Gosh, I’ve read alot about tenor D whistles this afternoon on this site!
I have a Sweetone and a Clare (the latter of which really like me.)I’m looking for something that is easy to play. (Don’t want to compound the matter with too many other criteria as it becomes even harder to sort and weight in this already very subjective matter.)
Easy to play for tis question = pick it up, it plays well, the octives come easy, it sounds good. Don’t care for this question anyway, looks or volume.
Copeland? Overton? Burke AlProD? Sindt?
Another manufacturer?
What do you all think and why? Thanks good people. Your thoughts and time is truly appreciated.
I’ve been playing the Reyburn Low D for over a year now and I really love it. Breath pressure is moderate and the tone is to dye for. Intonation is superb and plays very well across the transition. There is also something to be said about the warm tone of the wooden head that my other metal whistles don’t have.
I play the off-set hole pattern which really eases the stretch of my smallish hands.
My vote is for a Reyburn.
Constance
Umm Dixon ?..Its cheap,Easy to play, and has been noted by someone else, If you ACCIDENTLY
happen to sayyy … toss it at the nearest wall, it wont break.
just my .00002 cents worth
Dan
I second the Dixon.
I second the Reyburn…that buttery tone just makes me all tingly inside.
Could one of you who own a Reyburn low D post a tune to Clips & Snips? Maybe there is already one on there…I don’t know. But I don’t remember seeing one. As I am really interested in this whistle because of the offset hole concept, I’d really like to know what it sounds like.
Thanks!
I’m sorry, my question was in regard to a tenor or soprano D, not a Low D. I have a Dixon Low D, a Ralph Cook Low D, and have a Overton tunable Low D on the way so with budget and time limitations, I’m very happy with my Low D “family”. Do your suggestions still apply?
Cees,
Try going to http://www.reyburnlowwhistles.com and clicking on “music.” There are some clips of people playing the whistles.
Brent
On 2002-02-23 11:56, Glengary wrote:
I’m sorry, my question was in regard to a tenor or soprano D, not a Low D.
Then there is a confusion with regard to the type of whistles you are interested in, it seems. If, in your quote above, you are suggesting that ‘Tenor’ and ‘Soprano’ mean the same thing, then I (for one) would not agree. If you are suggesting that Soprano and Tenor are different but that Low D is different again, then I would also have to disagree.
To my mind (and maybe I’m the one who is confused) Tenor is the same as Low D. Soprano is at least an octave above tenor (as with Opera Singers).
Steve
[ This Message was edited by: StevePower on 2002-02-23 13:00 ]
In my opinion one of the easiest to play “high” D whistles is the Sindt. The response in both octaves is excellent. If you want something that is reliable to just pick up and play without having to adapt to its idiosyncrasies, this is it! It also has a very nice sound that’s not excessively loud. The Burke Al Pro and Brass Pro are also very good whistles. I have more expensive whistles, but these are the ones I really play and enjoy the most.
Good luck on your choice, Tom
My kids own whistles now and they just love em. Thank you Uncle Ray.
Yes, a Tenor D is another term for the low D.
The high D is the soprano:
Soprano F
Soprano E flat
Soprano D
Mezzo Soprano C
Mezzo Soprano B flat
Mezzo Soprano A
LOW WHISTLES
Alto G
Alto F
Tenor D
Baritone C
Jeroen