i would reccomend a ralph sweet fife. paul mulvaney of boston used to refer to his fife as “gor, the accordion smasher!”
Absolutely ! I keep one of the little tubular ones in my bag at all times !
Edit: Looked it up…
"Renaissance Fife: Simple, straight-bore styling with good intonation; plays easily in D, G, and A; and with cross-fingering, in other keys, One-piece construction, pitched in D; in Maple, sometimes other woods. Keep in the car! Start kids on this! "
Mark Roberts referred to his Abell whistle as “Brutus, the Accordion Slayer,” which is even better.
As for inherently loud flutes, you might want to consider a Healy.
Mark Roberts referred to his Abell whistle as “Brutus, the Accordion Slayer,” which is even better.
As for inherently loud flutes, you might want to consider a Healy.
When I was actually testing..the loudest I tried was the Healy (big fife!) and it was even a bit louder with the Noy head (w/ bone insert for the blowing edge) ![]()
