Does one need more than one wooden and one metal low D?
No, I won’t pretend I’m switching to flute or ophicleide, but with already a grand tied up by the pair I keep, some have to go…
• Grinter Low D.
- Cocobolo, custom model with silver-plated (not raw brass) tuning assembly and end ferrule.
- Made in mid-2002, carefully oiled since (flaxseed outside + almond in).
- Great sound, woody but–thank gods!–not overly pure, so expect chif–and pops at speed, too.
- Easy blower w/ medium-to-high wind requirements
- Beware of longish E to F# (R2-R3) stretch.
- With original black velvet, gold satin lined pouch. It’s used as the liner in the home-made crash-proof PVC tube crate I throw in.
For price I paid, i.e.(priority mail included):
to Europe & British islands €400
Overseas US$450
• Kerry Low D (plastic head)
- Good beginner’s Low D,
- Checked OK by PH
- Moderately high back-pressure
- Slightly tweaked to (1) limit typical buzz in low register (2) get it tunable sharper as well as flatter. Looks as new.
€ 55 or $ 60, but buyer pays for shipment.
SOLD–for a new life in Wales
• Kerry Pro Low D + rare custom-fit Eb tube
- All-aluminium, leather-lined tuning slide
- Hand-made, signed by Phil Hardy; probably amonh the last K-Pros made, since PH just announced he stopped hand-making whistles.
- Long windway, high back-pressure, typical sound, even greater in Eb IMHO.
to Europe & British islands €300
Overseas US$340
(priority mail included)
If interested, please do follow the board etiquette by inquiring through Personal Messages (PM)
Here’s a photograph of my “Grinterstein” (sniff!): the Grinter is shown split, and combined with the Kerry Pro low Eb tube (well, it DOES work, too).
