The green one on the right is one of my new Mk IIIs. The one on the left is a Mk II.
Sarah
Yes! Thank you, Sarah. That proves it. My Mk I is a Mk I.
If you haven’t been following it, the Mk I, II, III question came up most recently in this review of the Mk III.
thanks again. Very cool. 
/bloomfield
[ This Message was edited by: Bloomfield on 2002-03-22 16:55 ]
Yes, I have been following that thread. If you have an older Feadog without the bump on the windway blade, it is a Mark I. I recall the Mark I’s shape being otherwise similar to the Mark II, is this correct?
Everyone seems to be nostalgic for the Mark Is, but I didn’t like mine much. I liked the Mark IIs better, and now I like the Mark IIIs even better still. But it’s one of those things where there are different tastes and also variations from whistle to whistle, I think.
Sarah
Huh, now I am confused. My Feadogs are green plastic heads with brass bodies. My oldest has the flat windway, the newer has a bump but doesn;t have the color scheme in the pix.
The older are those I treasure. I have four, one tweaked ala C&F. Now I can tune but it lost just a bit of clarity in the process. The newer ones (with the bump) are closer to concert D but you have to blow them harder and they are more unstable.
I had never seen a Feadog with black or green body and I have been a Lark in the Morning habitue for a few years now…
So even the most obvious things are not obvious…
Yes. Feadog makes both plain brass whistles and also whistles of painted brass. Now they come in nickel too. There are choices to be made when you buy them 
At least if you buy them by mail.
I photographed painted ones because they show up better in the pictures.
Previously, colored brass Feadogs have had black mouthpieces whilst unpainted brass ones have had green mouthpieces. However, the Mark IIIs appear to always have black mouthpieces, regardless of the body type.
There is a slight sound difference in having a painted whistle or an unpainted one, but this is really a matter of taste. Try both if you can.
Sarah
[ This Message was edited by: aremnius on 2002-03-22 17:46 ]
So the I have a MkI and a McCullogh Pigott (who was the original manufacturer). And just so everyone can update their field guide to whistles…
Cheers,
David
[ This Message was edited by: Feadan on 2002-03-22 21:06 ]
Sara,
The Mark 111 looks very similar to a Generation minus the hump.Does it play like a Gen?Its such a radical shift from its former design.How does it sound? Peace,Mike
On 2002-03-22 18:50, Feadan wrote:
So the I have a MkI and a McCullogh Pigott (who was the original manufacturer).
Oho, interesting. I didn’t realize until now that there was a difference between the MkI and the McCullogh. The whistle I started out on, and which is still my favorite whistle, is a McCullogh.
I used to not take it to sessions because I didn’t want to risk my favorite-and-first whistle, but after reading the eulogy to Bluesette I figure the point of the things is to be played.
I’ll have to grab a MkIII and compare.
- -Rich
On 2002-03-23 16:05, mike.r wrote:
Sara,
The Mark 111 looks very similar to a Generation minus the hump.Does it play like a Gen?Its such a radical shift from its former design.How does it sound? Peace,Mike
Lessee, Gen versus Feadog Mark III. The Generation does have a kind of bump below the window, and it also has a more pronounced ridge beneath that. The Feadog III is very sleek and plain.
My Generation blue-top is playable although not apparently one of the magical perfect Gens. Before the arrival of the Mark IIIs it was the whistle I played the most, much to my cats’ dismay.
You know, I think the Feadog III actually does have a similar feel to the Generation, but is more predictable, and the increase in volume as you work your way up the whistle is more smooth. My Generation is pretty squeaky and the Feadog III much less so.
The Feadog III is absolutely my new favorite.
Sarah
On 2002-03-25 17:32, aremnius wrote:
You know, I think the Feadog III actually does have a similar feel to the Generation, but is more predictable, and the increase in volume as you work your way up the whistle is more smooth. My Generation is pretty squeaky and the Feadog III much less so.The Feadog III is absolutely my new favorite.
Sarah
Thanks Sarah,
Nice mini review.Feadog seem at last to be moving in the right direction with the Mk111 and I cant wait to try one for myself. Peace,Mike
[ This Message was edited by: mike.r on 2002-03-26 02:22 ]
Ahhh! I suspect the whistle I have been playing is a Mark II. My new one is definitely a Mark III.
Kim
On 2002-03-22 17:44, aremnius wrote:
Previously, colored brass Feadogs have had black mouthpieces whilst unpainted brass ones have had green mouthpieces. However, the Mark IIIs appear to always have black mouthpieces, regardless of the body type.
I bought two Mark III heads on Brass bodies and they were green. They do put Black ones on the Nickel Bodies, but the Nickel bodies don’t feel as good as a Gen, Walton or Oak Nickel to me. The holes are quite rough edged, and not comfy for slides & bends.