Anyone tryed one of Georges new whistles? Looks the part…and i love y Ormiston R&R…might need to get one of these to collect the pair! 
He does do some beautiful work!
Hmmm, vaar nice. Someone should quick buy one and dislike it and trade it in on something so I can play it.
Doc
Beautiful whistles. At that price though, it makes it one of the most expensive new D whistles out there. I’d love to see some reviews of these.
Hi Steamwalker
George was at the Scottish Fleadh today and had one with him as a demonstrator. He had a long line of whistle players trying it out (much better players than me).
I have to say that I liked the sound of the whistle (got lots of bodhran player’s twitch listening to it getting played 
).
The consensus among the whistle players was that it played like an Abell whistle but that you could lean into it more than you could an Abell.
David
edited to add that he said that one had been bought by a US buyer, so maybe a chiffer already has one.
Hi Doc
I wouldn’t hold your breath, I was tempted me to buy one even at £185, the whistle looked and sounded gorgeous.
David
Not surprising, since it’s clearly a copy of the Abell.
I can’t tell from the view in the picture but is the mouthpiece a straight diagonal cut like the Abell?
Aside from the bell etched over the whistle #, it does look almost exactly like the Abell; because the pic on the site shows the other whistle with the top of the mouthpiece facing up, it’s impossible to tell whether the idiosyncratic Abell “stubby” mouthpiece is the same as well.
BTW, I love my Abell delrin.
Philo
Nice looking whistle.
I dont think you can say its a copy of an Abell, unless you have seen the whole whistle in detail, which is not possible with Georges picture.
sponge
Agreed. It’s just a popular design for wooden whistles. To call it a copy is a slippery slope. Otherwise we’d have to say that Abells, Thin Weasels, Busman, Rose, Oz Vambrace, and whatever else I’m missing are all copying each other.
Well, when you consider that physics has a lot to do with a whistle’s design and than let form follow function, it’s logical to assume there’s gonna be a whole class of whistles with that shape.
copying -
and if you have tried to make more than one whistle you will quickly realize that small differences can be important. Hard to even see the difference, at times even to measure, even if you know what you are looking for.
So even two whistles that look similar might not be, and may have been arrived at via different paths, of course one could just be a copy
the ormiston does look similar to the abell but, for example, the hole sizes look different for starters
I got the opportunity to try one of these small Ds the other day. They are really great. The obvious comparison is of course with the abell whistles - as these have really set the standard. I personally prefer the ormiston whistle sound - it has more body to it which I think is important for high whistles. I’d say the best high I’ve tried - so the price tag really isn’t unjustified
I have not seen one in the flesh, but I took delivery of my silver and delrin Ormiston D flute last week directly from george, the build quality is the best I have seen on any flute, so the price tag on the whistle would be well worth it, also his flute is the best I have played, his work is very underated and comments like its a copy really dont help, I have had long conversations with George regarding my flute, what I was after in the tone etc, and he really knows his stuff, so he has no need to copy anyones design and from the comments of whistlers that have tried the new whistle it sounds nothing like an Abell.
just my 2 pence worth
sponge 
I believe the Abell is more or less a copy, self-avowed, of a Susato.
Perhaps it’s more difficult to come up with original designs for whistles when working with wood. I mean one of the lovely thing about the metal low whistles is there are so many different designs with different characters. Wood is perhaps more restricted in some ways as it needs to maintain a greater thickness so it doesn’t crack, but allows itself to be more easily shaped. In any case George’s work is top class and it’s great to see he’s turned his fine craftsmanship to making whistles.