Phil Hardy has some more goodies to sell, and plays them for an interesting listen. He also explains some differences between Bernard Overtons Low D and his development of the Kerry Pro, and V4.
I believe Richard wanted some info on the KP, so there you go!
For those not subscribed to Phil’s emails, here is the list of his latest offerings in the video:
Chieftain Custom prototype with Olive body £120 + postage
Chieftain NR fixed mezzo C (early model) £60 + postage
Chieftain NR fixed mezzo Bb 2005 £60 + postage
Dixon tuneable mezzo Bb £15 + postage
Chieftain Mezzo A £60 + postage
Chieftain NR alto fixed G £75 + postage
Chieftain V3 first prototype fixed low D £75 + postage
Chieftain OS tuneable low D £75 + postage.
KerryPro tuneable low D with Optima body £99 + postage
Edited my last post to add the particulars of the offerings in the video, to whomever might be interested.
And, in case you might be wondering; I’m not getting anything out of this other than helping others find their dream whistles. Seems I’m a hardyholic in my choices…can’t help that, it’s just my nature for lows, it seems, after all my wanderings, low whistlewise, he’s the man for me. Never thought I would be uttering those exact words, but there it is~!
I always enjoy these. It’s a great player tooting on a bunch of different whistles- what’s not to like?
That 2006 Chieftain NR mezzo G has an especially nice tone.
Very interesting when he’s going back and forth between the Kerry Pro and the vintage Overton. Seems clear that the Kerry Pro has a bigger sound.
The thing he says about keeping that Overton for years and going back to it as a “benchmark” was echoed by the great uilleann pipe maker Geoff Woof, who acquired a fantastic 200 year old set early on in his making career and said that, as he progressed as a maker, that old set continued to give him new insights into all the things that a superb instrument can do.
(BTW I note that Phil clears the windways every couple seconds of playing time.)
Hmm, congrats! Glad to hear you like yours. I am still waiting (not too patiently, I might add), for mine~11 days later! I had hoped it would be here by now. It will probably show up when I’m not home, waiting for it! Hope the mail bin is big enough for it if I’m not.
I do hope it’s worth the wait-should be, from what I can tell. But playing it is the only way to really know. Hurry up, USMAIL!!!
Finally, I got my wish, and the pony express rider just dropped my V4 Low D fixed off today! Must have thrown a shoe or four, or something, but it was worth waiting for even if it did take 18 days to get here from the time Phil mailed it!
It’s a very responsive whistle with lots of character to the tone, and great for playing quietly, which is what I really wanted. You can push it and it still responds well, and I do prefer fixed to tunable (as the V4 tour whistle was), only because I don’t need a tunable, and I always play alone. I seem to mostly prefer fixed whistles because they just seem a little more “alive” in tone to my ears. But if you need to play with others mostly, then the tunable certainly makes sense, and is a better choice for you. I was still impressed enough with the tour whistle to want one for myself and my needs! And now I have my wish fulfilled.
Anyway, thank you Phil for another great low whistle, and hope all who took
advantage of his garage sale, are really enjoying the ones you picked as much as I am. Have a blast!
