eb: Overton
D: Copeland
C: Howard
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Re: Favourite whistles in specific keys
My choices are going to be much more limited than when I was in Houston. My singers required a few different keys that I no longer need, so I really only have needs for D's and C's for sessionWombat wrote:Suppose you can own between six and 10 whistles but no more than one in any one key. Each whistle has to be by a different maker. Which would you choose. (Say why if you want to.) Here's my choice to get things rolling. From high to low:
Accordingly, here are my 3 choices.
soprano D: Copeland. I like the Burke better, but the Copeland has a wider range of uses for me (outdoors and loud bars, especially)
Soprano C: The only one I have is a Generation. I'm considering a susato or a burke, but I only use it for like 3 tunes at session, so I don't really know why I should spend more than the $4.00 I already have to get those three tunes.
Low D: Chieftain new style. I'd really love to give the Copeland another whirl now that I'm more experienced, but until then, I'm really happy with that new cheiftain.
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F: Generation (only one in F)
E: Syn (although my homemade is a close second: note, the fipple for my
homemade is an Eb Gen, see below, the body is aluminum tube, very
thick walls)
Eb: Generation (the Syn Eb really has a lot of backpressure, and I just
love the fipple on this one, however, as it is sometimes on another
tube, it can be challenging)
D: Walton's Mellow D. It's what reach for all the time, but the Syn is a
close second.
C#: stupidly, I didn't get a Syn body in C#, so none.
C: This is a toss-up: Oak C or Syn C.
B: Syn: this is my favorite body for the Syn. It is sweet, easy to play (ie
not too high of backpressure) and great tone.
Bb: Syn I guess, since my Generation is raspy.
A: Syn, although it is really getting too low for that mouthpiece (my other
A is homemade, and is great, but it takes too much air and is sharp,
slightly...
Ab: none
G: none
Gb: none
F: one homemade, not good at all
E: I have a couple homemade ones that are all right, but they are quiet, breathy, and heavy
Eb: none
D: Kerry Pro Low D: the only "professional" low D I own... it'd be an overton, but I am poor, and I got it used
D: Really, I should say flute.
<D: nothing further down...
For all of the missing ones, I would really love to have a favorite... hint, hint, hint....
E: Syn (although my homemade is a close second: note, the fipple for my
homemade is an Eb Gen, see below, the body is aluminum tube, very
thick walls)
Eb: Generation (the Syn Eb really has a lot of backpressure, and I just
love the fipple on this one, however, as it is sometimes on another
tube, it can be challenging)
D: Walton's Mellow D. It's what reach for all the time, but the Syn is a
close second.
C#: stupidly, I didn't get a Syn body in C#, so none.
C: This is a toss-up: Oak C or Syn C.
B: Syn: this is my favorite body for the Syn. It is sweet, easy to play (ie
not too high of backpressure) and great tone.
Bb: Syn I guess, since my Generation is raspy.
A: Syn, although it is really getting too low for that mouthpiece (my other
A is homemade, and is great, but it takes too much air and is sharp,
slightly...
Ab: none
G: none
Gb: none
F: one homemade, not good at all
E: I have a couple homemade ones that are all right, but they are quiet, breathy, and heavy
Eb: none
D: Kerry Pro Low D: the only "professional" low D I own... it'd be an overton, but I am poor, and I got it used
D: Really, I should say flute.
<D: nothing further down...
For all of the missing ones, I would really love to have a favorite... hint, hint, hint....
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I am more a flute type than whistle.
My best whistle is the Sweet high D in maple.
I wouldn't have any other D.
I am thinking of getting an Alba low F.
I would also be getting wide bore G and A tubes with the one beak once it is developed by Gary Humphrey.
I would like a Vietnamese bamboo high C whistle (A440).
My best whistle is the Sweet high D in maple.
I wouldn't have any other D.
I am thinking of getting an Alba low F.
I would also be getting wide bore G and A tubes with the one beak once it is developed by Gary Humphrey.
I would like a Vietnamese bamboo high C whistle (A440).
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Generally high whistles are Burke composites and Dixons
Low whistles are Overtons.
D: Burke narrow and wide bore composites. With a Dixon brass slide comming in third.
C & Bb: Dixon
A, F, and D: Overton.
The only whistles I'm still locking for are Low E and C.
With my choices being Dixon or Overton depending on how much money I end up scraping up for each (Or weather I can find one used at a discount that lets me pretend the money is a well spent investment - WhOA rationalization #39)
Low whistles are Overtons.
D: Burke narrow and wide bore composites. With a Dixon brass slide comming in third.
C & Bb: Dixon
A, F, and D: Overton.
The only whistles I'm still locking for are Low E and C.
With my choices being Dixon or Overton depending on how much money I end up scraping up for each (Or weather I can find one used at a discount that lets me pretend the money is a well spent investment - WhOA rationalization #39)
Enjoy Your Music,
Lee Marsh
From Odenton, MD.
Lee Marsh
From Odenton, MD.
Re: Favourite whistles in specific keys
I haven't tried sufficient makes of whistles to be able to come up with a list where each whistle has to be by a diff maker. I do however have a list of whistles in diff keys that I'm happy or would be happy with.Wombat wrote:Suppose you can own between six and 10 whistles but no more than one in any one key. Each whistle has to be by a different maker. Which would you choose. (Say why if you want to.) Here's my choice to get things rolling. From high to low:
Eb: Generation
D: Busman
C: Thin Weasel
Bb: Sindt
A: Abell
G: Burke
F: Grinter
Eb: Overton
D: Copeland
C: Howard
Eb - Gen (it's good, chiffy, crisp and responsive, don't need anything else)
D - Gen (good chiffy crisp responsive), switch to whitecap mouthpc for sweeter sound
C#/Db - My new Syn (just arrived 5 days ago!) (in tune, responsive, nice open tone, nice back pressure)
C - Dixon tunable (as good as my Gen C bluetop, though slightly less chiffy, with added benefit of being very much more in tune)
B - Syn (got a B barrel as well. See under Db. Played it in church on Sunday. Was loud enough to be picked up by mikes near, but not next, to the whistle)
Bb - Dixon tunable
A - Dixon tunable
G - Dixon tunable (Bb to G - in tune, easy to play, nice tone, responsive, respectable volume, decent price)
low F and below - I would go for Overtons (I have low F and D). Nice tone, good volume (some low whistle makes are easy-playing but too soft), good backpressure, pretty responsive. Plus, they come in all keys. Not cheap, though.