Suggestions for a C whistle?

Flogging Jason · Post by **Flogging Jason** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:51 pm

Since I've recently sold some unused whistles I'm now in the market for a new C whistle. I'm looking for a session grade C whistle. It needs to have plenty of volume...but it also needs to be versatile..able to play slow and mournfully or rough and powerful. I am thinking I would prefer brass but I'm not sure. So far I'm considering a Burke or an SZBE. My limit is about $200....any suggestions?

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:56 pm

If you don't mind the wait, Sindt Cs are very nice. Sweetheart makes the Pro model in C and those are also pretty nice and are available a lot quicker.

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:01 pm

I searched and searched some time ago for the best C for me. I even bought, then sold, several.

Eventually I came back full circle to one I already owned but hadn't fully explored. The C tube on my Reyburn D/C set ended up being my pick. It has all the benefits of a Reyburn and that nice warm tone of a well done High C.

Other than that, my Freeman Tweaked Gen is nice, and a Sweetone is charming.

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:24 pm

I agree that the Reyburn C is a very good choice.

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:51 pm

Burke, Humphrey and Alba are all good choices.

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:17 am

What for fecksake is a 'session-grade' whistle?

This seems to work by the way

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:39 am

Peter Laban wrote:What for fecksake is a 'session-grade' whistle?

Oh silly Peter.

It's...

Flogging Jason wrote:It needs to have plenty of volume...but it also needs to be versatile..able to play slow and mournfully or rough and powerful.

Which would sound even more lovely with a session-grade player.

In High C, I have a session-grade Generation, and a session-grade Sweetone. Trouble is - I'm not necessarily session-grade meself.

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:53 am

'Session-grade' sounds about as silly as the often heard here 'professional' (looking) whistle, what does that mean?

Fair play to you if you managed to find a Sweetone C in tune, personally I think that's probably the worst whistle I have ever come across.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:18 am

Flogging Jason, meet DreamOGreen

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=48936

DreamOgreen · Post by **DreamOgreen** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:57 am

Ah... the've sold allready, but thank you. Yeah I think either the Syn or the Obrien would make good session whistles

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:11 am

i would go for a Burke, they are in that price range, and the volume is good, i just love Burke whistles.

A-Musing · Post by **A-Musing** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:23 pm

I just had an incredible realization. At my current rate of progress, I'll be able to play at Peter's level by my hundredth birthday. Somebody pass the vitamins...

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:32 pm

Sindt C

Zoe · Post by **Zoe** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:57 pm

I just got a Sindt C. Georgeous tone. Now I'm trying to organize a "C session"

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:58 pm

A-Musing wrote:I just had an incredible realization. At my current rate of progress, I'll be able to play at Peter's level by my hundredth birthday. Somebody pass the vitamins...

The vitamins may help. I have the impression that other things needed to play like that are any Generation whistle, and play it in the kitchen.

The professional looking whistle would be wearing nothing less than an Armani suit, silk shirt & tie, and Florsheim shoes.