Curious, does anyone primarily use their Low Whistle? ...

fiddlinviolinin · Post by **fiddlinviolinin** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:18 pm

Instead of their tin whistle?

Juuuust wondering!

Cheers and Happy New Years!
Armand

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:20 pm

I only occasionally play my low, actually.

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:01 pm

I primarily play my low whistles. I currently have low G, F, D, C and Bass A that I play.

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:25 pm

I play my low whistles almost exclusively now. My Hoover and Overton low D's get most of the playing time, but I also play the low E, F, and G. About the only high whistle that gets much playing time is a Hoover Bb.

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:43 pm

I play my D and Eb whistles most of the time. I prefer the sound of a high whistle and I don't have the lung power for low whistle. I have enough different whistles in D that I can pick a sound to fit my mood.

Ron

tubafor · Post by **tubafor** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:47 pm

All low, all the time.

From a low G down to a Bass A, and working with a Bingamon D Basswhistle (1 octave below a low D), I stay at the bottom end of the whistle world. I do play the higher ones, but the type of music I'm most into calls for the lower voices.

Cal

whistlegal · Post by **whistlegal** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:48 pm

I also primarily play low whistles, my Overton and Copeland low Ds.

Deb

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:05 pm

Depends who I am playing with I pretty much only use the high whistle for sessions.

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:41 pm

Thats all I play although I do play several soprano's. I focus most of my playing on my Chieftain Gold Low F, but do have Chieftain Lows in A, Bb,D,Eb,G.

Hornpiper · Post by **Hornpiper** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:58 am

I play a lot of low, but usually whatever suits the tune I'm playing at the time. Sometimes a low(er) whistle will spice up a tune I've always played on my high D even more than trying to vary the bejesus out of it (I do think though that my new high D I just got is the finest I've ever played and have indeed been playing it a lot lately!). In short, whatever suits the music - exploring different keys, especially what would be considered 'exotic' in the IrTrad world, is a lot of fun!

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:00 am

Yes, lows are where it's at for me. Occasionally I will pick up a higher voiced whistle, but it just doesn't reach my soul like the lows.

I can appreciate a well played high whistle, on a great tune though. But I would still prefer to hear a slow air on a low whistle or flute first.

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:49 am

Unless I am in a Mary Bergin mood, I play the Low D.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:35 am

With my old Chieftain, I used to play my low about 5-10% of the time. It just couldn't handle the faster tunes. With my new range Chieftain, I play the low about 70% of the time at home. At session, I still only play the low maybe 15% of the time.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:01 am

Never owned one..always been into GenD,Eb and F.

Reels,Jigs and Hornpipes. Up high,dipping and swooping around the place.Great.

Ebs a great key for airs.

Always felt that for all the Soul in Low Whistles,there's no Spirit.

Slan,
D.

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:50 am

Since I'm learning new tunes and improving old ones with my teacher, I almost exclusively play a soprano D, and almost exclusively my Burke black tip. Maybe once a week I'll pick up the Burke Viper Low D and my Copeland G (just to hear that inspirational voice).

Philo