I’ve been to a site that has informed me of a 2-3 month wait on overton whistles, does anyone know of a good online supplier? How about the Harper soprano D whistle, is there any one out there with an opinion on these?
I’ve had a Harper soprano D for about 3yrs. It has a distinctively nice flutish tone in the lower octave. The upper octave is extremely loud. You must uncover the top index hole to play a middle d note, and you’d better push hard in the upper octave or you’ll drop with a goose honk into the lower. It has very low air requirements with a narrow windway and requires high pressure blowing. You can play a long time on a breath, but you feel oxygen starved on a long tune unless you blow air out sideways and refill your lungs with fresh air. Overall, I find it to be a difficult whistle to play compared to a Burke, Abell, feadog, Cillian O’Briain.
Tony
Sometimes Celtic Fire might have Overtons (Colin’s) in stock and Hobgoblin USA (Bernard’S).
Joe
Several years ago in Ireland I picked
up an Overton soprano D and found
I couldn’t play it at all. The fault
was mine–inexperience.
Later I played a Chieftain high
D a few times and thought the high
end too piercing for me.
So I don’t know
what an Overton high D sounds like
(but I do know the Overton G and low D).
Will someone fill me in?
What’s it best at?
I really enjoy my soprano D. Its biggest feature is its full, round whistly tone. It also hits the high A and B nicely, without having to give undo pressure to them. And it looks pretty 
I got the anodized version.
Good luck deciding; I do heartily recommend it.
Erik