Topic closed, with my apologies

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 7:22 pm

This was an attempt by a new maker to get unbiased feedback on a new low-cost whistle designed to offer many of the advantages of a higher-end instrument.

Because of the overwhelmingly negative response, I have been asked to return the prototype for redesign and to pull the sound sample.

Hopefully at some future date you'll see a revised version of this whistle become available.

My apologies to all. When I am sent a prototype instrument for evaluation, I am bound to that maker's wishes--otherwise, makers would stop sending me prototype instruments.

My apologies and best wishes to all,

--James
http://www.flutesite.com

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Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 8:04 pm

OH OH OH!!! (raises hand) PICK ME!! PICK ME!!!!

It's one of those whistles with six holes in it I'm SURE! You know, the kind that your mouth goes on one end of!!! I KNEW it!!

Sorry...I just couldn't resist!

B~

Hiro Ringo · Post by **Hiro Ringo** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 9:59 pm

Sindt? heh

Ridseard · Post by **Ridseard** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 10:08 pm

The lower notes sure sound like a Susato VSB, but the higher notes sound a bit "rounder" than one would expect with that whistle.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 11:50 am

Also, do you like the tone of this whistle?

Thanks!

--James
http://www.flutesite.com

StevieJ · Post by **StevieJ** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 11:52 am

I think it's a recorder.

psychih · Post by **psychih** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 12:07 pm

Hmm...StevieJ, you could be right

Think of the effect this'll have

- if - they like the sound .. everyone might just 'switch over'.

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 12:21 pm

i dunno chih, that might not be a REASONABLE PERSON PRINCIPLE(to suggest switching to recorder) on this Forum!!!!!

Wandering_Whistler · Post by **Wandering_Whistler** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 12:38 pm

I'm inclined to agree. The sound sounds "wooden" and "pinched" all at once. Interestingly, the Sweetheart fife I fiddled with at SAMfest sounded a bit like this, too.

On 2002-08-01 13:52, StevieJ wrote:
I think it's a recorder.

Cees · Post by **Cees** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 1:14 pm

I agree...

And if it IS a whistle, the sound is not to my taste. Nice playing, though!

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skywatcher · Post by **skywatcher** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 2:52 pm

Can't you people even recognize a disguised communication transmission from the Crystal People????

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 3:55 pm

Steve may very well be right, but whatever it is, it sounds like crap. No offense intended to you with that comment James, I'm just saying, whatever that first instrument is, it sounds terrible and by the tone I'm going to guess the body, or the whole crappy sounding thing is made of plastic. It's nasty, whatever it is...

Loren

tkelly · Post by **tkelly** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 4:09 pm

Sounds like an instrument with a serious case of nasal congestion . . .

Tery

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 4:10 pm

C'mon Loren, tell us what you really think!! : )

I thot a mundane Susato but you guys have listened to a lot more whistles than I. maybe its a bad Meg.

At any rate, our chains are being jerked.

Hiro Ringo · Post by **Hiro Ringo** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 4:14 pm

Loren wrote:
> the whole crappy sounding thing is made of plastic.
>It's nasty, whatever it is...
>

Yeah,it sounds nasy crappy to My Ear either. But somehow, from the view of its sound wave characteristic, the most similar example is that of a Sindt.

It cant be Sindt but very similar sound wave tendency