I bought an O’brien maple whistle. I love playing it. It sounds kind of sweet and people in the session liked the sound too. Mine is medium loud. It’s a little rough around the edges,for example the mouthpiece is a little turned away from being in line with the finger holes. But that’s one of the reasons I like it. I feel like it’s very organic, as strange as that sounds. It has a copper mouthpiece which is very cool. I think it’s a great deal. I wanted to hear from other players who bought one. Here is the maker’s link:
http://www.obrienwhistles.com/maple.html
It certainly is a pretty whistle. I wonder why he doesn’t make the mouth piece out of wood as well.
I have one of his nickel & copper whistles.
It’s a fantastic whistle, a terrific value for the price.
I think this is going to be a maker we’re going to hear more and more good things about as time goes by.
–James
I bought one: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?p=482220
I don’t have the maple, but I bought a set of copper with nickel plating awhile back. A clear Lucite fipple gives it a nice, round, mellow sound. I agree with you on that organic look. I know it’s not made in a factory. Others may disagree, but my O’Brien’s appearance always draws compliments.
I too love the look of the nickel outer with the copper inner peeking through the holes… very pleasant.
I love my copper set. 2 heads (large and small windway), Bb, C, D, Eb bodies. The new head (small windway) has a much more comfortable beak than the one I originally purchased. The Bb’s my practice whistle, the D and Eb are for small groups, and the C is for… …well… I don’t know.
I’d love to get the maple, but saving for a mezzo A is all I can do right now.
he Bb’s my practice whistle, the D and Eb are for small groups, and the C is for… …well… I don’t know.
We frequently play Julia Delaney in our sessions. It is extremely easy to play on a C whistle; I wouldn’t care to try it on a D.
–James
Yes, I play a lot of tunes on C whistle; I just don’t play them on that whistle for reasons of volume and tone.
I play my O’Brien C when I want a quiet voice, later at night.
Oh, ok–I follow now.
–James