See Stephen Jones splendid review for C&F at
http://www.chiffandfipple.com/reyburn/reyburnhigh.html
Dale
Interesting looking whistle…
[ This Message was edited by: Sean on 2002-08-07 16:07 ]
Now THAT’S a review. “Splendid” doesn’t cover it! Great job, Stephen.
Yeah. Anytime anyone wants to contribute something like that, I’d be delighted. That’s how thorough and thoughtful I’d wish all the reviews to be.
Yeah well, when people start sending US free whistles maybe we will! 
Loren
Great review, thanks Steven!
Here is a couple of questions, for you or for Ronaldo:
Where is the bore perturbed? I don’t quite grasp that. On Burkes I understood the perturbation meant an alternation of conical and cylindrical sections of the whistle body. Ronaldo’s Whistle looks just cylindrical to me. Are the perturbation rings glued or soldered into the tubing?
The delrin fipple plug. I’d love to see a better view of that, the underside of the mouthpiece, if you will.
Did you notice a difference in C and D bodies in terms of responsive and stability in the second octave? I am asking because the the length-to-diameter ratio might be optimized for the D, which would mean that the C would be on the narrow side, affecting tone or stability. Any sense there?
Finally, the body of the whistle seems really shiny in the pictures. Is it coated with anything, or does it take on the wonderful dull brass patina of a Sindt or Feadog?
On 2002-07-18 09:38, Bloomfield wrote:
Where is the bore perturbed? I don’t quite grasp that. On Burkes I understood the perturbation meant an alternation of conical and cylindrical sections of the whistle body.
What have you been smoking today dude? Burke whistles are Cylindrical, period. No conical sections. Burke uses an adhesive to mount bands inside the bore of his whistles - these are the perturbations.
Until we hear from Ronaldo I think it’s safe to assume he does basically the same thing.
And, if I read the review correctly, Steve already answered the question about how well both the C and D bodies play…I think you’ve been filling your head with too much techno babble Bloomsey, why so concerned with all the technobabble lately? You planning on whipping up your own whistles here soon?
Loren
No, Lory-Darling, no whistle coming from me. I am just trying to show some interest, dear. I find this whole whistle-thing soooooo very fascinating, just stunning. It’s a bit tedious actually playing, and those songs, you know: jigs and reels, are quite a bore. Can’t seem to remember any of them, just too many notes in them. But such pretty things, those whistles, aren’t they? Do you have any pretty whistles, Lory-honey? 
Oooh Good, I can tell I’m really starting to get under your skin now!
Loren
Just don’t call me Bloomsey. 
EDIT: Fixed typo.
/bloomfield
[ This Message was edited by: Bloomfield on 2002-07-18 11:06 ]
Your weak, pathetic attempts at humor finally provoked a smirk from me. Keep it up. It’s getting better.
Tony
Well, it only took 942 posts, Tony… :roll:
Yes. I’ll keep an eye out for post 1,884.
Tony
Dale, do you want me to submit my 2pc. Doolin Whistle review??
In answer to your questions Bloomfield–
The body is indeed cylindrical with two perturbations, one at the splitting edge and one at the top of the body. Both D and C bodies perform equally well in both registers. Sorry I have no pics of the underside of the instrument to show the plug. There is no coating on the brass, it is brushed to a fine finish, not highly polished, so its easier to hold on to and will take on a patina if not polished.
Ronaldo
Thanks, Ronaldo, that’s helpful. And sorry for cluttering up the thread about your very nice looking whistle. points finger at Loren
Very tempting whistle! Congratulations on so successful a design! Really remarkable degree of praise you’ve gotten out of Steve. Good luck.
On 2002-07-18 15:05, The Whistling Elf wrote:
Dale, do you want me to submit my 2pc. Doolin Whistle review??
Your darn tootin’ I do.
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On 2002-07-18 11:04, Bloomfield wrote:
Just don’t call me Bloomsey.
Call ME Bloomsey.
Ah Bloomfield, Ronaldo got there first, but here’s what I was going to say:
The bore “perturbations” - doesn’t seem quite the best word somehow - are interesting. The one at the top of the tunable body is a very fine ring, only about 6 mm deep (long?), and it doesn’t go right around the inside of the tube, but leaves a small channel on the underside (opposite the tone holes). The one at the blade is hard to see from below, but it seems about twice as long/deep, and the channel, located directly under the window, is as wide as the window. Useless technobabble I know - unless Ronaldo can tell us precisely what magic they work.
As for the C and D bodies, as I said in the review, they both work well throughout the range. The sound clips should show you that. Perhaps the diameter is optimized for the D body - I certainly find it a little more powerful and satisfying. So I think of the set as a good working D whistle with a handy C body for occasional use. But who knows, others might prefer the softer tone of the C.
As for the patina, I can’t say for sure, because the first model Ronaldo sent me was a pre-production model which had some kind of rubbed finish which went quite dark after 3 weeks of playing. Ronaldo has exchanged it it for a production model with the brushed finish which is still bright but it looks as though it might develop an “very old Generation” patina quite soon.
The sound and behaviour of the two whistles, by the way, was indistinguishable.
One thing I could have added to the review - last Friday I did a band gig which turned out to be on an outdoor stage with a steady breeze blowing off the St Lawrence river straight into our faces. I was expecting to have major problems with the whistle but amazingly the Reyburn seemed barely affected by the wind. One of the other musicians played a low whistle on a few things and had difficulty despite hiding behind a huge microphone with popping shield. I don’t know what conclusion to draw but I was very glad with the way the Reyburn behaved. Next time I’m in a similar situation I’ll try to compare against other whistles.
Steve