My Sweetone plays lovely
Some whistle makers will let you try them and send them back if you don’t like them so check that out before you order one.
Several people ‘tweak’ whistles, Jerry Freeman for one. Search for him in the members section above and send him a private message. He will be able to help I am sure
Well I just read the Susato tweak thread and that sounds exactly like the fix I need for mine. I will try it when I get home tonight. I think I have a few o-rings lying about the house of the right diameter.
But you know. Its just an excuse to buy a new whistle 
LOL
That’s exactly why I put my 'apenthworth in. You experienced people forget the agonies. Nothing personal at all. It just seems to happen with experienced people in all walks of life.
LOL I understand. Like I said, it is just an excuse to get a new toy. I do this with everything. I brought an expensive new Recurve bow a while back because I thought the cheap one I got from ebay wasn’t good enough. Well the cheaper one actually performed better in some ways.
Same with instruments I guess. I wasn’t happy with my first recorder so I brought a 2nd one. It didn’t really play that much better but it sure cost more.
However, now I got a pretty brass whistle, so while I may not play very well, I’ll will look good with it.
Sure, Pammy. Just don’t make the reverse mistake of assuming that experienced players or teachers don’t understand beginner’s problems.
I can almost guarantee that your Burke will play very well indeed, and that you’ll like it. It’s my usual session weapon.
priorities…ya’s gotta have priorities
WHAT! 
now just where did that come from? 
Chiff and Fipple is at the top of the forum list for congeniality of the entire Internet.
congenial, sure…
problem is someone asks a simple little question that requires 4 to 5 years of study to understand the answer
That is so true!!!
Hi Moondog,
I own a Burke Session D brass (new style) & it’s a great (not good) whistle. I keep it in my bag & play @ home or sessions & play my tweaked feadog while at stoplights in the car - so overall the dog get’s more PT. I agree w/other posters as you get better the Sausuto will too ; ) FYI, I bought my Burke a year ago and at the time compared it to the brass narrow bore which was a tad sweeter to my ear, but also a tad softer. Figuring I’d probably want a session whistle sooner or later I bought the large bore. No regrets. Welcome to the madness.
Deisman
Well I just got the Burke last night in the mail. I have to tell you that it is PERFECT! The volume is much softer than the Susato and I was able to hit the high A and B without too much annoyance to the cats, though they still winced.
The Susato was just too loud when you hit the high A and B with that much air that it wasn’t pleasant to be near me when I played it.
I also was able to hit the D on the third octave with the Burke, something I couldn’t do before on the Susato.
[Sound of applause and cheering] 
Congrats! It’s a beautiful whistle. Play and enjoy!
What a lot of beginners are not aware of is that whistles will improve with age very much in the same way whisky in a cask or wine in a bottle does.
Now take all you other whistles but the Burke and put them away in a drawer or in a shoe box placed way back in a dark closet.
Do not under any circumstance take them out to play them or even look at them for at least one entire year.
Two years even better and three years being best.
Play your Burke every single day.
This will actually help in the aging process of your whistles.
Not sure how it works but it does.
Sympathetic harmonics or something like that.
All very scientific I assure you.
All the best!
LOL hah hah very funny!
No I assure you after playing this thing I won’t be going back to the susato. However it won’t stop me from buying new whistles.
Aanvil wasn’t making funny
Nor should you stop buying other whistles! I didn’t realize how pleasant my Burke is to play until I had played many others–each enjoyable and with something different to offer. Whistles aren’t cheap by any means, but compared to custom built mandolins and guitars they are reasonable enough that that having a small collection and playing each one in the collection is possible for a lot of us. And what a delightful hobby!
Beginner in many things–
Gerry
Denny is right.
I’m not being funny I’m being kind.
Susato.
They can be very loud and have a particular sound.
You might find out in a few years you can actually control it and you also may know where it might be best used.
So never say never.
Buy as many whistles as you like go ahead.
No one is trying to stop you.
I wasn’t joking about putting away all the other whistles and sticking to just one for a while.
Every whistle has a different requirement.
Learn to control one well.
This is true!! As an absulute beginner, I reported to all here that something was wrong with my MEG D. I couldn’t get stable notes out of it. I bought a few other whistles and forgot the MEG. Now with only a few more weeks intermittent practice, I also acquired a Sweet-tone D which played quite well (although the small holes don’t suit me).
Out of interest, I dug out the “bad” MEG to compare to the good Sweet-tone and was surprised to find that it was almost identical. Obviously, it had improved whilst in the drawer 
Now to try a few more months…
Well you were right… After practicing every day since I first posted on this forum, I can now control the Susato just fine on the high A and B. But I still find it easier to go to the 3rd octave with the Burke. I figured this out when I was trying to play the original version of Foggy dew starting with the high F.
In fact I’ve improved enough with my whistle that my friends are starting to notice. They don’t notice the high squeeks from me anymore. I’m still happy with the Burke, but now I wish it had a thumb rest like the Susato does.