Okay, if you think I’m nuts, well, I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that. but I’m going to let this “ride” the market . . . here’s why . . .
I had the opportunity to play in two different services at our church yesterday. The two whistles I played yesterday were the Kerry Songbird low D and the Silkstone pvc C. Both sounded great and my fellow team members seemed to like the sound. I took most of my whistles just to see, during practice, which ones I’d use. Everyone in the team, and our pastor is really liking adding whistling (or playing the flute as they call it), so it’s opening a door for me to have opportunities to learn harmonizing and playing lead on some tunes. What this is also helping me decide is that I may need to give up my Syn teak high d. I took it and my Burke and played them both during practice. They sound very similar, too similar to justify keeping both when I need to sacrifice one to get the Low E I need, and possibly a different high d with more power and the opposite of the Burke (Chieftain high d NR maybe?). I’m thinking I will start looking for a partial trade or something so I can get the low E that I need. For me to have a second high d for performance, I think it needs to have a bigger contrast with my Burke. The Syn is velvety sweet, and too close in sound to the Burke.
This whistle has a very light, whispy quality to it. I liked it for that, and I would buy it but my tastes have moved on to a stonger sounding whistle. This would be a perfect whislte for one who has a baby (Jessie ) or who needs to play very quietly for any number of reasons.
No . . . not too lightly But you can’t lean into it like an Overton, or lean on it like a crutch. You will not confuse this whistle for metal or pvc. It has a definite and I think unique sound.
I decided to reduce the price to $125, including shipping within the continental US, and I’ll keep it on the market through the end of the month. Keep in mind this is the only one of it’s kind, and does NOT sound like the Lancewood.
If it doesn’t sell, I’ll take that as a sign to keep it
Part of why I took them off the market is that I really like them. The other part is that normally whistles will sell in a week, if they are going to sell at all. I was selling to get another whistle that is no longer available. If I sold this one now, it might be several months before I could find another whistle witht the same qualities, and I would feel short a whistle—if that makes any sense. I already sold another high d, so I have two “serious” high d whistles, the Burke and the Syn. I would imagine that there will come an opportunity for a proper trade or buyer for the Syn, but it seemed now was not the time.
I think this may be withdrawal symptoms from WHoA, as I am entering a time of just wanting to have whistles I need, and play, so I can improve enough to justify buying other whistles later on. Make any sense?
) or who needs to play very quietly for any number of reasons.
But you can’t lean into it like an Overton, or lean on it like a crutch. You will not confuse this whistle for metal or pvc. It has a definite and I think unique sound.