First Impressions: tunable Overton high D

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:57 pm

Sounds like a couple of folks need to get together to compose and play "Dueling Whistles".

Loren

A-Musing · Post by **A-Musing** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:19 pm

My Bernard...in one powerful blast of soulful chiff...shall bring your Goldie to it's knees in silent worship?

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:43 pm

Tommy wrote:
peeplj wrote:
Bloomfield wrote: They get better the more you play them.

Most whistles seem to improve the more you play them....I've noticed that. Usually these days I recognize that it's not the whistle itself that changes.
--James
I think Bloomfield was being Bloomfield when he said that.

I am frequently Bloomfield when I say things.

A-Musing · Post by **A-Musing** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:41 pm

And when you're NOT Bloomfield?

Whistling Willie · Post by **Whistling Willie** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:27 pm

A-Musing wrote:And when you're NOT Bloomfield?

He is the silent one.

NoMattch · Post by **NoMattch** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:45 am

My first reaction was "wow!" My second reaction was "what do I do with all my other high Ds?"

I've had mine for about a year now and got to meet Colin in Germany where I picked up a C and an A also. I can't say enough good things about Overtons or Colin! I just wish I bought a Bb also. We're doing a number of songs now in Bb where I have to switch to a Generation and I find it hard to keep myself from overblowing.

Learning Piper · Post by **Learning Piper** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:27 pm

Geez, thanks a bunch guys. It looks like I will just have to throw in the towel and buy the Goldie high D that I have been drooling over lately. And I will have a perfectly good excuse in blaming all you lovely people.

(Don't listen to me. I have a feeling I will be back thanking you after I receive the blasted thing.) James, were is yours from? Is it an easy or a harder blower

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:50 pm

It's a harder blower, which is perfect for me. It was ordered from the whistle shop, so there was no waiting list involved, as Thom had one in stock.

I played it some in session last night with Glen Road. It's a great session whistle--and it's not too loud--IF you can control it. I credit having learned to control the "dread" Susato for the fact that the Overton is an extremely easy and flexible whistle for me to play. You have very wide control over tone and volume in both octaves on this whistle.

--James

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:19 pm

peeplj wrote:It's a harder blower, which is perfect for me. It was ordered from the whistle shop, so there was no waiting list involved, as Thom had one in stock.

I played it some in session last night with Glen Road. It's a great session whistle--and it's not too loud--IF you can control it. I credit having learned to control the "dread" Susato for the fact that the Overton is an extremely easy and flexible whistle for me to play. You have very wide control over tone and volume in both octaves on this whistle.

--James

It's wierd how many such references we see to the Susato; funny thing is I never found that to be the case, but maybe I haven't played the types being referenced. I have a very old, one of my first whistle sets, Susato D/C/Bflat set that I think is terrific and eminently "controllable" across two octaves, in fact a rather easy playing nice fairly mellow set. I also have a laser etched Kildare model in low G that is quite lovely and also easy to play and control. In addition, I liked a Susato Bflat that I found in a shop in Kenmare so much that I bought it on the spot, although I already have one or two of them. None of these whistles are too loud or shrill in the upper octave and are wonderfully in tune and balanced.

I think James you were citing these very references rather than subscribing to that opinion.

Philo

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:33 pm

I think James you were citing these very references rather than subscribing to that opinion.

Yep. I like Susatos and play them a great deal.

I don't find them especially hard to play--but I've put in the time to get to know them.

--James