I noticed the Kerry low D is reasonably priced. Does anyone have an opinion on this whistle? All the ads at all the online stores say they sound good, and play good. But, this is the place to find out.
I have one, and I like it a lot. It’s the only Low D I own, though I’ve played others (Chieftain, Susato, Copeland, Silkstone). I like the hole spacing because the 6th hole (lowest) is not so far away from the 5th. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but it was my first Low D. The tone is pleasant and as haunting as you’d ever wish. It is well in tune. I used to have trouble with it clogging, but I think that was because I wasn’t blowing hard enough. It is pretty loud. But I am very happy with mine, Tyghress also has one that for some reason doesn’t play as easily and freely. We couldn’t figure it out comparing the two.
In sum, I think it’s a great Low D for the money.
I have the Kerry Proand really enjoy it. It takes a bit to warm up from time to time, but has a great tone. Occaisionally,have trouble on the lowest D I just clamp my finger over the window in the fipple and blow warm air into it. It sometimes also acts as if it is stopped up, but you can clear it by the same method as above. Nice construction and professionally designed tuning joint.
Timmy
Just to clarify: I was talking about he Kerry, not the Kerry low. That means black plastic fipple, solid aluminum shaft, and no professionally-designed tuning slide. I’d like to try a Kerry Pro, though. 
I have 3 Kerry Low Ds (so I must like them). The finger spacing is good on them so you can play faster tunes with them compare to some other low whistles. The tone is similar to Overtons and Kerry Pros (I used to have each but now only have the Kerry’s).
I like plastic more than metal for a mouthpiece. I got rid of all my expensive whistle and now only play your basic Generation/Feadog type whistles. I like these not just for the sound but because they are cheap. I can tweak and experiment on them and get unique whistles. The Kerry Low D is the closes low whistle (in price and design) to the cheap whistles. I have experiment/tweaked them a little (something you would not do with a $400 whistle) and have made them sound better. Many complain that they have a buzz but I have put some extra teflon tape on them which help alot. I also have shave the whistle blade a little on one of my three which I think also help the tone of the whistle.
Another thing I have done is try different mouthpieces on them. I tried a Howard without too much success. I got Mack Hoover to make a PVC mouthpiece which resulted in a quieter whistle. Today I just got a PVC/derlin mouthpiece from Daniel at Jubillee which has a higher breathe requirement but also gives it a very nice woody tone (this version I will use for Airs and the original mouthpiece for reels, jigs and hornpipes).
Another good thing about the Kerry Low D is that there is alot of people who brought them because they are cheap but don’t like them so you should be able to find one used for even a better price (that’s how I got all 3 of mine).
Joe
[ This Message was edited by: jmssmh on 2002-04-01 17:38 ]
On 2002-04-01 16:47, jmssmh wrote:
…I also like have plastic more than a mental mouthpiece. …
Cool! I bet with a mental mouthpiece there is no more drool! (pardon: condensation). 
Or maybe there is only drool?
Joe
I’ll post my ‘yea’ on the Kerry Low D, too! The first I played was Bloomfield’s, and had such an immediate good experience with it that one that one magically and mystically appeared on my doorstep! It has a bit of a different sound than Bloomfields, but is as easy to finger, with the same moderate breath requirements.