Your first Low D
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Your first Low D
Thinking of getting a low D. Reading some of the experiences of the members. Still interested what most start with?
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My first low D was a Dixon - very easy to play, but very soft.
My second was a Howard - required me to master piper's grip to play it, but has (to me) a much more rewarding sound. The Howard's the low D that I play most of the time.
I *have* tried both the NR Chieftain and Overton Low Ds, and think that they are both wonderful whistles, but they cost quite a bit more than the Howard too.
When I last tried the Susato Low D, I still hadn't mastered piper's grip, and I found it nearly unplayable, so I can't give you a fair evaluation. It's another low-cost option, though.
If I were in your shoes, I'd probably get either a Howard or Kerry Songbird, and wait until I was quite comfortable with it before considering adding a second.
My second was a Howard - required me to master piper's grip to play it, but has (to me) a much more rewarding sound. The Howard's the low D that I play most of the time.
I *have* tried both the NR Chieftain and Overton Low Ds, and think that they are both wonderful whistles, but they cost quite a bit more than the Howard too.
When I last tried the Susato Low D, I still hadn't mastered piper's grip, and I found it nearly unplayable, so I can't give you a fair evaluation. It's another low-cost option, though.
If I were in your shoes, I'd probably get either a Howard or Kerry Songbird, and wait until I was quite comfortable with it before considering adding a second.
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I know there was a similar question recently, but cannot locate the thread... my first (and still only) low D is a Howard I purchased from a C&Fer right here. It is a great whistle, good sound, good quality, good price, and a not-too-broad finger spread. I highly recommend it.
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Well, I entered the world of Whistledom on a Susato Low D. Took about a month before I could play the think without squeaking.
It sounds fairly nice to me, though some people don't like it. It's got a little differnt tone than the others. They say it's recorder-like, though I've never played a recorder of this size, and all recorders that big have a conical bore, so I dunno. I do know that the the blade is curved, as where most whistles seem to have a strait blade. I would assume that is probably the main difference... and the fact that it's plastic, of course.
It certianly doesn't sound bad by any stretch, unless, of course, you suck at playing it. (Which generally seems to be the biggest problem with tone on any whistle, or pretty much any instrument).
It sounds fairly nice to me, though some people don't like it. It's got a little differnt tone than the others. They say it's recorder-like, though I've never played a recorder of this size, and all recorders that big have a conical bore, so I dunno. I do know that the the blade is curved, as where most whistles seem to have a strait blade. I would assume that is probably the main difference... and the fact that it's plastic, of course.
It certianly doesn't sound bad by any stretch, unless, of course, you suck at playing it. (Which generally seems to be the biggest problem with tone on any whistle, or pretty much any instrument).
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Well I have the philosophy that a really good instrument
is wasted on a beginner - even when the beginner is ME.
When I start a new instrument, I am not at all sure if I
will keep with it for long. I therefore try to get a second-hand
or realtively inexpensive instrument to begin with.
I looked around at what was availabe in Low D whistles and
came to the conclusion that a PVC whistle was adequate to
make a start on.
I bought my one from Daniel Bingamon of Jubilee Whistles.
He makes a beginners Low D in white PVC that sounds good
and is very easy to play. It is also very reasonably priced.
is wasted on a beginner - even when the beginner is ME.
When I start a new instrument, I am not at all sure if I
will keep with it for long. I therefore try to get a second-hand
or realtively inexpensive instrument to begin with.
I looked around at what was availabe in Low D whistles and
came to the conclusion that a PVC whistle was adequate to
make a start on.
I bought my one from Daniel Bingamon of Jubilee Whistles.
He makes a beginners Low D in white PVC that sounds good
and is very easy to play. It is also very reasonably priced.
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Walt Sweets new low Ds are, well sweet! I played one a few months ago and then played several quite a bit yesterday at the Northeast C&F gathering. It has a nice solid woody sound and feel. I'm comfortable with piper's grip, but my wife isn't . She loved the offset D and G holes.
I have a Copeland, but I'm seriously considering selling it to buy one of these.
I have a Copeland, but I'm seriously considering selling it to buy one of these.
My first was a Kerry...the nontunable version, and it was good enough to give me a hankering for the instrument...then I got the hankering to find the 'right' low D. I've been through the Kerry, a Cook, a Burke and then low and D-hold, the Sweetheart.
Search has ended, the perfect D for me is the Sweetheart.
Kerry has been returned to its rightful owner. . .Cook and Burke are looking for new and appreciative owners. Cook needs someone with bigger fingers than mine, and the Burke needs someone with just a wee bit more lung capacity.
Search has ended, the perfect D for me is the Sweetheart.
Kerry has been returned to its rightful owner. . .Cook and Burke are looking for new and appreciative owners. Cook needs someone with bigger fingers than mine, and the Burke needs someone with just a wee bit more lung capacity.
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I'm glad that is YOUR philosophy. I am glad I started with a better instrument. I have read many times about people that were turned off to a particular thing (music playing or otherwise) due to trying it out on a lesser item only later to realize that it was not them but the item they chose that was inadequate.Tony McGinley wrote:Well I have the philosophy that a really good instrument
is wasted on a beginner - even when the beginner is ME.
Good quality instruments can be had for reasonalbe prices, even new. My Overton low D was $90 total.
The Kerry I had sounded a lot like my Overton but did not have the back pressure I seemed to like. The Howard I had sounded a lot like the Copeland I had but again, both of those were pretty loose in the air requirment department. There were quite a few others that we tried but Overton and Bleazey did it for us.
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