Paul Busman and Thin weasel whistles
I think some of the 'recorder' issue of the Susato's is the mouthfeel of the chunky mouthpiece. For me they sound too loud. I haven't had a chance to check my perceptions against my newly achieved and MUCH beloved Rose (my current lesson whistle!) but next time I have the chance to borrow a Susato, I'll do that, and with the decibel-meter thingy.
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Well, I'm sorry, but I do think Susatos sound like recorders. I have a few (let's see: an VSB E, VSB D, SB D, A & G) and I used to play them quite a bit. It's no problem to get used to them and I can even learn to not put my sixth finger down on the high notes (but I do not like it). I am playing them less and less now, but that is a different story.
If I compare the sounds of a Gen, a Feadog, a Waltons, a Sweettone, a Susato, an Overton, and a Sindt (I would add Copeland, Burke, WW, Silkstone and other hi-enders I don't own but have played), I'd say that the sound of the Susato stands out among them. The other two that are very characteristic are the Sweetone and the Overton, but both are very different from the Susato. And yes, the Susato reminds me of recorders: It is something about the timbre, the graininess of the sound that doesn't have to do with smooth vs breathy.
Is that a bad thing? I don't know. The recordery sound is not why I don't play Susatos much anymore. And anyway, most of the recorder bashing here on c&f is tongue-in-cheek anyway, and I don't understand why the renaissance recorder types get knots in their codpieces over it.
If I compare the sounds of a Gen, a Feadog, a Waltons, a Sweettone, a Susato, an Overton, and a Sindt (I would add Copeland, Burke, WW, Silkstone and other hi-enders I don't own but have played), I'd say that the sound of the Susato stands out among them. The other two that are very characteristic are the Sweetone and the Overton, but both are very different from the Susato. And yes, the Susato reminds me of recorders: It is something about the timbre, the graininess of the sound that doesn't have to do with smooth vs breathy.
Is that a bad thing? I don't know. The recordery sound is not why I don't play Susatos much anymore. And anyway, most of the recorder bashing here on c&f is tongue-in-cheek anyway, and I don't understand why the renaissance recorder types get knots in their codpieces over it.
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