I have a very early ('99) Overton by Goldie low D that is a hard blower that I’ve been at for a while. Really sweet whistle but it clogs very easily and I think I’d like something more like a medium blower.
So I was looking at the Kerry Chieftain Custom and wondered how people who have played them like them?
Thanks in advance.
Search the forum for ‘toothpaste fix or trick’. If you haven’t tried already, it may solve your clogging issue.
I think I maybe tried dental floss at one point but thanks for the reminder about the toothpaste trick. Have you tried the Custom Mr. G?
I am not sure floss will provide the surfactants needed to stop the clogging.
I don’t have any whistles that need their teeth treated. 
I tried it in a store (thomann is a 20 minute drive away) - didn’t much care for how it played. Felt kind of stuffy - too much backpressure. I much prefer the V5.
OK good to know. The description on his site just says that it plays well or something like that. Haha
I can understand why you thought it was “kind of stuffy”…here is his write-up of the whistle on his website:
Smaller, softer holes, brighter tone, massive back pressre, a real joy to play.
Haha that seems to be a recurring theme with Phil. In the new Kerry busker videos he says “it just works” like 20 times. I thought his other whistles worked too but I guess not lol.
I always thought the custom was just for easy holes. But good to know for if I ever see someone asking about it.
I had read the description of course but I didn’t expect it to be that much backpressure. I think Phil wanted it to play like an old Overton (I think he mentioned that in a video). To me it felt like blowing into a straw.
People who like old Overton low whistles might like it. For me the V5 hit the sweet spot 
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Along with the toothpaste method as a surfactant, Colin (Goldie) also recommends giving the whistle a good cleaning on a regular basis, especially the windway. He’s got loads of stories about whistles sent to him for repair that simply needed a good cleaning-out, that removed all manner of biological detritus from within. Some people even soak their whistles in warm water with a tiny bit of bleach. YMMV.
I was considering a Chieftain Custom for awhile, but ended up with a Hammy Hamilton instead, along with my trusty (narrow bore) Goldie.
The toothpaste method works wonders. I just did it on the thunderbird F I got. Makes a huge difference. Make sure you don’t miss any spots though. If you do you can tell because its the 1 spot that keeps having water drops accumulate. I speak from experience haha. I wasnt overly happy with the new whistle from clogging issues. Toothpasted it, which helped but it still kept making finnicky sounds unstable sounds. Realized I kept getting a big water drop on 1 spot on the bevel of the windway. Re toothpaste it thoroughly, is now playing much better.