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Burke whistle bore/volume question

Burke whistle bore/volume question

Does anyone know how big a difference in volume there is between the wider and narrow bore Burke whistles? I'm thinking of the brass high d models.

Is the narrow bore still good for sessions? Or conversely is the wide bore on the loud side for playing in the house?

Thanks - Chris

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by ramblingpitchfork

Re: Burke whistle bore/volume question

The Burke D Narrow Bore is a somewhat quiet whistle and very sweet and pure sounding. It is still loud enough that I can play it in sessions, though not anywhere near as loud as a Susuto D. It is a very nice little whistle.

The Burke Session D is louder and has a bit of a different character, maybe less sweet a tone, though a) not in any way bad, and b) you may like the sound.

Take a gander at this page. You should be able to find mp3 recording of both. Search for Burke on the page. There are many examples.

http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip/newspage.htm


# Posted on March 13th 2006 by hpinson

Re: Burke whistle bore/volume question

Thanks hpinson, that's exactly waht I was looking for.

- Chris

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by ramblingpitchfork

Re: Burke whistle bore/volume question

2nd that; I have both; I really like the small bore- very sweet in tone and is loud enough for a session

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by I_Fel

Re: Burke whistle bore/volume question

How dare you refer to "Burke whistle bore"!!!!

# Posted on March 14th 2006 by LastToFinish

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