finally, somebody who understands. thank you, sir. i won’t rush out to day to buy a burke. it may not be this week or this month. but, should i decide that i really need more than my feadog or my dixon trad, it will be a burke. until then…
thank you, all of you, for the many responses and help.
be well,
jim
be well,
jim
jiminos, I had the same heavy brass Dixon. I love Dixon whistles … the Trad, tunable polymer. Just couldn’t handle the sheer weight of the brass one – it felt out of balance. I’ve had lighter low D’s! Why make my hands tired holding a whistle that wasn’t as enjoyable to play? It made a nice gift for a friend who really liked it.
Happy hunting for “your” whistle of choice. BTW, you might like to add a Reyburn to your list to explore someday.
Judy
I’d second the vote for Reyburn whistles. I have the high D/C set and the low D Reyburn whistles, and I love 'em to bits. Mind you, it still took a while to tame that high B on both the sop set and the low one. But. who cares now I can control it? and, funnily enough , when I started looking, I was looking for a whistle that would sound a bit like my Dixon nickel only louder.
interesting you should put it that way, ben. the thing that began my search was something that sounded like my dixon trad… just louder. the feadog is a wee bit louder, but the tone is radically different. not a bad thing, mind you. by the same token, i love the sound of the susato whistles, but… holy carp! loud and (for me) difficult. both of which take the fun out of it for me.
so.. thus far, in listening to videos… and taking in all the advice given here… it seems like i may be eventually taking a run at a burke hi D, brass, narrow bore… maybe the wider bore session… but, who knows where my whistles will take me.
one note at a time.
be well,
jim