Hey all
Would I have a reason to get whistles in a key other than D if I don’t play in sessions?
You may like the deeper sound of some of the larger whistles.
I just got a wooden Hoover low G which has a tone that is just glorious.
B-flat is another nice key and is a little easier on the fingers than some of the larger keys.
On the flip side, for teaching very small children, even a high D might be hard to finger, where a high F might be much easier on their hands.
–James
You need a reason to buy a new whistle??? 
Don’t tell my husband that… 
Oh, of course you don’t 
. I’m just trying to decide whether my next whistle should be another key–not whether I should get another one. I currently have 3 high D whistles and I’m trying to decide if my next should be in a different key.
Low F! Low F!
If you never play at sessions, why not get other keys? There’s a lot of keys out there, and every one is different. Do some exploring!
Sometimes you wind up with a tune what is better played on a different tuned whistle.
Drunken Sailor and Tuttle’s is better on a C whistle. To name a few.
Them fiddlers they likes to play in stupid keys sometimes.