I have what I think might be an original inquiry (or a different slant on it).
Just about all my playing is done in what I call the “study” (a small spare room) in front of my PC or facing the window for an outside view. Early on I noticed about a year or so after picking up the tin whistle that my low level tinnitus had increased. After this observation I sold off a few of my louder whistles in favour of quieter ones like the Freeman Blackbirds, Dixon Trad, and narrow bore brass Burkes.
I notice that my Burke DBN clogs quite easily because I just don’t blow with enough gusto to keep it clear (I’ve tried the dish soap treatment). If I don’t think about it, I often end up blowing the DBN with more force than the Blackbird, to overcome the backpressure that the Burke has, but not enough to keep it clear. Obviously blowing with more force makes it louder.
My question with reference to the above: does a Sindt, which is considered to be on the quiet side, have a similar amount of backpressure as the Burke DBN thus requiring a similar amount of push and resulting loudness?
(BTW my Burke CBN does not have this clogging issue. Because of a larger windway no doubt.)