A new Low whistle

shadoe42 · Post by **shadoe42** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:15 am

I have a Reyburn and if you have small hands like mine it is a bit of a stretch to the lowest hole. I have to use my pinky on it where on my Kerry I can use a standar pipers grip. But as has been said the sound of the Reyburn is very nice.

Jetboy · Post by **Jetboy** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:25 am

I would, without hesitation recommend Misha Somerville's MK
(www.jazzwhistle.com)

Absolutely the most beautiful looking and arguably knocks the Overton off its lofty perch in terms of the noise it makes. Check it out! Not cheap but worth every penny.

ctilbury · Post by **ctilbury** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:37 pm

FWIW:
GFM will be making low whistles very soon now.... They will be just like the high whistles, but... low. <<<grin>>>

Ostekjeks · Post by **Ostekjeks** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:31 pm

O'Brien has just announced that he's making low whistles. I have already ordered one. Look at them here.

tommyk · Post by **tommyk** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:54 pm

Played 'em all; owned quite a few.
For my money, NOthing beats an MK.

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:08 pm

If I was buying a low D at this time I would only consider an Overton or an Alba. I have played the Chieftain and the Songbird. But right now I am thinking more in the line of a flute for a low D.

Ron

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:59 pm

RonKiley wrote:If I was buying a low D at this time I would only consider an Overton or an Alba. I have played the Chieftain and the Songbird. But right now I am thinking more in the line of a flute for a low D.

Ron

If you want to buy a decent instrument for a great price, to get your feet wet in the flute universe, Doug Tipple does a very nice job in PVC.
http://home.earthlink.net/~life2all/dou ... index.html

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:08 am

bill wrote:I'm looking at buying a tuneable low D here pretty soon. I've been looking at either a kerry songbird, a chieftain, or an Overton. Does anyone have any opinions on the playability or sound of these whistles compared to each other. I noticed that the chieftain and the overton are close in price. I have a couple of cheap soprano whistles, as well as a low C sharp and a low F sharp bansuri that I picked up while I was in India, so this will be my first low whistle.

Hey Mods: Might I humbly suggest that, considering how often this question is asked, you perhaps consider making this a sticky topic? If ever there were a candidate for stickydom, "Which Low D should I buy?" surely ranks up at the very top of the list......

Loren

JS · Post by JS » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:04 pm

Ostekjeks wrote:O'Brien has just announced that he's making low whistles. I have already ordered one. Look at them here.

These look very interesting. Has anyone tried one? Is a tour in order?

Learning Piper · Post by **Learning Piper** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:11 pm

Since we're on the subject of low whistles, I am looking for a new one, and of course I have some questions. I have been playing a Tony Dixon PVC low whistle, and I want to upgrade. Found the Viper while looking over Mike Burke's site last night, and I like the sound clip. Anyone have any comments about the finger spacing? I plan to buy all most of the models that have been mentioned so far, but I'm not sure which one to get first. I like the MK comments that I've heard, and Phil Hardy's review really impressed me. The Rayburns sound amazing, but I don't know if it would really be an appropriate "workhorse", which is what I need at the moment. And then of course there is the Kerry Pro. Seems like an expensive, keep for ever kind of whistle. Any thoughts?

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