Abell in blackwood;
Abell in boxwood;
Abell in pink ivorywood.
Oh, that's what I have. Let me try again:
Abell (blackwood or boxwood)
Lon Dubh (blackwood)
boisvert (greenwood).
Okay, I'm two-thirds of the way there!
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I'd keep a Burke and let JessieK decide what I need for the other two, because I haven't spend enough time with any of the high-enders to know. She seems to really have a bead on how various models play for various players.
That said, I would want NancyF's Oriordan but hey, its taken!
That said, I would want NancyF's Oriordan but hey, its taken!
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I'm with you weekender . . . I haven't played enough to say for sure, but I do like my Burke DBSBT quite a bit, so I think that would have to be one of my three.
The idea of either an Abell, Boisvert, Bleazey, Copeland, O'Riordan and Thin Weasel all sound good for various reasons to me. I may never know any of these personally
I do like my Hoover Whitecap d/c narrow bore brass set as a great quieter practice whistle. And I am about to try out an Overton, but haven't tried out a Chieftain for comparison. I have a Syn Nigerian Teak high D that has a velvety woody sound, but's it's on the quite side. I'm actually thinking of selling it, since I don't want a quite whistle, but something with more volume. We'll see . . .
I am definitely intrigued by the new Stealth Humphrey. I see some great choices from everyone.
The idea of either an Abell, Boisvert, Bleazey, Copeland, O'Riordan and Thin Weasel all sound good for various reasons to me. I may never know any of these personally
I do like my Hoover Whitecap d/c narrow bore brass set as a great quieter practice whistle. And I am about to try out an Overton, but haven't tried out a Chieftain for comparison. I have a Syn Nigerian Teak high D that has a velvety woody sound, but's it's on the quite side. I'm actually thinking of selling it, since I don't want a quite whistle, but something with more volume. We'll see . . .
I am definitely intrigued by the new Stealth Humphrey. I see some great choices from everyone.
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Sindt or Reyburn
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Sindt or Reyburn
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well ,then i would say ,for me it would be this 3 whistles :
overton soprano d
elfsong soprano d
and a whistle of ken matzukas productions
julian
overton soprano d
elfsong soprano d
and a whistle of ken matzukas productions
julian
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´´We all have the same heaven above us ,but not all the same horizon ´´ (Konrad Adenauer)
The long and winding road ,that leads..............
~My (beloved) Madagascar rosewood Abell d (I have never found another Abell that plays as sweetly. This is the whistle that made me REALLY love whistles.)
~My blackwood Lon Dubh (if you want to hear a recording I did with it (fairly recently), here's a link: http://www.madefromcoins.com/music/Lon-Dubh.mp3 -- the recording's not particularly Irish in feel, more Native American, with a minor pentatonic scale and native american-style ornamentation. It's a piece I composed.)
~My brass Copeland C (I know, it's not a d, but it's worth transposing for...I don't play in sessions anymore anyway. It's my favorite whistle.)
~My blackwood Lon Dubh (if you want to hear a recording I did with it (fairly recently), here's a link: http://www.madefromcoins.com/music/Lon-Dubh.mp3 -- the recording's not particularly Irish in feel, more Native American, with a minor pentatonic scale and native american-style ornamentation. It's a piece I composed.)
~My brass Copeland C (I know, it's not a d, but it's worth transposing for...I don't play in sessions anymore anyway. It's my favorite whistle.)
~JessieD
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Out of respect to these fine makers, I could not leave out any two, so must identify five (and they are listed in REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER ONLY, NO PREFERENCE INTENDED OR IMPLIED).
Sindt
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Overton (Colin Goldie)
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- Humprey widebore in Werkmeister III tuning
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That Abell, now THAT's what I'm talking about Jessie!JessieK wrote:~My (beloved) Madagascar rosewood Abell d (I have never found another Abell that plays as sweetly. This is the whistle that made me REALLY love whistles.)
~My blackwood Lon Dubh (if you want to hear a recording I did with it (fairly recently), here's a link: http://www.madefromcoins.com/music/Lon-Dubh.mp3 -- the recording's not particularly Irish in feel, more Native American, with a minor pentatonic scale and native american-style ornamentation. It's a piece I composed.)
~My brass Copeland C (I know, it's not a d, but it's worth transposing for...I don't play in sessions anymore anyway. It's my favorite whistle.)
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