POLL - If your arm was being twisted...

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:05 pm

Which would you choose?

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:23 pm

My friend and student Alec has an Overton low D.

It's wonderful in every way (if you have large hands, and can play a whistle that has good backpressure), and is one of the few low D whistles I've encountered that is loud enough to be clearly heard in the session.

--James

matahari_1946 · Post by **matahari_1946** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:59 pm

anniemcu wrote:Which would you choose?

Is someone insisting on giving you a low whistle?

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:23 pm

matahari_1946 wrote:
anniemcu wrote:Which would you choose?
Is someone insisting on giving you a low whistle?

Aye. The threat has been made.

chas · Post by **chas** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:26 pm

Since I've taken up the flute, the one low D whistle I've kept is a Burke aluminum Pro. I didn't know Mike made brass low whistles; he didn't last time I was interested. I had one of his composites in E that was amazing. I have no idea why I parted with it.

The only other low whistles I have are Water Weasels. For reasons in addition to their playability, they're cold dead finger whistles.

ahogrelius · Post by **ahogrelius** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:39 pm

An Overton would be my choice, hands down. I've already got three (D, Bb and low D) and I've ordered a fourth (F)...

Cheers,
Anders

Feadoggie · Post by **Feadoggie** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:14 pm

What's prompting the question?

I voted for a Burke brass. I already own a composite and two aluminum Burke low D's. So that's my thinking.

I've had an Overton and it's a great whistle but quite different from the Burke.

In all my travels I have never run into an MK. They do look interesting.

Feadoggie

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:27 pm

"Santa" thinks that would be a good thing to leave under my tree this year. Who am I to argue?

Gregrussell · Post by **Gregrussell** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:30 pm

first I would choose The overton absolutley ! it would be neat to have a collection of them all though!

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:30 pm

Howard.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:51 pm

blackhawk wrote:Howard.

I have a Howard, and I love it, but it doesn't have much volume.

khl · Post by **khl** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:11 am

It seems pretty hard to go wrong, given those choices. I put down Burke composite, mostly because it would fill in a "sound niche" for the low whistles in my collection. You have a Howard. Do you have other low whistles?

Have you considered Maurice Reviol's work?

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:37 am

anniemcu wrote:
blackhawk wrote:Howard.
I have a Howard, and I love it, but it doesn't have much volume.

WHAT! I had a Howard low D, and I let it get away. Sit up straight, take a deep breath, and lean on it. It was one of the loudest whistles I have played. Sounds like a beautiful fog horn.

Tim2723 · Post by **Tim2723** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:16 am

I'd want a Sweetheart in ebony. Already have a nice matched octave pair of Overtons. Wouldn't trade them for anything. But I love Ralph and Walt's instruments too.

jkrazy52 · Post by **jkrazy52** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:18 am

My 1st choice for a low D sound would be a Casey Burns flute.

If you insist on a whistle choice, I'd try to find a Copeland.

Really depends on what sound you're looking for, Annie. Comparing a Burke to an Overton is almost like comparing apples and oranges -- two totally different sounds.

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