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I agree. I've got the D/C set and like the C best. The Syn has a distinct sound. (I know Wanderer has a clip in his review and I think there are some on the C&F clips page.) I find the C to be more pleasant, slightly less assertive in tone than the the D, but still solid and strong.Kingfisher wrote:Sure do ! I have the D/C set. I actually prefer the C tube ! Nice tone , low air requirement , great value. Really good whistle , for the money.
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Re: Syn's
The C is superior to the D, in my opinion. It doesn't fight back as much in the high register, and it's got sort of a mellow tone that I like.
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Well, this is all great news, as I've been wanting a good C whistle for a while now. I wouldn't mind a Burke, but they're rather pricey for my budget. The C's I own, are a Clarke Meg, and Clarke Original C. The meg sounds so so, and is out of tune, where as the Original just has a very breathy tone. I like the breathy tone for some tunes, but I've been wanting a C that has a pure tone. Hopefully this is my ticket! Thanks,
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Ditto on all the previous comments on the Syn C. I've tried many C's (in a wide range of prices) looking for a particular combination of characteristics that would complement a couple of songs our band plays in C. I decided to order a Syn C last week (don't know why I waited so long; I've had an alum. D for a while...) & it came on Friday. It has just the right combination I've been looking for as far as volume, very strong low end, hole placement & metallic sound. The closest I'd come before this was my Sweetheart C, which had all except the metallic sound I was looking for.
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Well, I think Erle himself once said that the standard bore size is to small for a workable A, but I think it works very good. It's a completely different whistle than the higher ones of course. Quiet and pretty mellow. I think it works great for slower stuff, but it's too quiet, unstable and slow for fast stuff. The higher whistles are great for fast stuff (some of the most responsive whistles I've ever laid hands on), but are far to shrieky in the high register to work well in slow tunes with extended phases in the upper register. The mid range, say C and B is like a compromise between the two. You can play everything on it, and it'll sound good.michael_coleman wrote:The C is the Creme de la Creme of the Syn set. I don't know if I'd go as far as Henke on saying all Syns down to the A are good whistles, but the C is the best of the bunch.
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Re: Syns
Slow tunes right? A C would work, a Bb or so would work even better in my opinion. But If you'd ever want to play faster stuff than that, the C will be superior to the lower ones. If your serious about whistleing, my advice would be to get a set of different bodies with one head. It's not like it's very expensive.Key_of_D wrote:Henke, I don't know if you've heard these tunes, but if you have, would you say the Syn C is good for songs like O'Carolan's Welcome and The Wexford Carol?
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I have two heads (Syn heads that is!)Henke wrote:......
If your serious about whistleing, my advice would be to get a set of different bodies with one head. It's not like it's very expensive.
Yes, one head has aluminium stem and the other lancewood (the beak of both is that black plastic stuff)
I find that the lancewood stemmed head plays more mellow and does not tend to block up and I use this head on my C, Bb and C# barrels. I keep the other head for the B barrel which it fits really nicely.
I did not get a D barrel because I already have a Sweetheart D in maple and that does me fine.
All my Syn barrels (bar the C) are aluminium. The C is lancewood.
A lancewood head (with the black beak) on aluminium barrels looks quite imposing and seductive. So I am told.
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