Abell D Whistle for sale on EBay
- TonyHiggins
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I've got a Blackwood Abell in D. It gets over 90% of my practice time. That's what I think of it.
Tony
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Nice whistle! I played one at John Sindt's shop, and liked it a lot.
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As opposed to Tony, the Abell D is probably the high-end whistle I play the least. I actually picked it up for the first time in a month or so the other night, and my opinion's changed somewhat. The things I like about it are the craftsmanship (it's stunningly beautiful, and it just screams quality woodwork) and the ease of play -- the octave breaks can almost be made psychically.
I just don't like the sound of it, though. To me it almost sounds like a high-end Clarke or Shaw -- very breathy (it also takes a LOT more breath to playt than any of my other wooden whistles). Also, the flat end to the mouthpiece is kind of odd. I was told when I got this whistle that it still needed time to "play in," ie, come into its sound. Does anyone have any experience with the sound of Abells changing with age?
I hope this isn't being taken as negative comments, nor that I'm making anyone shy away from bidding. (Notice that I'm not putting my Abell up for auction.)
Charlie
I just don't like the sound of it, though. To me it almost sounds like a high-end Clarke or Shaw -- very breathy (it also takes a LOT more breath to playt than any of my other wooden whistles). Also, the flat end to the mouthpiece is kind of odd. I was told when I got this whistle that it still needed time to "play in," ie, come into its sound. Does anyone have any experience with the sound of Abells changing with age?
I hope this isn't being taken as negative comments, nor that I'm making anyone shy away from bidding. (Notice that I'm not putting my Abell up for auction.)
Charlie
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As opposed to Tony, the Abell D is probably the high-end whistle I play the least. I actually picked it up for the first time in a month or so the other night, and my opinion's changed somewhat. The things I like about it are the craftsmanship (it's stunningly beautiful, and it just screams quality woodwork) and the ease of play -- the octave breaks can almost be made psychically.
I just don't like the sound of it, though. To me it almost sounds like a high-end Clarke or Shaw -- very breathy (it also takes a LOT more breath to playt than any of my other wooden whistles). Also, the flat end to the mouthpiece is kind of odd. I was told when I got this whistle that it still needed time to "play in," ie, come into its sound. Does anyone have any experience with the sound of Abells changing with age?
I hope this isn't being taken as negative comments, nor that I'm making anyone shy away from bidding. (Notice that I'm not putting my Abell up for auction.)
Charlie
I just don't like the sound of it, though. To me it almost sounds like a high-end Clarke or Shaw -- very breathy (it also takes a LOT more breath to playt than any of my other wooden whistles). Also, the flat end to the mouthpiece is kind of odd. I was told when I got this whistle that it still needed time to "play in," ie, come into its sound. Does anyone have any experience with the sound of Abells changing with age?
I hope this isn't being taken as negative comments, nor that I'm making anyone shy away from bidding. (Notice that I'm not putting my Abell up for auction.)
Charlie
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Here is the link
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Also, please e-mail me with any questions. Thanks!
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Yeah - it's a Hammy. A bit later a Peter Noy...and a few months later an Olwell. All keyless. I can't decide on a flute until I've played it for a while. I've gone through a number of flutes in this manner already. If a flute isn't "the one" I sell it (note: I never make a profit, in fact I've only broken even once, so I'm not ripping off any of the makers by doing this).
My car is 16 years old, and I live in 1 room - but I have nice flutes! Flute Acquisition Disorder is strong - beware its power!
Heather
My car is 16 years old, and I live in 1 room - but I have nice flutes! Flute Acquisition Disorder is strong - beware its power!
Heather
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On 2002-07-28 08:10, hmartley wrote:
My car is 16 years old, and I live in 1 room - but I have nice flutes! Flute Acquisition Disorder is strong - beware its power!
Heather
Glad to see someone else here has their priorities strait!
Well, you've got three fanatastic flutes on the way, it's going to be tough to give two of them up I imagine.....
Loren