Whistle Preferences Poll/Field Study

ChrisA · Post by **ChrisA** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 8:32 pm

1. Northeastern U.S.

2. Medium

3. Cylindrical

4. Plastic

5. Metal

6. Just A Little Bit of Chiff

7. You can't prove anything!

8. /// INTERRUPT /// INTERRUPT /// - Urgent - disable study of Crystal People -- Adm. Viagra says unsuitable timing ///

9. Cheapie: Oak

10. Ooooh, what does -this- whistle sound like?

(Searching... Searching...)

Dewhistle · Post by **Dewhistle** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 1:10 am

1. Southwestern U.S.
2. Varies with mood and location.
3. Don't know. (Not much help, am I?)
4. Plastic.
5. Wood. Wish I could afford one.
6. Pure as crystal.
7. Battling the early onset of it. Something's got to give.
8. Well... I am now. Who are they?
9. Cheapie, so far... Walton C.
10. Maybe. I think Sweetone is a candidate.

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DazedinLA · Post by **DazedinLA** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 5:24 am

1. SouthEastern US

2. Medium. (Actually, Medium for practicing, and Copeland Loud for sessions and performances)

3. Conical

4. Plastic

5. Metal

6. Just A Little Bit of Chiff

7. I'm not suffering from WhOA. I have a fiddle now.

8. The little chip embedded in the back of my neck tells me that there are no Crystal People, so this is a stupid question, dont youthink?

9. Favorite whistles are Copeland and SweeTone, so both.

10. I have not found the "perfect" whistle. However, I do not feel I must keep searching.

Feadan · Post by **Feadan** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 6:34 am

1. US: New England

2. Medium when playing solo, Loud for a large session (or quiet in a session if I don't know the tune real well but want to have a bash at it).

3. Conical

4. Given only those two choices I would opt for plastic. How about metal (Overton, etc.) or metal & plastic (Copeland, etc.)?

5. Metal

6. Virtually No Chiff, or A Tone As Pure As Crystal

7. I’m getting better…honest!

8. No comment.

9. A. Feadog (McCullough Pigott model)
B. Copeland

10. My 10year old Copeland is as close as I have gotten. There really isn’t such a thing for me though. I like different whistle characteristics for different situations.

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Jens_Hoppe · Post by **Jens_Hoppe** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 6:45 am

1. Denmark

2. Medium

3. Cylindrical

4. Plastic

5. Metal

6. Just a little bit of chiff

7. A bit

8. Nope

9A. Generation
9B. Sindt

10. No

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 7:21 am

1. Where the sunny South meets the windy Plains.

2. Quiet to Medium (in most cases you can mike up)

3. Both.

4. Plastic

5. Metal or Plastic

6. Very Chiffy on lively tunes, Just A Little Bit of Chiff on slow tunes.

7. Definitely!

8. I blame them for all of the electronic harassment!

9. A. Generation B-flat. B. Dixon (still relatively cheap)

10. Of course! (See answer to #7.)

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 8:01 am

1. Where do you live, regionally? - SOUTHWEST USA, HIGH DESERT, 2,700 FEET ELEVATION, FACING SOUTH.

2. Which do you prefer in whistle volume? –MEDIUM

3. Which style do you prefer in whistle type? CYLINDRICAL

4. Which type of mouthpiece do you prefer? – PLASTIC

5. Which material do you prefer for a whistle to be made of? – METAL

6. What type of tone do you prefer in a whistle? – FLUTEY WITH JUST A BIT OF CHIFF

7. Are you afflicted with the disorder commonly known as WhOA? – HELLO, MY NAME IS GARY & I HAVE WHOA.

8. Are you obsessed/preoccupied/concerned/interested/curious about the so-called Crystal People? – NO, I LOVE EVERYONE EQUALLY.

9. What is your most favorite whistle in the cheapie category, - Feadog brass D

10. Do you feel like you have not found the "perfect" whistle for you, and that you must keep searching? – YES. WHO TOLD YOU? THE CRYSTAL PEOPLE?

Gary

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AnnaDMartinez · Post by **AnnaDMartinez** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 8:36 am

On 2002-06-24 13:31, The Whistling Elf wrote:
Hello, I'm doing a poll/field study on the preferences of whistle players in various parts of the world towards the whistles that they play. Please answer all of the following questions, and in three weeks I'm going to tally the results and post it for all to see.

1. Where do you live, regionally? (Southern US, UK, Southwestern US, Eastern Canada, ect.)

Deadwood, SD

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2. Which do you prefer in whistle volume? Quiet, Medium, or Loud
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the louder the better, at least today...there's gunfire in the streets!

3. Which style do you prefer in whistle type? Conical or Cylindrical

cylindrical

4. Which type of mouthpiece do you prefer?
Wooden (like the Clarke) or Plastic

plastic
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5. Which material do you prefer for a whistle to be made of?
Metal, Wood, or Plastic
[/quote]
metal today, plastic tomorrow

6. What type of tone do you prefer in a whistle?
Very Chiffy, Just A Little Bit of Chiff, Virtually No Chiff, or A Tone As Pure As Crystal
pure
7. Are you afflicted with the disorder commonly known as WhOA?
Duh, of course! Who isn't?

8. Are you obsessed/preoccupied/concerned/interested/curious about the so-called Crystal People?
no way!
9. What is your most favorite whistle in A. the cheapie category, or B. the expensive category? (please specify which category you are answering for, Expensive, Cheapie, or both...)
Cheapie, Genration brass D

10. Do you feel like you have not found the "perfect" whistle for you, and that you must keep searching?

I have one coming in the mail...maybe this time!

vaporlock · Post by **vaporlock** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 9:34 am

1) Western U.S.
2) Medium
3) Conical
4) Plastic
5) Wood
6) Just a little Chiff
7) Of course!

Curiosity killed the cat...but satisfaction brought him back.
9) cheap - Clarke original D, medium - Sindt A, expensive - BrewerPaul D
10) The search will never be over.

lollycross · Post by **lollycross** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 9:48 am

1. West
2. Loud
3. Cylindrical
4. plastic
5. plastic
6. pure
7. yes
8. who are they?
9. ????
10. not found yet

Dewhistle · Post by **Dewhistle** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 11:24 am

No, really, who are the Crystal People? Something from Star Trek? People who like diet drinks? Flute players? Shirley MacLane?

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 11:27 am

I'm not at liberty to tell you anything about them because I'm sorta confused myself, but all I can say is, ASK DALE.

sbruyette · Post by **sbruyette** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 11:46 am

1. Southeastern US
2. Medium
3. Conical but have both
4. Plastic
5. Wood or Metal
6. Little bit of chiff
7. Yes
8. maybe curious
9. A. Clarke Original Tweeked
B. Abell Blackwood
10. Always

celt5 · Post by **celt5** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 3:08 pm

1. US
2. medium volume
3. haven't played a lot of conical whistles (only my sweetone)so I don't know for sure.
4.Plastic
5.Metal or Plastic
6.A bit of chiff
7.Not really--I'm curious as to how different whistles play, but I don't buy them that often
8.curious about the Crystal People
9.I don't have one in A or B--well I do have a low-low A from Jubilee. Does that count?
10.I still look occasionaly, but I've never found one that I like better than my trusty feadog D

clarinetwhistler · Post by **clarinetwhistler** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 3:25 pm

1. Where do you live, regionally? (Southern US, UK, Southwestern US, Eastern Canada, ect.)
--Northwestern US.

2. Which do you prefer in whistle volume? Quiet, Medium, or Loud
--Depends on the situation. Generally, Medium, but Loud and Quiet each have their time (like playing duets with louder instruments or playing when everyone else in the house is asleep).

3. Which style do you prefer in whistle type? Conical or Cylindrical
--Cylindrical.

4. Which type of mouthpiece do you prefer?
Wooden (like the Clarke) or Plastic
--Plastic, but I have Metal and Wood, also.

5. Which material do you prefer for a whistle to be made of?
Metal, Wood, or Plastic
--Metal, but I have Plastic and Wood, also.

6. What type of tone do you prefer in a whistle?
Very Chiffy, Just A Little Bit of Chiff, Virtually No Chiff, or A Tone As Pure As Crystal
--Just A Little Bit of Chiff.

7. Are you afflicted with the disorder commonly known as WhOA?
--Yes.

8. Are you obsessed/preoccupied/concerned/interested/curious about the so-called Crystal People?
--No, but I refuse to take a polygraph test to validate that answer on the grounds that the Crystal People told me not to ....

9. What is your most favorite whistle in A. the cheapie category, or B. the expensive category? (please specify which category you are answering for, Expensive, Cheapie, or both...)
--A. Susato.
--B. Chieftain.

10. Do you feel like you have not found the "perfect" whistle for you, and that you must keep searching?
--I have some nice playing whistles, but not the "perfect" one, yet. I have a Sindt on order ....