Foolishly I let my little green delrin Busman out of my hands at the Gathering, but thankfully Paul sent it to its rightful owner and I just received it. Yes, I was initially drawn to it because it’s really cool looking, but I couldn’t put it down because it really sings for me. Also came in a fitting beautiful case for travel about the country with us in search of colleges for my daughter.
This brings to mind something I discussed with Paul earlier. I think sometimes we forget that delrin whistles that are hand made may differ as much one to the other as wood or metal. I tried and did not cotton to one Busman delrin some time ago that was a perfectly fine whistle just not for me. I had an Abell delrin that I loved, yet others have found some to be not to their respective liking. (Alas that Abell has been traded for an exquisite Copeland C).
I will not review this whistle except to say that it perfectly suits me (in tune, responsive, some attack chiff or pop, but otherwise pure full tone, substantial volume (probably moderate), smooth transitions).
So you do like the Delrin as much as (better than?) the wood. I asked about Delrin a few weeks ago and was interested in what you said then and curious to see how you would like the Busman in Delrin.
Sounds like you’ve got a great whistle. Also sounds like you traded a great Delrin Abell for an equally great Copeland.
Yep, it’s a great delrin Abell. And yes it is a great Copeland C, the best I’ve played out of six or eight (a couple I didn’t have a chance to play extensively). For some reason, I’ve never taken to the Copelands on the high end but if I had been planning on keeping a Copeland it would have been that one. Very nice whistle and I can certainly understand Philo’s taking to it as readily as he has. I’ll probably look back one day and say “oh wow, why did I let that one get away”!
OTOH, the delrin Abell is also outstanding. It is not my absolute favorite Abell but it is awful close to that and it has only become better as it has taught me how it wants to be played. I describe it as like a high spirited race horse that only performs at it’s best when the horse and jockey are in sync with both doing what they do best in tandem with each other. So when it has taught me more, maybe it’ll turn out to be my favorite Abell. Meanwhile, having an Abell that I don’t have to worry about taking to the mountains or the deserts or the coast is worth a lot.
I also have a delrin Busman that I believe to be exceptional since he recently revoiced it for me. Before it was good, now it’s more than just good. I just needed to let Paul know what I was looking for, sound wise and back pressure wise. It has a softer sound than the Abell, more similar to my Laughing Whistle and sometimes thats just the sound I want. Two whistles that meet my needs for different sounds at different times.
I look forward to meeting Philo in person sooner or later so we can compare delrin Busmans in person. Maybe next year at the Northeast gathering.
THE GREEN IS STRONG IN YOU, YES??? 
for an equally great Copeland.
