I got it yesterday and thought I should make some early comments about it now after playing it constantly for 24hours
It is indeed better IMO than the brass I had. I would guess though that it´s a question of voicing as much as the material. I imagine that the silver vibrates more in the hands, but I can be wrong since I haven´t played the brass for many weeks.
The sound of the brass IMO has some kind of similarity to a clarinet or some other brass instrument, even though people say the Copeland Low D is “fluteyish”. The Sterling have some of that clarinet/sax sound but is closer to a concert silver flute to my ears if you know what I mean, brighter and clearer but at the same time sweet and smooth.
The sound is sweet loud and clear, I can lean into it more with better strength at the low notes and the high notes are more clear but at the same time “relaxed”, smooth.
IMO the sound of my Sterling is actually worth $250 extra on top of the brass. Then as an added bonus it´s fun to have a Sterling Low D (shame on me for having such capitalistic collectors mentality when I actually try to think “Feng-shui´ish” these days) and the finish is beatiful in another way than the “patinated” brass, which is way cool in its looks also.
No question the playability is better to me on this Sterling, the audible differences you can add a tiny amount of salt on since many weks has past between the playing of the Brass and the Sterling. I strongly believe what I write about it though and my audio memory use to be decent and my experience/description with the Sterling seems to be close to what Jim feels about it.
Also the typical signum of a silver wind instrument.
To be followed with high quality sound clips soon… do not expect high quality playing though..
Actually I hate having to much stuff, no matter what. Have this feng shui thing in my head since a many years back. However… somewhere deep inside me there is this guy that wants ALL and MUCH and so on.. kind of internal conflict
I really hope I can settle with one Low D and high D when I´m done with this testing.
Hi Pan- “Feng shui’sh thinking” eh? Have you seen the thread on Ley lines? (I thought that Feng shui was the ancient Chinese art of doing the tidying up!).
yes, yes, I know I´m lost as everybody on this board
High and Low D comes first as I like the sound of two instuments playing octaves or harmonies. Smaller than soprano D and the sound gets to tiny IMO, lower than LowD and it gets hard to handle (hmm.. would be fun to try a Copeland LowC though, he he).
Besides many a tune out there in D/G/Em.
What I know I will buy is a G, probably a Copeland, since me and a friend plays much guitar and Am is a favourite
A Bb would be nice also, the perfect size whistle with a “sound in the middle”.
Oh shit this is going downhill… hehe.
Inventory list as by 2003-12-31;
Copeland Sterling Low and high D, and G.
Overton Low D.
Rose D.
Abell A/Bb.
Oh, I will most certainly need a C also. Hopefully there is a Rose C by the end of the year, and for that C I would need a Low C as well, make that a Copeland.
“Have you seen the thread on Ley lines?”
kevin, what´s that?
PhilO,
moahahaaha, in your dreams pal, this whistle stays with me until my last day
"Now, use it to make the money to pay for itself and it doesn’t matter how much you paid for it. "
Cinead,
I´ll try to take your advice to heart. Practice really good all winter and spring and try to arrange some nice tunes with my friend on guitar and perform on the streets and in parks in the summer. We had our premier last summer both of us on guitar and vocals, earned a dollar
