WhOA strikes again!
After reading the comments made about Boxwood on another thread I feel myself pulled towards making another whistle purchase, so I set my eyes upon a Boxwood Bleazey and began my search through the archives for some reviews… I couldnt really find any Whats with that?
So, any opinions, rants, raves or comments? Also, I did notice that several people commented upon a lack of quality control, any idea if this has changed or how much of a difference it makes?
Anyway, thanks ahead of time.
Geez, I thought I’d posted a real review, but I guess not.
I have a Bleazey boxwood D that I got directly from Phil and also a blackwood D that I got second-hand from another listmember.
These whistles are not for everyone, but the Bleazey whistle is like no other. It has an all-wood mouthpiece with pencil cedar fipple plug. It has a brass tuning slide and brass rings on both ends that contact the slide. It has a conical bore with a slight flare at the end like a flute. The thing that I find different from any other whistle of this sort of construction is that it LOVES to be played with a reckless abandon. One simply can’t play a Bleazey without really laying into it.
Some would say that these whistles fight you. The reward is a full, chiffy sound that’s not at all like the sound of other conical-bore wooden whistles. Imagine the sound of a Copeland, that full, round, chiffy sound, with less breath required, and the creamy sound of boxwood. That’s my impression of my Bleazey boxwood whistle. The blackwood whistle doesn’t have as much character, doesn’t require as much push, but clogs a lot more. I’ve heard that his instruments vary quite a bit, so I don’t know if it’s differences in the wood or in the whistles.
I liked his whistles enough that I bought a flute from him, which I love.
Whats with that?