Yes, I really anticipate getting my first non-susato low whistle. From all accounts, I’ll be very pleased with whatever I pick from the Burke, MK, Overton trio.
the Burke Aluminum Pro Viper Low D was a lot lighter than I had originally expected it might be.
Amazing, isn’t it, how light it is?
The Burke whistle feels really nice in my hands…
I was struck by this as well… I think it’s the smooth polish and the elegantly rounded tone hole edges. When I first got my Burke Low D I just couldn’t put it down. I just wanted it in my hands. I don’t remember ever feeling that way about another instrument of any kind.
I’ve also made the decision to start replacing some of my more used Sustatos with some more Burkes.
Yes I was warned by the guy who first recommended Burkes to me “Be careful or you’ll end up with a whole load of dem tings.”
I did end up with a load of them.
The tubing is about half as thin as the Overton’s.
The Burke whistle feels really nice in my hands…
I was struck by this as well… I think it’s the smooth polish and the elegantly rounded tone hole edges. When I first got my Burke Low D I just couldn’t put it down. I just wanted it in my hands. I don’t remember ever feeling that way about another instrument of any kind.
To me it feels good in my hands because i can adjust the bottom finger hole to suit my “normal grip”. It is certainly the most comfortable and easy to play low D i played.
I’ve now further improved it by adding a thumb hole for the C nat.
Michael Burke offers thumb holes for all his whistles, but i bought mine second hand, and it had none. I wonder if Michael changes the hole position of the first hole for whistles with a thumb hole, or if he just adds the extra hole. Does anyone know about this?
Yes, isn’t that the truth! I played a set of Susato Kildares for key coverage for some time. Then I bought my first Burke in 2000/2001. I’ve bought maybe 30 of dem Burke tings since then - different designs, different materials. They should come with a warning. 
Feadoggie