Super easy question that surely will cause no debate
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Super easy question that surely will cause no debate
A friend here in Santa Barbara is a decent enough whistle player, but even though he has played for 30 years (or more!), he has never owned a whistle that is *in tune* between registers. Of course, I don't think he ever paid more than $10 for a whistle. His skill and his whistle collection are at odds with each other.
OK, his birthday is coming up ...
What D whistle is *most in tune* for under $200 ? I don't care about tone, I just want my friend to be able to play in tune with us.
TIA,
Eliot
OK, his birthday is coming up ...
What D whistle is *most in tune* for under $200 ? I don't care about tone, I just want my friend to be able to play in tune with us.
TIA,
Eliot
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Re: Super easy question that surely will cause no debate
Buy him a Susato.Eliot wrote:I don't care about tone, I just want my friend to be able to play in tune with us.
TIA,
Eliot
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I'm a novice so my expertise is limited but check out the very recent thread on Silkstones. In tune seems to be the comment often mentioned about them. -You'll want to get a tunable whistle no matter what make though if I'm not mistaken. That way you can tune it to match other whistles, instruments etc. ---uh, you don't care about tone? -mike
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In your price range there's a lot of great whistles to be had. Burke, Hoover, Water Weasel, Sindt and of the good tweaked models, etc. Do you know what it is he's playing now and how old it is? Sometimes a whistle's mouthpiece (if it's the all plastic variety) will change in time due to teeth, windway collections of various sorts, and the occasional 'tweek' by it's owner.
I've heard some amazingly good and perfectly in tune Generations, Feadógs and even Waltons - although they can be rare.
I've heard some amazingly good and perfectly in tune Generations, Feadógs and even Waltons - although they can be rare.
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Oops I thought it was $20, which Sausato is close to.
I'd add Burke.
I'd add Burke.
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Freeman Tweaked Generation in metal tube plastic mouthpiece.
Syn Lancewood for wooden.
You also did not mention what KEY he plays in most of the time. THAT is an important consideration.
Syn Lancewood for wooden.
You also did not mention what KEY he plays in most of the time. THAT is an important consideration.
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- Tell us something.: I play whistles. I sell whistles. This seems just a BIT excessive to the cause. A sentence or two is WAY less than 100 characters.
Yes, apparently that is true!Martin Milner wrote:Apparently Db.NorCalMusician wrote: You also did not mention what KEY he plays in most of the time. THAT is an important consideration.
(helps if one rereads the post before sticking ones foot in ones mouth! Thanks for being gentle, Martin.)
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No debate, eh...hmmm
Probably couldn't go wrong with a Burke Black Tip, $130 plus $10 shipping, and probably readily available. For me, it's the perfect whistle, not "too" anything or "not enough" anything.
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Probably couldn't go wrong with a Burke Black Tip, $130 plus $10 shipping, and probably readily available. For me, it's the perfect whistle, not "too" anything or "not enough" anything.
Philo
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