Review of David Boisvert (Greenwood Pipes) Whistles

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Hi y’all,

I just bought a new high D/C set of Davey’s whistles from a fellow SCUPC member. The set is one fipple with two body tubes.

I have to say, these are amazing instruments. I’ve always wanted a set of O’Riordans, but wasn’t willing to pay the market price for them. Having played a few D and C O’Riordans in the past, I have to say, these are nearly identical. Great clear tone, excellent intonation, efficient, responsive, nice big holes that allow me to produce clear crisp ornaments and easy half-holing. With the large bore, this whistle will take everything I can throw at it and more, and seems impossible to clog.

Its a great set of whistles and I highly recommend them!

Now I am quite tempted to try one of his concert pitch chanters…

Here’s a quick recording I made on the D whistle of “The Sporting Pitchfork”:
http://www.uptospeed.net/mp3/eskin/sporting_pitchfork_boisvert.mp3

David’s site is:
http://www.greenwoodpipes.com

Cheers,

Michael

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I’m waiting (eagerly) for my greenwood in african blackwood D with sterling silver. Posts like these just make me more excited!

matt

ps. in case anyone doesn’t know, David’s last name is pronounced: Bwah-vair

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Blackwood with silver should be gorgeous. This one is I think cocobola and brass (Davey, please correct me if I’m wrong!). Matches my Kirk Lynch 3/4 set perfectly.

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I’ll be putting up my custom Syn Nigerian Teak whistles, just the multi-body set of D/C/Bb (the bottom three, not top whistle), to help finance my new whistle. The teaks have a unique sound, and I like, but my desire to get a greenwood supercedes the desire to keep the set. See below.

I do plan to keep the lone D (topmost whistle) so I have that unique sound. I just don’t play the C and Bb tube enough to keep, and since it’s wood, I think it’s better for someone else to have that will play consistently on them.

Now I just need to wait for my MicFlex to show up so I can record soundclips for each tube.

See that nice green suede pouch my wife made for me? The Greenwood should look nice in there:)

Matt

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thanks!

Michael…I’m pretty sure the whistles I sent Patrick were af. blackwood…

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FWIW, i played these whistles and i really liked them, especially the C body.

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I am quite pleased with my concert pitched cocobolo/ boxwood and brass chanter from David…

… so much so, that I ordered the remainder of the matching full set from him
(complete with matching whistle).
Solid chanter, great tone, and very comfortable in the hands. A real joy to play.