Well, after playing the whistle for all of two months, I have just received 5 new whistles. It’s very interesting having a chance to compare different whistles for myself.
high D
Dixon tuneable
Dixon Non-tunable
Acorn
Eb
Susato tuneable
O’Briain improved
Incidentally, does anyone else think Susatos sound like a clarinet?
Susan
What a kind way of putting it. 
Yeah, I guess there are some iffy sounding clarinets. :roll:
j.i.
Gee, this takes me back. Back to the days when I had WhOA. I distinctly recall wondering what whistle to try next, what would be best, reading the various reviews, making a decision, placing the order, waiting for the UPS guy…
All that ended when I was given, by a person kind enough to do it, a brass Burke D.
No more WhOA. All gone.
Now I simply smile at those with the “problem.” Maybe one day you’ll be lucky enough to find your dream whistle and can stop all that nonsense.
In the meantime, have fun!
Susan
P.S. Susan, you and I are going to have to agree to sign our posts differently or somebody’s going to get confused…and I think it might be me.
hmm. I’ve gotten to where I actually like the susatos I have now. Thinking about another one maybe.
Congrats on your score, Susan. I’ve been in the throes of WhOA as well, and it’s kind of fun being able to score so many toys for so little money.
I would appreciate your comments (as a fellow new player) about the O’Briain improved. I’m particularly interested in how even the tone is of it’s upper octave.
thanks,
Joe
I just posted this on the GC board but thought it appropriate to the discussion about Susato.
While I was out I stopped at a music shop to get some drumsticks for my son-in-law. They had a few whistles. They had a couple of Oaks, Clarke Originals and some Gens. So I bought a Gen D. Like I really needed another one. There was another plastic whistle there that was a little strange looking. For one thing it had 7 holes and a thumb hole on the back. The whistlesmith must have been a little unsteady on the two lowest holes. They were drilled twice and the holes hadn’t been connected. It wasn’t marked with a key but it was marked Baroque. The fingering is so strange they had to include a special fingering chart. The tone is a little different. It sounds a lot like a Susato. It was only $2.49 so I bought it because it had a nice little cleaning rod with it.
Ron
A brass Burke D hunh? What is it about it that you like so much?
A new name…hmmmm…Domestic Goddess has a nice ring to it…must think… 
Have to let you know on that one. Have a feeling not much work is getting done tomorrow! 
$2.49 for a nice cleaning rod? SCORE!
susnfx said:
All that ended when I was given, by a person kind enough to do it, a brass Burke D.
No more WhOA. All gone.
I’m glad to see that someone else had the same experience . While no one gave me my Burke Brass Pro Sessions, I have not felt compelled to buy another whistle since I got mine in May of 2002!!!
I just love the thing.
Gonna hafta get me one to satisfy my WhOA cravings…
Now, who do I know who’s kind enough…?
j.i.
I’m glad my craving for “just one more fiddle” stopped when I got my second Gliga. Now I have one for home and one for work, and no need to ever buy another fiddle ever again!
Susan,
Is that a narrow bore brass Burke D?
HeySue
No - on the mouthpiece it’s marked “D-BPS” which I think means D whistle (duh) Burke Pro Session. It’s regular whistle size. It just plays beautifully and smoothly. I love the response. It’s the whistle I reach for every time I play.
Susan