Burke whistle question????????

whistlin'fool · Post by **whistlin'fool** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:22 pm

OK OK so after listening to many sound clips i have caved and it's time to satisfy my WhoA problem by purchasing a Burke whistle (DASBT). I was just wondering what people thought of the aluminum session D whistle, but most importantly my question is on the website there are two questions i don't understand; first of all it asks if i want a thumb hole, which i'm assuming is for adding different possible notes to the whistle (tell me if i'm wrong please) and if i want a roll case, does a roll case just mean a normal whistle case or is it some sort of design to the whistle? (just want to make sure i get what i want when i purchase it). Thanks for any help you guys can give me.

website:
http://www.burkewhistles.com/product.ph ... 258&page=1

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:29 pm

My advice: buy the Burke, skip the thumb-hole, and buy the roll-case if you plan to carry it around much. (It's not part of the whistle).

dapple · Post by **dapple** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:01 pm

A regular single whistle case is included with the price of a whistle. The roll case is for carrying multiple whistles.

whistlin'fool · Post by **whistlin'fool** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:06 pm

OHHHHHH! it's just a case for multiple whistles that rolls up, i get it! duuhhhh. But yeah i'm skipping the thumb hole and the case (now that i know what it is) and i do plan to buy it in the next couple of days unless someone can persuade me not to (but i'm very doubtfull of this) Thanks a bunch for the help!

jaime! · Post by **jaime!** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:59 pm

your avatar hurts my head....

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:12 pm

Get brass. It has a much nicer voice than aluminum in my opinion.

scheky · Post by **scheky** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:24 am

Odd, I normally prefer Al to Brass. The ONLY brass whistles I've really liked actually are my old Copeland and my new Dixon Trad.

I think it's more of a personal choice really.

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 am

Very subjective...I have both and they are fine whistles. I prefer the brass, and the newer model black tip, because it has to my ears a richer tone.

Varying opinions on its playability and tonal qualities though, which surprises me somewhat. For me it's a consistently easy to play in every regard whistle that is also well balanced between the octaves and has some complexity of tone especially in the lower end and can be leaned into or played softly.

It's been my workhorse for some time now. Some have implied that it's ordinary or boring in tonal quality and I recall one thread wherein someone(s) even said it was not a good choice for beginners - I don't recall exactly why, but perhaps due to difficulty in playing. That I found amazing.

IMHO, it's (I refer specifically to the brass black tip) a really consistent, dependable, lovely sounding whistle with enough character and guts. It's one of a handful of whistles I generally play (along with Abells and Copelands, and when traveling my Busman little green man).

Philo

Bretton · Post by **Bretton** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:31 am

I think the brass versions sound better...the aluminum one I tried was not very interesting (complex, rich, whatever) sounding.

-Brett

whistlin'fool · Post by **whistlin'fool** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:48 am

So this morning i ordered the brass black tipped session D and got it rushed delievered so hopefully it'll be here in two days or less. I can't wait to play it. Thanks for all the help with the chosing process, i'll let you guys know what i think about it when i get it.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:00 am

PhilO wrote:Very subjective...I have both and they are fine whistles. I prefer the brass, and the newer model black tip, because it has to my ears a richer tone.

Varying opinions on its playability and tonal qualities though, which surprises me somewhat. For me it's a consistently easy to play in every regard whistle that is also well balanced between the octaves and has some complexity of tone especially in the lower end and can be leaned into or played softly.

It's been my workhorse for some time now. Some have implied that it's ordinary or boring in tonal quality and I recall one thread wherein someone(s) even said it was not a good choice for beginners - I don't recall exactly why, but perhaps due to difficulty in playing. That I found amazing.

IMHO, it's (I refer specifically to the brass black tip) a really consistent, dependable, lovely sounding whistle with enough character and guts. It's one of a handful of whistles I generally play (along with Abells and Copelands, and when traveling my Busman little green man).

Philo

I agree entirely with your assessment. I have a brass black-tip standard-bore D, and it's my workhorse also...my favorite session whistle.

Redwolf

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:06 pm

I have the whistle you ordered. The edges of the toneholes are nicely rounded through hours and hours and hours of playing. I have got enough feel for it that I can now play even a high A without extreme volume. I polish it once in a while with NeverDull, and oh, how it shines!
It's mine...my own...my prrrrrecioussssss!

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:07 pm

riverman wrote:I polish it once in a while with NeverDull, and oh, how it shines!
It's mine...my own...my prrrrrecioussssss!

Haha!

I have a Black Tip, Brass, Session Bore in High D too. I never polish it. I like the look and feel of the Patina - and I imagine it sounds warmer then a shiney one (note: I said "imagine").

Not my workhorse (those would be Reyburn and Overton), but the Burke is a very solid performer. You're going to like it.

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:51 am

I have found (the hard way) that sound-clips are very difficult to manage. Each player will change the way a whistle sounds! A sound-clip has to be played by someone!

For example - if you (the flesh and blood air-breathing incorporation of you) pick up a gen and give it a toot then you pick-up a Dixon Trad, the sound to the listener might not change a lot, however, you, will feel a certain change to the dynamic that makes you feel a bit different in the dynamic of the pressure and the change in the the tone. While your friend, the low-whistler will swap his dixon for a Chiftain and you won't tell the difference but your bud will persist. Later at the recording session, you might find your foot tapping a bit more, or even entertaining the thought of retaining the sound-engineer for the next CD! (don't be concerned friend-of-"you" - we all noticed).

You really do have to wrap your lips around a whistle to test its measure. I could wish for more, but it's true - get the best advice, do the best research, but - try it

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:59 am

PhilO wrote:Very subjective...I have both and they are fine whistles. I prefer the brass, and the newer model black tip, because it has to my ears a richer tone.

Varying opinions on its playability and tonal qualities though, which surprises me somewhat. For me it's a consistently easy to play in every regard whistle that is also well balanced between the octaves and has some complexity of tone especially in the lower end and can be leaned into or played softly.

It's been my workhorse for some time now. Some have implied that it's ordinary or boring in tonal quality and I recall one thread wherein someone(s) even said it was not a good choice for beginners - I don't recall exactly why, but perhaps due to difficulty in playing. That I found amazing.

IMHO, it's (I refer specifically to the brass black tip) a really consistent, dependable, lovely sounding whistle with enough character and guts. It's one of a handful of whistles I generally play (along with Abells and Copelands, and when traveling my Busman little green man).

Philo

I also have both and tend to switch, month to month or so, with the edge to aluminum.