Hiya! I think a Burke will be my next treasure! Perhaps a lowD.., anyone got an opinion on Burkes? How about the strech, sound, chiff, pureness, difference between composite and aluminum, clogging? My point of reference is a Dixon lowD.
Thanks alot guys.
Amar
Burke is my favorite low D for ease of play, and I’ve owned Copeland, Overton, Howard and Susato. It sounds great, too. I can’t find any flaws in it at all.
The Burke is my favorite low D as well. There was some good discussion of it at:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?topic=4927&forum=1
–Carol
The Burke low-D is a wonderful instrument. I have an AlPro, and the stretch isn’t too bad; the holes are pretty big, and it has a pretty wide bore, though. He also makes an EZ model that’s supposed to be easier on small hands. If you’re concerned about the stretch thing, maybe you should try a low-G. As much as I like the D, the G is even better.
The sound is pretty pure for a low-D, but very round. The playability is wonderful – you can really attack the notes even at the bottom, but the octave transition is easy and predictable. It does take plenty of air; you have to give it some push, but you don’t have to blow your brains out. It’s pretty near uncloggable.
I don’t have a composite low-D, but do have a composite low-E. The sound is mellower, possibly tending toward sweet, it’s lighter, and the chamfer of the holes is very comfortable (I think it’s the composite in general rather than this specific whistle, because my B has it too). I don’t know how much of the difference in sound is key and how much is material. I just seem to love E whistles as I’ve pointed out in another thread.