I heard that Overtons were like potato chips:
You can never have just one. I have found that true. After my first one, a low D, my
WH(overton)A has “forced” me to order an alto F from Colin.
IS THERE ANY END???
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IS THERE ANY END???
No.
You can have just one and survive.
I have just one Overton Tenor(low) D.
I have just one Overton Alto F
I have just one Overton Mezzo-Soprano A.
I suspect I’ll have just one regular-d soon and just one Bb, and just one bass A, and Just one G and just one …
I will survive with just one of each.
And not the type of chips that have, like, barbeque or ranch or some other nasty flavoring on them!
I have a Low-D, a Low-F, and a High-D and am working on adding more even as we speak (read?).
“Overtons like potato chips”
THEY DO???!
Stella
Stella - I think I’d like you…that was funny.
PhilO
On 2002-09-19 16:43, DaleWisely wrote:
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IS THERE ANY END???No.
I concur
From what I remember, Overtons are pretty expensive potato chips…I agree that you can never have just one. I tried, once. It was a truly well wrought and sophisticated instrument… I guess I am simply not an Overton person. I sold it to an individual who would appreciate it…
Best to all.
Byll
Didn’t I buy your Overton Byll?
It suits me admirably…and now I have two more arriving any day…a C and a Bflat…
OK, Overton afficionados…what should I get next?
I only have one, a low C.
JP
(whispers in John Palmer’s ear)
“YOU NEED MORE!”
John Palmer whisper’s back, “Just tell my wife I need more.”
She just doesn’t get it, when it comes to whistles. Although she did let me buy a new F-5 mandolin.
JP
Whistles, chips, obsession…
By Jove, Holmes, I think we’re onto something. What if those chips that the Mexican chappies use to eat their avocado pudding contained a secret ingredient with an addictive character?
Lizzie: Yup… My Overton is your Overton. I am glad you are enjoying it…Best to you, my friend.
Byll
Hmmmm… I have not tried that brand of chip as of yet. I hear that they are low fat with a robust flavor.
I will be trying this brand here shortly. Perhaps in another week or two. It is the low d variety chip. Oh, the thought of different flavors! OH NO!
Laura
Byll, indeed I am! I also aquired, by a stroke of good fortune, and O’Riordan D…so now I have two good D whistles. I can love them both, as they are quite different.
How is you little whistle playing daughter?
liz
Lizzie: Sarah is just fine. She now carries her Hoover whitecap in the back seat of my car, and every night when I pick her up at school, she gives me a concert on the way home. She turned 7, this June…
Speaking of O’Riordan whistles…Long before I had settled on Hoover and Burke whistles, exclusively, I was in the midst of Whoa. Your beautiful Overton is a result of that era. I also got on Pat’s 2.5 year waiting list. I was going to remove myself, and then realized that I have less than a year to wait. I decided to stay on the list. If it were anyone but Pat, I would remove myself, as my Hoovers and Burkes fill all my whistle wants and needs…I have a high and low D ordered from Pat.
I hope you continue to enjoy your instruments, and even more importantly, your music.
Be safe.
Cheers.
Byll
Byll, I may be with you on this matter. . . I have one, but I haven’t gotten the courage to lay into the top register the way I have to. Still, I’ll give it a few months before I say it’s not my flavor of chip.
Tyghress: I am convinced that different flavors of whistles truly do appeal to different people. It is a very complex phenomenon, and I do not pretend to understand all the parameters…
My Overton was purchased from my friend, Patti, at Song of the Sea, during the time I was still searching…She knew my playing style - something that I think a player should be able to articulate - and told me I would not like the Overton. I purchased it, anyway. I kept it for awhile and played it very infrequently. Every time I got it out, I found myself making excuses for either the whistle or me…I was slowly realizing that whistles by Mack Hoover and Mike Burke were allowing me to do everything I needed to do, musically and effortlessly. I did not have to make excuses for either the whistles or me…I could concentrate on my music, not the instrument…
I like an effortless flow from low to high, with no surprises and no ‘plateaus’ in needed wind pressure. Mike and Mack give me this. When I found Lizzie was looking for an Overton, the handwriting was truly on the wall…Overtons are superb instruments, but not for me.
My search for my hammer dulcimers took the same route. Both the instrument and my relationship to its maker are important to me. Many, many years ago, I settled on a beautiful, irreplaceable instrument from Sam Rizzetta (4 octave), and a 3 octave design by him, built by my friends, Sue and Ray Mooers of Dusty Strings.
Let me know what your final decision is on your current ‘challenge’ whistle.
Best to you, Tyghress, as you pursue through the hours…
Byll
I must say that my Overton looks and sounds like a potato,maybe I should deep fry it to give it that extra flavor and interesting texture.
Have you tried coating it with batter and breadcrumbs for that extra texture,mmmmmm.