Hello,
After a few time playing tin whistle, i'm searching for my first metal low whistle ...
actually i'm searching for a breathy sound and a cheap low whistle ...
my first choice was the Shaw low D but some people said to me that it was a hard low for a beginner.
So he advised me for a Tony Dixon tuneable Low D with brass slide but it's more expensive and i don't know if it really had a breathy sound.
Best bet is to find a shop with a range of whistles (like Hobgoblin or similar) that lets you have a try before you buy.
Would you buy a car without having a test drive? The same rules apply, apart from a good whistle lasts a lot longer than a car.
I play a 'Phil Hardy' Kerry Low D, budget model, plastic mouthpiece - I think fairly breathy. About Euro 100 in these parts. I enjoy making music on it. The only other models I have tried are the slightly dearer Chieftain model and an Overton which a friend plays. The Kerry seems to need more air than the Overton in the lower octave at any rate. I did notice quite a difference in getting high D between the two.
thanks for your replies but ...
In france, there is no shop with low whistle, so, i've to order it on the web and ... it's hard to test something on the net ... so i've to find some help ...
So i will search for the sound of a kerry ... and for the sound of a dixon too, but I can't find it actually ...
Kerry whistles are great to play - and even the non-tunable version IS tunable to a lesser degree.
However, I can also vouch for Howard whistles, which are tuneable, remarkably easy to play, and relatively inexpensive to buy. Check them on on www.howardmusic.co.uk
Shaws aren't difficult to play in the sense that they're a complicated whistle - but you do need some serious set of lungs! They require LOTS of air!
this isn't a perfect solution to your problem but if you're looking for cheap....please consider making yourself a pvc flute. i just made one, it's easy, it's breathy, it was cheap and once you figure out the breathing, this gives you a whole new sound. mutepointe
hesitation between some low whistle
hesitation between some low whistle
Hello,
After a few time playing tin whistle, i'm searching for my first metal low whistle ...
actually i'm searching for a breathy sound and a cheap low whistle ...
my first choice was the Shaw low D but some people said to me that it was a hard low for a beginner.
So he advised me for a Tony Dixon tuneable Low D with brass slide but it's more expensive and i don't know if it really had a breathy sound.
thanks for your help
Arnaud C., france
# Posted on December 22nd 2005 by tornaod
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
Best bet is to find a shop with a range of whistles (like Hobgoblin or similar) that lets you have a try before you buy.
Would you buy a car without having a test drive? The same rules apply, apart from a good whistle lasts a lot longer than a car.
# Posted on December 22nd 2005 by Wurzel
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
Health regulations in most parts of the US prohibit trying out wind instruments. I’ve seen a few that had a small bellows for testing harmonicas.
Say, that gives me an idea! What if you pump the bellows with your elbow and attach a hose to some kind of reed instrument and…
I’ll call it the uileann harp.
# Posted on December 22nd 2005 by Bob himself
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
I've seen a few shops, that is.
# Posted on December 23rd 2005 by Bob himself
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
I thought they already invented something like that down near Dublin. Didn't they call it the Howth Organ...?
# Posted on December 23rd 2005 by Innocent Bystander
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
Call in at your nearest builders yard and purchase a length of scaffolding.
# Posted on December 23rd 2005 by geoffwright
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
I play a 'Phil Hardy' Kerry Low D, budget model, plastic mouthpiece - I think fairly breathy. About Euro 100 in these parts. I enjoy making music on it. The only other models I have tried are the slightly dearer Chieftain model and an Overton which a friend plays. The Kerry seems to need more air than the Overton in the lower octave at any rate. I did notice quite a difference in getting high D between the two.
# Posted on December 23rd 2005 by the wounded hussar
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
thanks for your replies but ...
In france, there is no shop with low whistle, so, i've to order it on the web and ... it's hard to test something on the net ... so i've to find some help ...
So i will search for the sound of a kerry ... and for the sound of a dixon too, but I can't find it actually ...
# Posted on December 23rd 2005 by tornaod
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
Kerry whistles are great to play - and even the non-tunable version IS tunable to a lesser degree.
However, I can also vouch for Howard whistles, which are tuneable, remarkably easy to play, and relatively inexpensive to buy. Check them on on www.howardmusic.co.uk
Shaws aren't difficult to play in the sense that they're a complicated whistle - but you do need some serious set of lungs! They require LOTS of air!
# Posted on December 23rd 2005 by BigChris
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
Why doesn't anybody mention Songbird Low D? It's an awesome low whistle with a lovely sound, and it's not expensive.
# Posted on December 27th 2005 by Ostekjeks
Re: hesitation between some low whistle
this isn't a perfect solution to your problem but if you're looking for cheap....please consider making yourself a pvc flute. i just made one, it's easy, it's breathy, it was cheap and once you figure out the breathing, this gives you a whole new sound. mutepointe
# Posted on December 27th 2005 by mutepointe