As the title of the thread implies, I have been able to acquire an old Feadog whistle, for next to nothing.
Now the ever returning question arrives again, which version is it exactly?
I think I know what it is, but would like an expert opinion
As you can see in one of the pictures, the foot end of the whistle is dented (the rest of the tube is fine), should I try to remove the dents or leave it as it is?
Also, the holes are less round then on the current bodies.
All in all, the whistle sounds a lot better then the Feadog D en Pro D that also have.
very sharp (nearly an F whistle if I trust my tuner)
Perhaps you should not trust a tuner that tells you your whistle is nearly a minor third sharp as the chance of that ever happening is really outside the realm of what is physically possible. Alternatively, your reading of what the tuner indicates may need a re-interpretation.
A quick way to tell these Mark I Feadogs is to look at the top surface of the beak. If it’s completely flat, with no curvature at all, it’s a Mark I. None of the later Feadogs are like that.
Having played this whistle for a few days, I totally fell in love with it. I just can’t put it down.
After cleaning the whistle (was in a box for many years I think, amazingly dusty and dirty), the sound is so clean and strong.
Very clear and quite mellow, not as harsh/shrill/rough as the MK.III(IV?), much more gentle and with a decent volume. Upper register is very pure as well.
I was thinking about buying a more expensive whistle after experimenting with various cheaper ones, but this is the whistles for the next few years, or as long as the whistle head survives
Sorry for being reviving an old thread. But I would like to know if someone has put a mark I FeadĂłg head on another barrel. Would it work fine on a FeadĂłg Pro nickel barrel?
That works perfectly fine (I just tried). But I add to that, tonally it is not the same and perhaps it is slightly happier sounding on its original tube.
