to tell you the truth , my whistles list is very short , actually the Busman is my second wooden whistle , but probably you’re right wooden whistles are the best !
But I can tell you for sure that my Busman will be played a lot more than the others , once I’ll finish the breaking in period !
And for sure will be a keeper !
Anyway it’s good to try a lot of different whistles as everyone has different tastes about sound , material etc., etc., but perhaps I’ve found already the whistle that suit me best , that could be an escape from the WhOA
For shame!!! Especially Wombat, for dredging up the luscious piccies of that pink ivory/blackwood Busman!!!
Now I have a serious WhOA on.
I am caressing my new Mahan Woodwinds cocobolo High D which arrived last night. It is whispering to me “ignore those seducers, you have me, I’m all you’ll ever need.”
“Jerry Lee” just made my short list, but I’m thinking more on the lines of maybe Blackwood on top and Dymondwood on the bottom, I also make lace, and have several turned bobbins in different shades of Dymondwood and find it very nice indeed.
If I get it in a different key–like C–will the D whistles be as jealous?
Actually, I don’t really think that, Manuel. The makers themselves confirm that sound has more to do with the details of construction than with materials—ask Paul. It doesn’t seem that way when playing them, but from a distance it is hard to tell a PVC whistle from a wooden one by sound alone.
What I do think is that wooden whistles really look great. If you’re happy with an instrument, you’ll practice more and stop blaming the instrument rather than yourself for slow progress and that is a good thing. When all is said and done, you’ll only get out of an instrument what you put in. I’d happily swap an expensive whistle for some of the talent I hear displayed by people who only play cheapies.
your fate has been already done , you’ll buy a new Busman !!!
Wombat
you’re absolutly right about sound , material and construction , but still the wooden whistle looks the best !
About talents , well of course , probably for them it does no matter which whistle they play , cheap or expensive it will sound just perfect !
But for people like me, without talent , the only way to achieve a good sound and easy of playing is to practice as much as possible , and perhaps a high quality whistle ,like the Busman , can help me a little more
Paul
BTW , thank’s again for the beautifull whistle you’ve made for me !
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Especially Wombat, for dredging up the luscious piccies of that pink ivory/blackwood Busman!!!
