Hi i have recently found my ralph cook low d whistle i thought i had lost. Am looking to trade for whistle/whistles in different keys, F,Bb,A etc anything other than key of D. This whistle does show a bit of wear and tear, (nothing major though) as has been handled in the past by oldest son who is now 6.
please P.m
thanks
Jason
Jason…
Sound-qualities?
Tuning coherence?
Access to first couple of notes in 3rd register? (High D and E…)
Breath requirements?
Hole placement/ handling characteristics?
Solid Bell note?
Random observations on your part?
Materials?
And on…
lol wasnt expecting to give a review, just selling but will pm you when i get home from work. 
Ooops. Didn’t really mean to put heavy “professional grade” review pressure on you! Sorry.
On the other hand, your public impression of the whistle would let many prospective traders lean into a possible trade. Marketing!
As something of a basis for comparison, Mack has a Ralph Cook Low D available as part of his garage sale http://www.mackhooverwhistles.com/garagesale.htm. He’s asking $75 for it, and mentions that they’re no longer made.
C&F review, of sorts, here:
Ralph Cook Low D, PVC
NOTE: RALPH COOK CEASED PRODUCTION some years ago. We continue to list the Cook Low D here because used ones will occasionally turn up for sale or trade
The whistle is cylindrical and made from a single piece of PVC. Curved lip and windway and a hardwood plug. Ralph builds a small “wall” on three sides of the window, for stability of tone. Finished in black lacquer. Handmade and individually voiced to play in tune throughout the range. I’m impressed with this whistle. The sound is slightly warm/mellow and rather quiet. The real achievement here is in the finger holes. More often than not, particularly on cylindrical models, Low Ds have large holes which are spread pretty far apart. This makes the reach really tough. It’s the reason most Low D players play with their fingers straight, covering the holes with the middle part of each finger. On Ralph’s low whistle, the holes are still somewhat large, but he has reduced the spread significantly, which makes it easier to completely seal the holes with your fingers and I had no trouble playing it with the conventional technique using the ends of my fingers. I think Ralph Cook has really hit this just right with this design. Overall, this is an outstanding choice for someone seeking a good quality affordable instrument as well as a good addition to the collections of more experienced players.
I like the sound of the Cook very much (from the one clip I’ve heard, but I have no personal experience with it), and I’ve wanted to try one for some time.
Here’s the clip of Michael Gorman’s Jig on the Clips and Snips archive:
http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip/Audio/01-05/michaelgormansErikTO.mp3
But, as Ned copied the review Dale has on the main Chiff and Fipple website, Dale also added this note as an update at the end:
Update 2005. This whistle was quite an innovation when it was first available. Since then, we’ve had a proliferation of new Low models and the Cook doesn’t hold up particularly well to many of those that have come since.
Now I’m even more curious!