New flute tooter question re Sweetheart whistle&flute co

Irish Flute
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New wannabe flute player here.

I’ve got a Tipple three piece white pvc speckled bore coming (hopefully it will arrive tomorrow!) and am really looking forward to beginning the process of learning flute after three years of whistle. I am no great shakes as a whistle player but feel drawn to begin dabbling in the “dark side.” :smiley:

I am also curious if anyone here has some experience with the new “Resonance” low D whistle/flute combo from Sweetheart. There were a few posts in the whistle area a few months ago that were quite positive about it as a whistle but I am unable to find anything regarding it’s characteristics with the flute head aside from one post by JessieK. Anybody here have any comments? A whistle/flute combo seems attractive to someone like me that would like to “swing both ways.” :smiley:

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I have no experience with it, but I’d put a lot of stock in JessieK’s opinion. Which I didn’t see, but I’m sure it’s on-target.

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I have tried it and it is a nice Flute but it has a relativley small bore (Firth Pond type) smaller than a Rudall 5047 (M & E, McGee Medium Sized and others) so IMO I think it is a little small but if that is what you like go for it coming from a Tipple you won’t have a big problem on it. Some might prefer the smaller bore (such as Grey Larson) you should try before you buy.

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I’m confused. Why is it ab problem if it’s smaller? From all I’ve heard, Grey Larson is quite capable of getting a big sound out of his Firth and Pond.

Also, why should we put stock in Jessie’s opinion? I’m just curious as to what qualifications I should know about… I guess I’m out of the loop.

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Jessie has known a lot of flutes and whistles, played
for a good while, she’s smart, she’s honest and
she has good judgement. But she’s not infallible
or anything like that. Her opinion is worth taking
seriously, that’s all.

I played the Sweetheart as a low D whistle; it
seemed very good. I guess I would want to
play it as a flute before buying it as one.

I don’t think Grey gets a big sound out of his
flute; he gets a big enough sound. But
this flute is likely quieter.