Did a little funny test some time ago, thought I should report about it.
I had a Copeland Sterling low D and a tunable Goldie Overton D at home side by side for a number of weeks before summer. I was wondering what part of the whistles was contributing most to the sound.
I found out that the Copeland fipple/head part did fit in the Overton with a little help of some teflon tape. The sound of the combination was closer to the Copeland, but with characteristics from both. The Overton tube added a slightly more open and softer sound.
Must say that even though the intonation suffered, this frankenwhistle was the one I prefered compared to both whistles on their own…
Don´t be afraid to experiment
Right now, my dream Low D would be one from Michael and Jim with a cylindrical wood body and the Copeland head/fipple
On the other hand I´ll receive a McGee R&R in boxwood just in time for X-mas this year (hopefully) and then maybe I´ll stop thinking on Low whistles once and for all
Pan. Thats a nice little experiment. About your Mcgee Rudall and Rose I wouldn’t be surpriced if you never bought a single low whistle after that. I’m a bit jellous, they look like some really wounderful flutes, but my M&E Rudall and Rose is fine for me at the moment. Witch modell R&R did you buy? Mcgee does something like four differnt R&R replicas right?
after lots of sleepless nights I decided to go with the R&R refined in boxwood, 2-semicircles embouchure playable for both “lefties” and "rightys"and the eccentric bore head.
This waiting is killing me though
I actually decided to buy a flute last summer, but I wanted to try the RAf first before making up my mind. I think it was good that I was cool enough to wait because even though I liked the Euro RAF a lot, I ended up with something different.
So, if I receive my flute by X-mas I have waited 1 1/2 year…
Are you Swedish?
We have this saying in Sweden; The one who waits for something good never waits to long
