Need some whistle opinions here

Whistle
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Well, first of all, I’ve decided that one of my new whistles will be a Burke D. From what I’ve read here on the boards and in the whistle reviews, they are good ones. Does anyone have any recommendations about the material? I know I want a narrow bore D (as I really only play by myself and I live in a house with thin walls.) At the moment, I’m leading towards brass as the material I pick, but I’m perfectly willing to be persuaded otherwise.

Another opinion is cheap whistles to try out. I’m wanting to get a couple that aren’t high D to try out, to see if I like any of them. Mostly, I’m looking at high F, Eb, C and Bb. At first, I thought Susato would be a good company to order from, as they are pretty inexpensive and are available in a narrow bore as well. However, here on the boards I have seen some people complain about them, saying they sound like recorders. What does everyone think about that? If you think Susato is a bad company to go with, do you have any suggestions about who else to go with that is nearly as cheap and preferably available in narrow bore? If you think Susato is a good company to go with, would you recommend the one piece whistles or a set with one head and several bodies?

Thanks again for everyone that offers help. And of course, thanks for putting up with yet another whistle newbie :wink:

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I have a susato set of D-C-Bb with two heads and one thumbrest that I am planning on selling. If you like you may borrow them and see if you like the sound.

Anyway, email me if you are interested.

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I have an old-school Burke brass D wide-bore, and it is still a great whistle! My other fave is the enhanced Clarke D from the Whistle Shoppe. FATASTIC whistles, the both of them!

-joe

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Anutria, I tried emailing you, but even without the spam blocker thing in your email address, it still bounced back to me saying that your account doesn’t exist. I’m interested, so could you please email me? I can get email at either cnb1714@tntech.edu or at chris@changeling.net

Thanks

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Have emailed to edu. :slight_smile:

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Go no further than Dixon, the C&F Board cheap whistle of choice. I suggest the Bb.

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You will like the Burke. I preferred the brass over the aluminum…I like the richer sound of the brass. Also, You might re-consider the narrow bore. I’ve never played one but my understanding was they were designed for speed. If you’re playing for your own enjoyment do you really want to sacrifice richness of tone for speed?

Maybe Mike could comment on the two.

As for other keys in cheap whistles I’d add a hearty amen on the Dixon Bb.

Also a hearty amen on the Tweaked Clarke for the money.


Doc