Key to the best Keys.....by maker
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Key to the best Keys.....by maker
I have the lovely oppurtunity to play really a lot of whistles. I've started to notice that sometimes certain keys by any given maker are consistently really special. Sometimes the planets just line up right and all the maker's traits coalesce with tube length, bore diameter and fipple size to make something really amazing.
I thought it might be good to get the thoughts of other folks on this.
Now the question is not Which maker makes the best A whistle, but which key among the many keys a maker makes, seems to be really extraordinary.
I'll start with a few:
Reyburn..........Wide bore Low-D, just tempered
Copeland.........Low-A, Low Bb
Burke..............Composite A
Have fun,
Doc
I thought it might be good to get the thoughts of other folks on this.
Now the question is not Which maker makes the best A whistle, but which key among the many keys a maker makes, seems to be really extraordinary.
I'll start with a few:
Reyburn..........Wide bore Low-D, just tempered
Copeland.........Low-A, Low Bb
Burke..............Composite A
Have fun,
Doc
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Ah yes, I'd agree with that one.walker wrote:Overton......Low-F
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I haven't played as many as others here, but i remember going to a shop and playing the whole range of Water Weasels from high Eb to low D and the Bb really stood out among them... so much so that i couldn't leave the shop without it. It's still one of the best whistles i own.
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I'm with rh -- I own Water Weasels in all the normal keys, and Bb is clearly the best of the lot, IMO. It's my favorite whistle not made by Pat O'Riordan.
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Humphrey Non-Stealthy Brass High-D
(Although, my new Hudson Winds Conical Brass High-D is giving it a run for its money)
Goldie Overton F
Water Weasel Bb
Edited to add: Susato B-natural (best Susato I've ever played...one of the best whistles I've played period)
-Brett
(Although, my new Hudson Winds Conical Brass High-D is giving it a run for its money)
Goldie Overton F
Water Weasel Bb
Edited to add: Susato B-natural (best Susato I've ever played...one of the best whistles I've played period)
-Brett
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Dixon Cs - both the non-tunable and tunable plastic ones I have are great. Sound is nicely woody, volume is just right, there is sufficient backpressure. Pitching is accurate, unlike their high Ds (I've tried a few).
Gen Cs are gd, if you can manage to get the mouthpcs off (so that you can adjust the pitching) without cracking them.
Gen Cs are gd, if you can manage to get the mouthpcs off (so that you can adjust the pitching) without cracking them.
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I must third (or whatever the count is by the time I enter this post) on the WW-G. Mine is one of my favorite whistles of all.King Friday wrote:I second Mr. Busman on the Water Weasel Gbrewerpaul wrote:Three of my favorite whistles:
Sindt C
Water Weasel G
Goldie/Overton A
Probably already mentioned, but
Generation - Bb
I don't own or have direct experience with enough different keys of any other brands to add more.
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