I have become very interested in the low D dixon duo because it comes with the flute head and I’ve been interested in ‘branching out’. Can anyone recommend this instrument as a flute, a beginners flute perhaps, but something that wouldnt throw a beginner totally off?
Nick
Hey Nick; I am a total begginer at the flute and a newbee on the whistle also. I have the Dixon Low D combo and in my humble opinion it is not the way to go. It is a dandy low whistle but the flute head is less then encouraging for a bigginer. Better off to buy a low whistle and order one of Alan Mounts flutes. You will end up spendng about the same amount of money but you will have a much better flute. The pvc on the Dixon combo is very thin and my attempts to play with the flute head sounded more like a sound efects machine for a wind storm then music. When I got Alans flute it turned into music. Not good music put incouraging music. And I think those of us who would like to play the flute need, at least, some hope of being able to play it.
Tom
Tom’s review is consistent with
the mixed reviews the Dixon combo
has received here.