What are some great inexpensive (under $30) C whistles. I have been searching for previous threads on this subject but the search engine doesn’t seem to like “C” as a word. And looking for good, exceptional or great whistles, yields wayyyy to many results.
A few months ago (3-6 maybe?) there was a pretty good thread about this and I seem to remember folks praising Oaks but I could be wrong.
I’d like to get the best bang for the buck here as there is so little played in C proper; it would just be hard to justify the purchase of a high end C. But, of course, I still want it to sound great.
So tell me about your cheap, awesome, C wistles!
I know this has been done to death, but hey, it is at least on topic.
I don’t know if it comes in under $30 but it would certainly be close. Jerry’s tweaked Waltons—he can’t reliably tweak Generation Cs but these sound like Gens—would be the best cheap C I’ve ever played by quite a long way. I haven’t tried one yet but I’d be prepared to bet that a Syn C would qualify as cheap and be a very good instrument.
A lot of people have noted that many brands that sound good in D are disappointing in C; perhaps the makers of cheap whistles just adapt their D design in a sloppy way. I like Clarkes and Sweetones in D but not in C. I actually quite like Susato Cs too. But Waltons and Syns have more character, IMO.
I own and play regularly several C whistles
these include:
generation…not bad by any means
meg…bit dissappointed with this one
sweetone..quite nice
1 soodlums and 1waltons (basically the same whistle and by far the pick of the bunch,
I will not buy any more C whistles as i am very happy with the waltons, to my ear as good as it gets
regards
David
I went to the local whistle place a few months back wanting either a Clare or an Oak. They didn’t have any Oaks, but tried a bunch of Clares, along with Gens, Sweetones, and Waltons (I had a Clarke for many years that I unloaded). I left with a Walton’s nickel. I like it more than a couple of $100 C’s that I have. It’s got a big sound (as in it sounds like a big whistle, not as in it’s overly loud), a good pop, and plays well right off the shelf.
I was really disappointed with the Clares, as I’ve never had a Clare D (all brass) that I didn’t like, and I’ve had a few. Just goes to show you how difficult a good C is to make.
I have a clarke C that is determined to have a squawk on one note somewhere no matter what I do to it. I’ve got 3 Ds that tweaked up just great in about five minutes apiece. I hear that originally, clarkes came in only C. Good Lord.
The Gen C came right out of the box halfway decent. My sweetone in C does not play in tune very well. I need to take another 1/8 off the end of it. I swear it came 3/8 inches too long.
Great. Now I want to go look for &%&#! whistles in C to order.
I wish they made more cheap ones in Bb.
