Does anyone know if there is a louder whistle than a Susato? I mean soprano D whistles.
i heard Seerys where very loud http://www.seerywoodwind.com/id5.html
Aren’t Copelands pretty loud?
ErikT (Tullberg of Tully Whistles) makes one that he says will peel paint. I have only played one of his quiet whistles, but it was very nice - well-made.
Mark
I have tried one of Seerys, and it was as loud as a Susato, but it also was harder to play due to the huge amount of air you have to put into it.
My Cheiftain is louder than my Susato by a good bit. It is best played outdoors, earplugs are a good idea for the upper register. The Cheiftain also does well in the wind–another consideration for outdoors.
Why do you need/want a LOUD whistle?
- Bill
Seems like I remember someone reviewing M & E whistles and claiming they were the loudest by far that they had ever played.
Syns are up there…old ones I suppose mostly, new ones not quite as loud.
Yes, the Cronnolly ( = M&E) is very loud. The loudest I’ve played. Big, thick whistle, too.
I second what Bloomfield said. I have an M&E whistle and it’s loud! It also takes a lot of breath to play.
David Boisvert’s whistles are as loud as Susato but with much a better tone. www.greenwoodpipes.com
Greg the Wandering Whistler wrote a review for Greenwood whistles and said they are great. You can find it at his web site.
If you want loud, though, go for a Sweetheart Professional..Even his standard model is loud.
To play in noisy pubs.
Please remember your ear plugs. If it is that loud, consistent exposure will almost certainly cause permanent hearing loss. If you just want to hear yourself, a wide-brimmed hat is a far better solution than an ear piercing instrument.
- Bill
Simple, get a loud whistle and hook at hose up to it to get it away from the ears. Or have two whistles of the same key in parallel - hard work on the fingers though.
I had seen a website some time ago that showed how to make pipes for a calliope. The fipple window went all of the way around except for three little rails that held the windway portion to the main body tube. Now if someone could get the dimension right on that, they would have a whistle that screams. — It might be a way to get Low-D’s (and on down) to sound out better.
Same question as Bill…and be careful what you wish for. I’ve learned a very good rule of thumb from a couple veteran session/pub players that I’ve found to be true. If you can clearly hear yourself playing whistle, you’re probably too loud, unless it’s a solo. Whistles should blend in, enhance, and not dominate, and what others are hearing out front and around you is significantly louder than what you’re hearing as a player. By their nature, even whistles with average volume cut pretty well. I’ve been involved in many very large, loud sessions in noisy pubs where the guy playing whistle across from me would complain that he can’t hear himself…but I can hear him very clearly. One thing for sure, if you insist on a loud whistle, you’d better darn well know the music and be very proficient on your instrument because you’ll probably stand out like a sore thumb in terms of volume.
DC
Wanderer says that the Sweetheart Pro model is loud, and it is, but it doesn’t have a lot of cutting power. I owned one until it was lost or stolen. It’s good for solo or near solo play, but in a crowd it gets blotted out.
True enough…I took it to the rowdy session Friday, and while the Sweetheart Pro IS loud, it’s not piercing. My Copeland and Abell handle that session much better.
Since I haven’t played in a session, my two cents may be worth nothin’, but my thinking would be that many of the fine whistles people own in this community would play just fine in a session. I would think that any wide bore whistle will have more clout than a narrow bore, since more air can travel through it, right? Paddy Moloney plays Generations and I don’t see any problems there. Generations are narrow bore . . .