I’m not interested in purchasing one or anything, just curious since I’ve not seen them around before.
There was another post about these a few weeks back…I think reviews were mixed. I don’t recall anyone saying they were bad…but no “wows”.
I think we can throw these in with the Whistlesmith whistles…inexpensive but relatively unknown to this (C&F) community.
Maybe some intrepid soul will brave the waters(of both whistle makers) and post some sort of review…and maybe Master Dale could include them in the official list of makers.
odd lookin’ tin, innit?
Indeed. I can almost imagine how it would sound just by looking at it and it doesn’t seem the type to float my boat.
I’ve never cared for the sound of heavy pvc… though the pvc construction with a wooden block is like nothing I’ve ever seen before.
Not bad sounding in the clips, though hard to tell from the playing. The bell D note of the high D is quite sharp in both octaves, as are both the D and E of the low D whistle. Maybe the tubes are too short. And whatever cross C-nat is played on the high D is very sharp, but maybe there’s an in-tune fingering.
http://www.lobodelmar.com/whistles.html
In any case, it would be interesting to try a Hawaiian whistle! 
P.S. I just wrote to the maker (Brady Instruments) and invited them to post more detailed information here.
I can be sure that is Guido Gonzato model used. The appearance is exact.
the water weasels were made with wooden blocks – at least the two i own have them.
I’ve never seen a WW before
You’re right. They look very similar, with similar materials and construction.
Here’s the reply from Lobo del Mar / Brady:
Thank you for the info, we did check the [C&F] forum out and if anyone has any inquiries about our instruments they can direct them to [the] email off of our website!
And here’s the previous thead Jason mentioned:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=51302
It definitely looks like the Guido whistles, as AlonE says.
I must admit that that’s pretty cheap for a low D (as far as
I can tell, anyway, the Low is the same price as the high D).
EDIT: Nope, according to the company site, the low D is
$10 more. (It also looks like it’s an inch wide. I hope that’s
just a bad image artifact… Still cheap, though.
Huh. Mine had a red plastic block (probably Delrin)…
interesting. i got both of mine late in Mr Schultz’ life; perhaps the wood block was a later development?
plays nicely, in any case.
Is it bare wood, like on a Clarke original, or finished in some way?
I understand that Glenn was constantly experimenting.
I think khl has one of the Brady whistles. Maybe he will give us a bit of insight to them.
On the red material of the Water Weasel fipple … Glenn told me it was a special inert wax. I had a mild reaction to it and he offered to change the material in my whistle. There was a brown material used in the batch of non-tunables made shortly before he died, but I don’t know what that was – never saw one outside of pictures.
MT, I think you’re being kind in evaluating the sound clips. They sounded out of tune from note to note. Might be partly the playing.
I posted this on the other thread (and then took the link down after a few weeks). But here is a clip of me playing “South Wind” on a Brady high D followed by a Susato high D (for purposes of comparison). My playing is imperfect and rushed in certain places, but you’ll get a sense of what the whistle sounds like.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/khl/KeithSouthWindtestcomparison.mp3
I haven’t tried the Low D to know what it’s like.
That’s a big help, Keith. In your hands the whistle sounds pretty much in tune, though that C-nat is iffy. It’s pretty breathy, and that high g sounds like it’s about ready to break into chaos.
It’s too bad the undoubtedly nice people at Brady seemed reluctant to post more info here, though they’re probably lurking. Maybe we’re not their target market anyway, but some back and forth might be interesting.
That’s definitely one of my pet peeves, Whitmores. Whistle makers who spend the time, money and effort to produce a fine instrument, then provide sound samples so poorly played and/or stylistically strange that it’s impossible to hear if the instrument is any good at all. C’mon, you know who you are … 
I’ve been playing this again tonight to see if my impressions are any different. You’re right the the Cnat is iffy. The upper octave may play more or less in tune, but it’s harsh sounding and, well, just not that fun to play.
The lure here is that the whistle’s not too expensive. With the high D I’d recommend one save the money and buy a couple cheapies for the same price. Those whistles will be more precise and more musical. I can’t say how the Low D plays, of course.
I’m always reluctant to give a negative review, especially when those who sell them seem like nice folks. But then if my impressions are too subjective or at all unfair, at least there are the clips (mine and theirs) to help others hear for themselves and make a decision.
They are bare wood, shaped and sanded to conform to the pvc part.
The first was a tunable Bb i bought in Chicago in 2004, and the second was one of the D non-tunables i got from Matt (Alespa), probably a month or two before Glenn passed away.
It’s been over a month now that anyone posted on this thread, but since then I’ve acquired a Brady Low D from a member of C&F (who sent it to me for free and doesn’t want it back). I have to say that the low D is about the same quality as the high D. It’s okay, but not good. I really wouldn’t recommend it. I’ll see if I can post a clip in the next week or so.
I have a number of plastic and/or inexpensive low Ds (listed in order from least to more favored):
Bamboo
Bingamon Jubilee
Calmont (practice model)
Susato
Dixon
The Bamboo cost around 8-12 dollars and is not very in tune, but I’d play it before the Brady low D. Sad to say that it just isn’t very musical and not enjoyable to play.