my facotry fedogs are all a semitone out of tune and my harper classic is a bit quiet when im the only whistler in the session so im approaching the market for a new tube with holes in… any thoughts on a whistle which is:
loud in the low octive,
cheap… (-er then £70 ish)
im thinking about the dixon trad, as its cheep but if theres a better option, let me know 
The feadog is louder than the Dixon trad. I love the trad, but it’s on the medium/quiet side. That said, it’s a nice sounding, great small session whistle. Tuning is dead on, jumping octaves is easy…just a great whistle.
I had a similar question (my trad was too quiet for my session, my Susato too loud)…I have a Freeman tweaked Mellow Dog on order right now.
As for your feadogs, you can’t move the head to get them in tune? I’m really surprised - I’ve always found feadogs reasonably in tune. They’re louder than the Dixon trad FWIW.
Eric
i havent tried that yet, in my mind a whole semetone is a bit of a strech for the fedogs, thats at least an extra centimeter isnt it?
If you like the feadog sound, I’d try moving the head before buying anything new - you’d be surprised how much the tuning can change sliding it up or down (not sure if it’s sharp or flat).
Then again, if you just want something new…go right ahead any by yourself something - whistles are cheap enough even in the current economic climate that it’s not too hard to treat yourself to a new whistle from time to time.
Eric
I have been thinking of making my feadog tunable by cutting the body and adding a brass sleeve. Does that sound interesting?
FWIW, my feadog is my only “cheap” whistle that is reasonably in tune. The rest are at least 10c out.
only 10 cents, thats not too bad a little warmer or cooler and you’ll be right there.
a couple years ago I found a nice playing generation C - didn’t think to check its tuning lets just say it was closer to a Db whistle or about 60 cents sharp. I finally decided to not leave it the way it was and it fought me all the way though I prevailed albeit with a crack in the head. Not sure where the whistle is right now!