And it’s a lovely whistle, real eye-candy to look at and a good player.
This weekend I will be posting sound samples and scans on flutesite.com, but for now here’s just a bit about it:
The whistle is heavy copper tubing, very sturdy, with polished brass tuning slide and block. Lovely contrast between the red copper and the golden brass.
With the slide all the way in, the whistle is sharp compared to A=440, and that’s a good thing. Anyone who plays with strings know that they think they are in tune when they are actually 20 cents sharp by a tuner. This whistle is made more versatile by its ability to tune somewhat sharp when need be.
Pull the slide out a bit, and every first octave note including C-sharp and C-natural will center the needle on an electronic tuner. This is impressive.
The tone is similar to the “old days” Clarke whistles, when they were voiced for a little rougher tone than now. Has moderate volume and air requirements, and is not as senstive to air pressure as, say, an Oak is.
Very nice whistle, very smooth and easy player. Has no edge at all to the sound, so folks who dislike the sharp edge of the Susato whistle should really love a Serpent.
That’s it so far…look for a full review and recordings to follow later.
Best,
–James
http://www.flutesite.com
[ This Message was edited by: peeplj on 2003-02-20 11:48 ]