What is your Favorite Whistle?

roycustomknives · Post by **roycustomknives** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 7:48 am

Mine is the next one!

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 7:59 am

Oak D, so far...

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 8:40 am

I have many wonderful whistles...fabulous instruments all.

But there is only one that has a soul of its own. It's a Glenn Schultz Birdseye Maple Thin Weasel. It always knows what I'm thinking and plays ornaments practically by itself.

Doc

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 8:58 am

On 2002-11-09 09:40, Doc Jones wrote:

But there is only one that has a soul of its own. It's a Glenn Schultz Birdseye Maple Thin Weasel. It always knows what I'm thinking and plays ornaments practically by itself.

Doc

That's because I played all the mistakes out of it before I sold that whistle!

susnfx · Post by **susnfx** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 9:02 am

I want a whistle that does that, Doc. Did you have to pay extra?
Susan

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 12:06 pm

My current favorite is my Cillian O Briain "improved" Feadog (aka "The Lark"). It's a lovely, sweet-voiced, highly responsive whistle that puts all my other whistles to shame.

I have an Elfsong on order, however, so The Lark may well have some company in the "most-favored whistle" department sometime soon!

Redwolf

JessieK · Post by **JessieK** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 12:15 pm

My beloved Abell Madagascar rosewood d.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 1:04 pm

Copeland low D.

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 1:10 pm

Renard long bore double low G with extension to Bb.

Ridseard · Post by **Ridseard** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 1:31 pm

As much as I like my Burke Al Pro, Ó Briain Improved, Susato VSB, and Oak (all D whistles), I'm beginning to enjoy my Generation (green top D) the most, especially for fast tunes requiring a wide range and extensive ornamentation. It has a responsiveness which can't be beat, and the tone is, of course, excellent.

For slow airs, I prefer the purity of tone of the Burke Al Pro (narrow bore). In a way, I like the new Ó Briain Eb as much as the Gen D, but I don't play it much, because when my fingers get accustomed to its closer hole spacing, I find it awkward to switch back to a D whistle.

tubafor · Post by **tubafor** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 2:31 pm

Well, I tend to group my whistles according to what I need them to do: My favorites for accompianing vocalists are my Dixons; for hymns in church, the Susatos (it's a volume thing...); for sweet solo voices, my Hoovers. And, recently, I'm having a lot of fun playing the new Alba low Bb I mentioned in another post - it's getting the most playing time right now. That's the novelty of a new whistle, I'm sure - but I really love its big low sound...

Stan · Post by **Stan** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 2:41 pm

It's a toss-up for me. A Copeland nickel d
works great in a session and my everyday work/backyard whistle is a Water Weasel given to me by a dear friend in South Texas........

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 3:46 pm

On 2002-11-09 14:10, colomon wrote:
Renard long bore double low G with extension to Bb.

Wow-it's a whistle description sounding like a H&H drilling carabine !
Can you plz elaborate ?

It does sound quite interesting, novel (to me) too. G ext. to Bb ? Minor-able ? Double as in drone ?

I'd really love to hear the Romance of Renard! And maybe a pix ?

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 3:52 pm

Can't pick one, but the ones I love to play every day are: O'Riordan Low G, Copeland high and Low D, Abell delrin D and blackwood Bflat, Grinter Bflat, WW A, Elfsong D.

Colomon - Say what...?

Stay tuned...

Philo

DRC · Post by **DRC** » Sat Nov 09, 2002 4:24 pm

Depends on the tune being played and whistle key.

D: Sindt & Burke AlPro
C: Reyburn & Elf Song
Eb: Generation
E: Elf Song Sassy Brass
F: Elf Song Sassy Brass
G: Elf Song Sassy Brass
A: Still looking!

Favorites for just enjoying at home:
Sindt D, Elf Song E, and Gen Eb. The Sindt is a wonderful whistle, the Elf Song E is lively, sweet and fun to play, and the Gen Eb is possibly one of their best whistles along with their F. But the Elf Song F is much better than any Gen F I've played.