Comparison Recordings of (Most) All my Instruments

[peeplj]

Hi folks,

I have a new project up on flutesite.com. It is composed of seperate MP3 files (one per instrument) of the reel “Swinging on a Gate” played on each of my instruments. So far I’ve posted all the flutes, all the recorders, and most of the whistles–there are only a few left to record.

This is found at

http://www.flutesite.com/comparison_recordings.htm

So far the recordings include the following whistles: Howard Low D, Susato Low D, Serpent whistles in metal and plastic, Acorn D, Alba Q1, Burke Alpro D and Brass Pro Narrow Bore D, Generations, Waltons, Oaks, Sweetheart Maple D, Parkhurst E-Flat, Clarke and Clarke Sweetone whistles, Dixon D, Hoover whitecap, and Syn D whistles. Other instruments include my antique 8-key flute, maple Baroque flute, Hamilton blackwood 6-key, M&E 6-key, M&E Rudall & Rose model, a Sweetheart fife in Ebony, that little deadly high-F M&E piccolo, the Seery Pratten, and the Hall crystal D for the flutes; the recorders include a Hohner sopranino in maple, a blackwood Adege soprano, a rosewood Adege alto, and a Hohner pearwood tenor.

I hope to get the most of the rest of the whistles recorded and posted this weekend.

I hope you enjoy these; this is a project I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time but finding the time has been a real challenge. Also, playing the same reel over 30 times in a row and staying (relatively) sane is also a challenge, but that’s an entirely different story.

–James

[TyroneShoelaces]

irish music…after a while it all starts to sound alike.

[dapple]

You created a great resource. Thank you, James.

[FJohnSharp]

Wow, nice. Do you hate that tune now?

[dow]

I just ran across this, and thought I’d bump it back to the top. It’s a great resource for people trying to compare the sound of different whistles.

[BlackDeath]

Marvelous !
Wonderful resource indeed. Just what I needed. Thanks a lot peeplj !

Sidenote: there are two threads now about the pitch of whistles… when listening to these recordings I think it quite demonstrates how much they vary =x

[Feadin]

Thanks James! This is very, very interesting!
It surely took a lot of effort, thanks for sharing

@BlackDeath

Marvelous !
Sidenote: there are two threads now about the pitch of whistles… when listening to these recordings I think it quite demonstrates how much they vary =x

I agree with this, and because of this pitch variation or dynamic range I feel whistles are a lot more expressive than recorders, overall
Now if you’re talking about the tunning between instruments… sorry didn’t pay much attention to that as they are all playing alone

[walrii]

@peeplj

…the following whistles: Howard Low D, Susato Low D, Serpent whistles in metal and plastic, Acorn D, Alba Q1, Burke Alpro D and Brass Pro Narrow Bore D, Generations, Waltons, Oaks, Sweetheart Maple D, Parkhurst E-Flat, Clarke and Clarke Sweetone whistles, Dixon D, Hoover whitecap, and Syn D whistles. Other instruments include my antique 8-key flute, maple Baroque flute, Hamilton blackwood 6-key, M&E 6-key, M&E Rudall & Rose model, a Sweetheart fife in Ebony, that little deadly high-F M&E piccolo, the Seery Pratten, and the Hall crystal D for the flutes; the recorders include a Hohner sopranino in maple, a blackwood Adege soprano, a rosewood Adege alto, and a Hohner pearwood tenor.

I’m not sure WhOA adequately describes your condition. Dale, the C&F medical department should do a study on James.

Seriously, thanks for putting all this together. It’s a neat resource.