Spend my money!!!

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I am making a very difficult decision on how to spend birthday money. How would you spend $50 dollars on whistles? :party:


I currently own:
-a mutilated sweettone (still plays, head is warped and discolored from an unsuccessful decapitation),
-a (red and shiny) howard low D,
-a plastic fife,
-a feadog (which I like a lot but badly needs a good cleaning…and I am afraid to try and remove the head because if I botch it as badly as my first attempt I will no longer have a normal high d.)


Right now I’m looking for cheap whistles I can have fun messing around with, without fear that I will end up with nothing I can play. I’m thinking I want a clark, another feadog, and maybe a generation? If I stay with the cheap ones I could probably buy one more…

Or should I a single slightly more expensive one?

…life is tough, isn’t it?

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I personally don´t see a point in having too many whistles. Good, balanced, while still rather cheap whistle is Dixon Trad. In my opinion, it´s not nearly as good as some other brands, but those are way above your limit.

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With 50 dollars you could buy:

  • A Dixon Trad high D OR a Susato Dublin high D
  • A Generation high D
  • A Generation Bb

All 3 for less than u$s 50 (excluding shipping that may cost you a few dollars)

It’d be a nice purchase IMHO.

4

A Freeman-tweaked Mello-Dog C/D set comes in at around that number. You won’t need to make improvements to this set. :slight_smile:

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…Truth be told I kind of want to play around with “improving,” which is why I’m torn between getting a mid-range whistle, or a few more cheapies so I can mess around without ending up whistle-less!

6

A clare is a little more expensive than a feadog or generation, but plays much better standard. You could still mess around with it, and it wouldn’t be to huge of a loss if you messed it up.

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If I had $50 to spend on whistles I’d probably get another Dixon. I love my polymer D…such a good ole standby whistle. I might get another key or two. But that’s just me. :slight_smile:

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I’d vote for a Clarke original and a Clare. I like the tone of the Clarke and you can tweak away at without doing anything you can’t undo. The Clare’s a good, inexpensive whistle that makes a good addition to the collection.

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Sent you a pm.

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Leave the"improving" to the pros, buy yourself an O’Briain Improved D - best bang for the buck in the under $50. range (and it whips the pants off many whistles costing 3X as much.)


Loren

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Hi Ducky,

Email me your address and I’ll send you some cheapies for free that you can tweak. :slight_smile:


Doc

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Doc’s a class act. He probably would have done that even if you weren’t named after an animal! :laughing:

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Fifty Bucks, huh…Go see Doc Jones at irishflutestore.com and buy either a Freeman Tweaked Generation D BlueTop or a Freeman Tweaked MellowDog…Both great whistles, and so different, I couldn’t advise on one or the other. I play the Gen. Silver Bluetop in the car, and the MellowDog at home…as an attorney, I do not advocate whistle playing while driving…but I do advocate buying whistles from Doc Jones - he’s fair, honest, and really nice. Todd

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Ha! Good one. :laughing:

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I’ve always had a soft spot for water fowl. :smiley:

Doc

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I have been wondering about these, where do you get them?

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I just got a note in my mailbox today that something from the Irish Flute Store is waiting at the post office.

That was fast. Really really fast.

…I don’t think I can stand the suspense.