Tell us something.: I've been playing whistle for a very long time, but never seem to get any better than I was about 10 years ago. I'm okay with that. :)
It seems to me this may have been discussed before, but when I searched I got 0 results.
Anyway, who makes a good whistle in B (not Bb)?
Mike Burke is the only one I know of...
Thanks for any info!
-Brett
P.S. I don't really need the key of B for anything in particular. I want a whistle for solo playing that's not as high pitched as a D. C's aren't quite low sounding enough and Bb's are just big enough that they're harder to play quickly (for me anyway), so I thought a B whistle might be just right.
Tell us something.: Used to live in Gilbert, AZ which is a suburb of Phoenix. Recently moved to Portland OR. Argh. Not sure if this is meeting the requirement of number of characters, but I'm trying.
Mack Hoover also makes a B whistle. It is really quite good. You can't go wrong with one of Mack's. I own several of his works (D, C, B, A, F and Lo D) and the B is one of his best. I think my favorite Hoover is the lo F - but the B is next, no make that the C . . . well they are all great whistles.
P.S. I don't really need the key of B for anything in particular. I want a whistle for solo playing that's not as high pitched as a D. C's aren't quite low sounding enough and Bb's are just big enough that they're harder to play quickly (for me anyway), so I thought a B whistle might be just right.
I remember reading that somebody said one of thier As had closer spacing than a Bb, but I forget who said it and what whistle it was.
P.S. I don't really need the key of B for anything in particular. I want a whistle for solo playing that's not as high pitched as a D. C's aren't quite low sounding enough and Bb's are just big enough that they're harder to play quickly (for me anyway), so I thought a B whistle might be just right.
I remember reading that somebody said one of their As had closer spacing than a Bb, but I forget who said it and what whistle it was.
It might have been me.
The spacing on the Generation Bb is a bit odd, the lowest hole being very large compared to the rest. Other than that, the whistle is nice, and of course has the benefit of being the cheapest in the key.
I now have Dixons in Bb, A and Low G (and D and C and Low D), and the hole size and spacing down to low G allows me to play any Dixon with no trouble. By the time I get to Low F and D, I need to adjust to pipers grip which takes some extra getting used to.
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For those with hearts of STEEL, cutting 1/3" off the <b>TOP</b> of a Bb Generation(or similar)whistle will raise the pitch to B. If you don't have a pipe cutter, go to the hardware store and ask them to do it while you watch. apply masking tape to the metal so the pipecutter's rollers won't scratch the surface.
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