I really hope thats not you! 
Didn’t know Bloomie was a member of Monty Python, did you?
He also wore a beard and said “It’s”, and his head did a brief
stint on film as a certain piece of sanctified munitions.
Ha! I thought Tufte would be too esoteric for this crowd. I’m a big Tufte fan. One of my graphics is basically filched from Tufte’s article. 
Right on! Down with PowerPoint! Graphics only! No bullet-point lists!
Yes let’s do it! Gee, I hope Susan’s not reading this.
Philo
You mean that guy wrote a book about Powerpoint? Wow, the mighty have fallen…
So where can you get a Pro Feadog? I don’t see them listed on the Feadog Web site.
-bp
Hi. I don’t think the Pro is louder than other Mk III Feadógs. Maybe a tiny bit, but thing is you can’t play it at full volume or you’ll squawk and breaks in tone. It’s like an Oak, I guess, good volume for a almost any session.
About shrieking on the hi G: Well, yes the Feadóg does require good breath control. Either squeaking on the hi notes or blowing them too softly and out of tune is a challenge at first. Also, those who routinely overblow the Feadóg Pro are unlike to enjoy the tone. As in love, restraint and patience brings sweetness. (I read that somewhere.)
Thanks…it sounds like a great whistle!
Now if I can just find a place that sells them…
–James
Yes, but do we know anything aboout consistency of manufacture? Or will they be luck of the draw?
I agree, I plan to go for it. So I just ordered one, took about 2 minutes total.
Google Feadog Pro, found Shanna Quay, ordered on-line.
M
I am looking forward to gettting this one, thanks, Bloomfield. 
Aaaauuuurrrggghh!
I have just been informed that the doors on Shanna Quay have closed!
So, I will check into ordering from elsewhere when I get home from work.
Toodles!
I’ve exchanged a few emails with a fella that works for Feadog, Paul McCarron. I’ve sent him an email to see if he can recommend a place to order one.
–James
James, can you, in your emails, investigate whether they will be doing anything differently with the manufacture re. quality control?
I sound like a broken record.
If it turns out that he still works there. It’s been a while since we corresponded.
–James
I just now got to this part of the thread:
Bloomfield said:
But tell you what: Forget sending me the whistle. Let’s both descend on TomD, eat all his food, park in his garage, sleep on his couch, and drool in all his whistles. It’s been too long.
It would be my pleasure if we could make that happen. Tuesday and Thursday Nights are open and there was some thought of a get-together here in Brooklyn on Saturday, November 12, 2005. Interest has been lukewarm, but there are a few tentative yesses. I am still open for that and will resurrect that post with a ‘last call’ type solicitation.
Whatever the circumstances, it is always a pleasure to have the company of your august self and the equally esteemed Philo. The Garage Season is drawing to a close, but there is always the living room. I’ve also got some rudimentary recording equipment, the tolerances of which we could tax sorely.
Tom D.
Here is how you can get your very own Feadog Pro:
Here is the email address: whistles@feadog.ie
If you get one, let us know how you like it.
I just finished one of Tufte’s books. It’s the whistles that are beyond my intellectual grasp. (well, at least the ornaments).
I hope you mean the nice picture…errrr don’t mean, rather. 
I had a Feadog Pro waiting on me when I got home from work today. 
After I’ve had a chance to spend some time with it, I’ll post my thoughts.
Initial impression: apppearance is much like an Oak, but the whistle feels quite a bit lighter than an Oak, and the tone and response are much more “Feadogy” than “Oaky.”
The fipple is black plastic and appears to be identical, or nearly so, to the regular Feadog. There does seem to be a very slight difference around the blade and window, but I can’t tell if it’s just my eyes or if it’s really there.
The tone is similar to the original Feadog but seems a bit easier to control, not quite so sensitive to breath pressure. Also the volume seems very slightly reduced from the original Feadog.
A welcome change is that the fipple on the Feadog Pro isn’t glued in place, making the whistle easily tuneable.
More to follow later.
–James
I’ve tried to get my Feadogs to wait on me, but no matter how I shout or plead, they won’t bring my slippers or a fresh beer. 
After I’ve had a chance to spend some time with it, I’ll post my thoughts.
Initial impression: apppearance is much like an Oak, but the whistle feels quite a bit lighter than an Oak, and the tone and response are much more “Feadogy” than “Oaky.”
The fipple is black plastic and appears to be identical, or nearly so, to the regular Feadog. There does seem to be a very slight difference around the blade and window, but I can’t tell if it’s just my eyes or if it’s really there.
The tone is similar to the original Feadog but seems a bit easier to control, not quite so sensitive to breath pressure. Also the volume seems very slightly reduced from the original Feadog.
A welcome change is that the fipple on the Feadog Pro isn’t glued in place, making the whistle easily tuneable.
More to follow later.
–James
Very good. I look foward it.