i was wondering, of all the inexpensise whistles out there which one do you think is the one that plays most in tune?(without tweaking?) i’m kinda thinking the susasto.
kevin
i’m kinda thinking the susasto.
I’m thinking you’re probably right.
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-Brett
I’ll third that. Susato.
Jef
Dixon
Dixons are nice.
Susato
For being perfectly in tune, Susato.
Prettier tone (IMHO), Dixon.
Dixon overall, but Sweetone is the best deal, dollar for dollar.
Having tweaked one Susato Dublin and tried out both a Susato Dublin and Susato Kildare low D; having tweaked a Dixon low D, numerous Shaws, a hundred or so Sweetones, ten or fifteen Generations, four or five Feadogs; and a few random other Generation-type whistles, I would say:
Susato tends to be the inexpensive, in-tune whistle that most often doesn’t need any tweaking at all.
Feadogs are generally well in tune, and some of them are pretty good right out of the box.
And Sweetones are pretty good for being in tune right out of the box.
The Dixon low D I recently tweaked has a few notes that are quite audibly off.
Best wishes,
Jerry
Actually, having just picked up my Clare and spent a few minutes with it, I’m changing my vote. I had forgotten how good my Clare sounds.
I started to put Feadóg, because it is very well in tune with itself (and cheap). But tuning it to A 440 (actually A 880) might require some tweaking (loosening the mouthpiece), so I changed the answer to Susato. However, I should have qualified it to Susato Kildare, since the Dublin is not tunable.
Definitely Susato. I’ve seen a few Dixons that were off, one low D that was terribly so. So, I have five Susatos and only one Dixon. My Dixon C with brass tuning slide is the only Dixon I’ve had that is spot on. All Susatos I’ve had are very consistent and always in tune.
Susato. No doubt the best in tune for cross fingering method among inexpensive whistles. ![]()
Susato.
Dixons were melted down in autodafe in the market square of Mesquer’s St-John’s bonfire.
–so there, Martin esssskkkwwwire with your stoopid mummified Qkkkkweeeen!
I agree with Cran.

Love that emoticon, Martin!!! ![]()
Martin’s avatar starts to make me believe
that he tries to look like that 24 hours a day… ![]()
kinda sounds like susasto, i’ll have to pick up a couple more(i only have one…so far)…hey scott, dig your guitar guy.
kevin
Susato. I have ten. Their maker is obsessive about things like intonation.
My Glen Shultz Water Weasel is better in tune than any D whistle I have, including the D Susato.