This is a dummy question, but I hope someone can enlighten me.
If I wanted to order a Low whistle, what are the pitches (or keys) of the Low whistle? Low C, Low D… so far so good(?), what comes next?
I have a Low D now, but am considering a tuneable interchangable from Cillian O’Briain… in other words, a tuneable Low D with extra body. A Low D and whatever the one that’s the next lowest pitch. Thanks.
Also, can anyone tell me how the Cillians stack up against Copelands? Off-line if necessary.
[ This Message was edited by: elbogo on 2002-10-01 04:24 ]
On 2002-10-01 04:19, elbogo wrote:
This is a dummy question, but I hope someone can enlighten me.
If I wanted to order a Low whistle, what are the pitches (or keys) of the Low whistle? Low C, Low D… so far so good(?), what comes next?
I have a Low D now, but am considering a tuneable interchangable from Cillian O’Briain… in other words, a tuneable Low D with extra body. A Low D and whatever the one that’s the next lowest pitch. Thanks.
Also, can anyone tell me how the Cillians stack up against Copelands? Off-line if necessary.
[ This Message was edited by: elbogo on 2002-10-01 04:24 ]
It depends on the manufacturer so check their catalogues. Some (Overton, Burke) seem to make just about any key; others stick to the ‘main keys’, still others just stick to one or two.
Going down it’s D, Db, C, …any further down and you’d better have big hands but they do go further down. Going up you go Eb, E, F … G. They’re still considered low whistles. A and above aren’t. The cutoff point is arbitrary.
Never tried an O’Briain. Haven’t tried a Copeland low D yet but just about everybody on this board must now know that I soon will. My high-end very lows are Overton Eb and D and Howard C. I like all of them a lot.
Oops, I thought D was lower than C. Oh, well. I am enlightened, and now I know what to get.
So, you’ve ordered a Copeland. I just heard an O’Briain sound bite, and it seems to me his Low D is brighter than the Copeland… however, the Copeland sounds very pure.
On 2002-10-01 11:47, elbogo wrote:
Thanks, Wombat…
Oops, I thought D was lower than C. Oh, well. I am enlightened, and now I know what to get.
So, you’ve ordered a Copeland. I just heard an O’Briain sound bite, and it seems to me his Low D is brighter than the Copeland… however, the Copeland sounds very pure.
From what I’ve heard, O’Briains could well be a good choice. Most of us can’t afford to try everything. Most of us would like to, though.
Well you weren’t all that far wrong by the way. Low Ds are lower than (High) Cs.
On 2002-10-01 11:47, elbogo wrote:
So, you’ve ordered a Copeland. I just heard an O’Briain sound bite, and it seems to me his Low D is brighter than the Copeland… however, the Copeland sounds very pure.
I wouldn’t call the low Copeland pure. it has a great deal of chiff (to my ear) and sounds very flutelike. That’s why I like it.