Hi
I have been playing a Tony Dixon alloy tunable whistle for about two years now and wish to get something a bit louder and clearer in the lower notes. I have tried a chieftain tuneable and a susato, the chieftain was ok, but I found the susato was very shrill on the high notes. I have about £120 available. Does anyone have any recomendations please?
Thanks
Neil
My wife just got me a John Sindt high D for my birthday. It was $125USD and sounds great. (At least I think so.) Curious to hear what others think. Good luck.
I have Chieftain and Susato and many others. I think you could consider Jean-Pierre LeMeur, Steve Harper and Hudson Winds.
These would all be within your budget and are phenomenal whistles.
Nofrets is also right about the Sindt. Great whistle.
For a few dollars (Australian) more, you could try an ozwhistle.
In my humble opinion, these are the best wooden whistles around so far.
If you want louder and clearer, what about a high, D major, transverse flute? I hate to suggest it, but I managed to find a D major flute in bamboo that my digital tuner indicates does very well. It is loud, and the embouchure requires that one basically blow down into the embouchure hole, which keeps it simple. (Careful with standard Chinese bamboo flutes, as they traditionally put the top half of the scale on the bottom of the flute. Flutes from India can also be "different" with regard to fingering.) I suggest this only as something that you could try very inexpensively that might help you to achieve volume while you search for that perfect whistle. If you don't like it, just pass it along to a child. It will probably require more air than a whistle. (Note: I like my Feadog just fine, but it isn't particularly loud in the base register.)
I have a Tony Dixon also, and also found the lower notes very easy to 'break' with even the slightest breath. Haveing said that, it is a lovely whistle and does sound great - anyhoo, I more recently got a John Sindt ($140 delivered to Ireland) and I love it.
Great sound, nice-n-bright, and you can hear yourself in a session.
Perfect resistance from it when you blow.
For me, the only gripe is that I play the 'wrong' (for want of a better word) c-natural, in that I cover the 2nd and 3rd holes. This sounds a bit odd on a Sindt and I've discussed that with a couple of other owners who found that too. If ye play it 'correctly' (half covering the 'b' hole) then you're flying. I'm trying to change how I play c-Nat, but ye know yerself.... ;)
High D whistle
High D whistle
Hi
I have been playing a Tony Dixon alloy tunable whistle for about two years now and wish to get something a bit louder and clearer in the lower notes. I have tried a chieftain tuneable and a susato, the chieftain was ok, but I found the susato was very shrill on the high notes. I have about £120 available. Does anyone have any recomendations please?
Thanks
Neil
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by neilowen
Re: High D whistle
My wife just got me a John Sindt high D for my birthday. It was $125USD and sounds great. (At least I think so.) Curious to hear what others think. Good luck.
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by nofrets
Re: High D whistle
I have Chieftain and Susato and many others. I think you could consider Jean-Pierre LeMeur, Steve Harper and Hudson Winds.
These would all be within your budget and are phenomenal whistles.
Nofrets is also right about the Sindt. Great whistle.
For a few dollars (Australian) more, you could try an ozwhistle.
In my humble opinion, these are the best wooden whistles around so far.
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by Chief Wanganui
Re: High D whistle
GET A SINDT!!!!!
:D :D
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by rob_handel
Re: High D whistle
thats supposed to be
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by rob_handel
Re: High D whistle
If you want louder and clearer, what about a high, D major, transverse flute? I hate to suggest it, but I managed to find a D major flute in bamboo that my digital tuner indicates does very well. It is loud, and the embouchure requires that one basically blow down into the embouchure hole, which keeps it simple. (Careful with standard Chinese bamboo flutes, as they traditionally put the top half of the scale on the bottom of the flute. Flutes from India can also be "different" with regard to fingering.) I suggest this only as something that you could try very inexpensively that might help you to achieve volume while you search for that perfect whistle. If you don't like it, just pass it along to a child. It will probably require more air than a whistle. (Note: I like my Feadog just fine, but it isn't particularly loud in the base register.)
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by Arthur Nordstrom
Re: High D whistle
I have a Tony Dixon also, and also found the lower notes very easy to 'break' with even the slightest breath. Haveing said that, it is a lovely whistle and does sound great - anyhoo, I more recently got a John Sindt ($140 delivered to Ireland) and I love it.
Great sound, nice-n-bright, and you can hear yourself in a session.
Perfect resistance from it when you blow.
For me, the only gripe is that I play the 'wrong' (for want of a better word) c-natural, in that I cover the 2nd and 3rd holes. This sounds a bit odd on a Sindt and I've discussed that with a couple of other owners who found that too. If ye play it 'correctly' (half covering the 'b' hole) then you're flying. I'm trying to change how I play c-Nat, but ye know yerself.... ;)
andy
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by andy69
Re: High D whistle
Save up the extra and buy a Fred Rose wooden one.
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by Sugarfoot Jack
Re: High D whistle
Have a sindt, and it is a fantastic whistle.
# Posted on November 26th 2008 by premierview
Re: High D whistle
Or an Ormiston (save up the extra) and the best note on it is the 'wrong' C.
# Posted on November 28th 2008 by west-coaster