Hi !
I’ve just bought a Clarke Sweetone from sheetmusicplus.com and I should recieve it between 3-4 weeks…
I’m very impatient to recieve it… So I went to a music store this afternoon and I saw a nice 10$ Fead
[quote=“Antoine”]Hi !
I’ve just bought a Clarke Sweetone from sheetmusicplus.com and I should recieve it between 3-4 weeks…
I’m very impatient to recieve it… So I went to a music store this afternoon and I saw a nice 10$ Fead
Yeah, not a bad idea…
What type is the perfect one for a beginner ? It depends of the comfort of the player ?
Thanks
Buy both. I don’t think there is anyone that has one whistle.
I have a friend who is an oboe player who owns an Oak, That’s it. He only owns it because he needed it for a church performance. He’s happy with just the one. It’s untweaked. If only life were that simple.
When you get two whistles, stash one in the car for practicing at long stop lights. Later, when your whistles they start acting like rabbits, you can stash them all around the home for a spontaneous toot.
You’ve been to my house, haven’t you? 
Redwolf, judging from what I’ve overheard my “rabbits” talking about, one of yours has been sneaking over to my place!
I have a tweaked clarke sweetone and an untweaked feadog.
I don’t like my feadog at all. it’s extremely sharp and i haven’t managed to get the mouthpiece off.
I like the sound of the sweetone better.
I’m gonna ship my feadog off to Karina so she can donate it to her missionary in Guatemala…she is taking whistle donations for underpriveldged village folk.
my clarke sweetone in C will be making the journey to guatemala as well.
So I should buy the Feadog ? For 10 little dollars, I think I can do it 
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So, you don’t recommand it ? What about the sound of it ?
Just buy it. It won’t bite.
Some beginners find the Feadog more challenging in the upper
register, but it’s a good idea to learn good breath control early.
well, the sweetone and feadog aren’t very expensive so you can get both, try them out for yourself.
I’ve heard some nice sound clips with the feadog. Perhaps if I had it tweaked it would sound better.
I just have other whistles I like better and I can tell I won’t use my feadog. I like my Jerry Freeman tweaked Mellow Dog…It’s a cross between a Walton Mellow D with a feadog mouthpiece. It’s quiet but nice sound and in tune for a lower end whistle. I like my clarke original D and tweaked Sweetone D for practicing. I just got a used susato D; not a big fan of the sound quite yet but the louder volume will be nice for church band. I have a tweaked shaw D that’s on backorder.
It all comes down to what you like, really (unless there are quality issues, which sometimes does happen with these lower end whistles). Some like the sound of a conical bore whistle, while some prefer cylindrical. I’ve never been able to get into the Clarkes at all (the SweeTone is OK, but uninspiring. The original is, from my point of view, unpleasantly raspy to the point of being unplayable). Other people adore them. The only way to know for sure which you like is to play both…and it’s worth keeping both around for quite a while, because one you don’t initially like much may improve as your playing improves. One of the nice things about whistles is the price makes it possible to do this.
Redwolf
Sweetones are ok whistles and are easy and forgiving to learn on.
Feadogs can be excellent whistles in the hands of someone who really knows how to play them.
Feadogs require breath control in a way that the Sweetones don’t.
The whole secret to making a Feadog sound good is to blow softly and with control.
–James
Everybody has different tastes. Neither whistle is bad.
Get them both if you can afford it. play them both. Learn about the differences between whistles.
If you get into it, you’ll probably be wanting something a little better someday anyway.
After you have the “better” whistle for a while, you’ll find you will pick up the Sweetone and the Feadog on occasion, and play one of the silly simple tunes you began this adventure with.
Have fun,
Antoine,
I’d follow the advice of most above and go ahead and get both whistles. The Feadóg will most likely be disappointing the first time you try it out just because it’s not a simple as the Clarke but they are fantastic whistles and if you can learn to make it sound good then you’re on the right track. Don’t give up on it too quickly. Also, judging by your avatar I think that it should be noted that most video clips I’ve seen of Flogging Molly playing show Bridget playing a Sweetone. If that’s the sound you’re going for then there you go. Feadóg whistles are definitely more traditional sounding than the “sweet” sound of the Sweetones so you just need to decide what kind of sound you’re after. Good luck.
Cheers,
Johnny
I say buy them both. I personally like the Feadog. It does require more breath control but you are going to have to learn breath control anyway. The Sweetone is easier to play and you will learn tunes fairly quickly with it. I have a couple of Sweetones and I never play them. I just don’t like the sound of them. When you learn to play a Feadog they are very nice sounding. I have one in my car, one in my whistle case and one on my computer desk. They all get played regularly.
Ron
Thanks you guys !
I followed your advice, and went buy a Brass D Feadog. I’m not able to play very well with it and the whistle require a good breath control, what I don’t have for the moment, but somes notes are getting out of it. 
If the Sweetone is easier to play, I presume that my experience with the Feadog will make things simple…
Thanks for all the tips and let’s practice now !
Antoine
Its true that you love 'em or hate 'em. I like the sound of those origional Clarkes more than just about anything.
By the way, good luck to you Antoine, the Sweetone and Feadog will serve you well…for now.
Thanks
Like many of you guys, one of the aspects I love from the Tin Whistle is the low price of it…
For a student without job like me, it’s the perfect instrument .
Antoine