Which high whistles ( higher than high D) do you own?

KCJiang · Post by **KCJiang** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:30 pm

Most people started with high D whistle. Do you own high Eb, E, F and G whistles? If you own those whistles please name their makers? Thanks.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:37 pm

I've owned Generation high Eb, F, and G. I also own an Elfsong high E.

I want a high A, if just for novelty value.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:38 pm

Eb and F

desert_whistler · Post by **desert_whistler** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:33 pm

A Generation blue-top F whistle that I bought on a whim in some music store in San Diego. A wonderful instrument -- I got lucky and got one of those "good Generations" that you read so much about on this forum.

Also have a blue-top Generation Eb that's decent, but not nearly as good
as the F.

All that said, my Burke D whistles get about 98 % of my attention! I'm also eagerly awaiting a Sindt brass D.

Cheers

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:42 pm

Generation High G

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:49 pm

I have two Generation Ebs, an Elfsong C, a Generation C and Generation and Susato Bbs (not sure if these latter fall into the "high" category).

Redwolf

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:50 pm

Hoover E, CPVC, tunable with a brass slide.

It has a very pretty, complex timbre. It's moderately quiet up through second-octave A (top three holes closed--would be G on a D whistle). It gets a little shriller on the next note, and quite a bit louder from there on up, so I mostly stick to tunes that don't go above second-octave A.

I like the sound well enough for slow airs that I'm sure I'll eventually get a C and maybe a D in the same model, and hope for a similar timbre.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:54 pm

Going up:
Eb: Abell, Generation untweaked, Generation Jerry-tweaked, Sindt, Overton, Susato.
E: Elfsong.
F: Abell, Generation untweaked, Generation Jerry-tweaked
G: Generation Jerry-tweaked

JohnPalmer · Post by **JohnPalmer** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:54 pm

I'm afraid that if I did, then someone would break into my house and steal them.

All kidding aside, I think that it can actually happen. How many of us have shown our extensive whistle collections, as well as other instruments, along with our names and the cities we're from? All it would take would be for someone to look up our addresses, from a phone directory from the local library, or finding them on the net, and just sit in wait for the opportune moment. No. Nobody is going to take my Shaw Eb, which is permanently parked in the upstairs bathroom. I just won't allow it. I never play it, but that's not the point.

JP

happyturkeyman · Post by **happyturkeyman** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:43 pm

Eb - NONE
E - NONE
F - Generation. Rock on, this whistle is my favorite cheapie besides maybe clark original.
G - Generation. Almost as good as the F with 15% less calories!

BEC · Post by **BEC** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:04 am

I just started in this direction with an Eb and E body for my recently-arrived aluminum Syn set from Erle Bartlett in Australia.

BillChin · Post by **BillChin** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:42 am

Only other high key is C. I don't have any strong desire to buy more either.
+ Bill

amar · Post by **amar** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:48 am

Eb generation

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:23 pm

I have a red top Generation Eb, F, and G and also a blue top Generation Eb, F, and G. They are all nice whistles. The G I use when the neighbors dog starts acting up. I also have the Bb, C and D in the same colors.

Ron

talasiga · Post by **talasiga** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:25 pm

a blue beaked Generation F kept in the car for caves, valleys and for canoeing on the river and to toast traffic jams