Susato Dublin D and Susato Kildare D: same sound ?

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Susato Dublin D and Susato Kildare D: same sound ?

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The Dublin is not tunable, The Kildare is tunable. Is this the only difference ?
Do the Dublin and the Kildare D have the same sound ?
Thanks for your opinion.
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Re: Susato Dublin D and Susato Kildare D: same sound ?

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gerardo1000 wrote:The Dublin is not tunable, The Kildare is tunable. Is this the only difference ?
Do the Dublin and the Kildare D have the same sound ?
Basically, yes and yes.

There's a slight difference in the bore and body material, as explained by the maker:
Michael Kelishek wrote:All the Kildare bores are tapered but very, very slightly. It is a 1 degree taper, which is why a caliper may not be sufficient to discern any variance on the smaller bores. Kildares are injection molded out of ABS Plastic so they have to have this 1 degree taper so they will come out of the injection mold. The S & L Dublin Series bodies are made of CPVC so they are absolutely cylindrical. Mouthpieces are all ABS Injection Molded Plastic. Hope this helps clear up any confusion.
Otherwise the sound and playing characteristics are the same, apart from tunability.
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