Currently I own a clarke sweetone D .. I am a newbie to the whistles , Just started 3 weeks ago . But my whistle sound little breathy which i dun like .. i want a sweet sounded one .. even if it’s a high end one ( 40 sterling maybe ) .. I’ve just saw the freeman bluebird here in a topic .. ppl say it’s sweet .. so any suggestions for a sweet sounded one ?!
I really like my Syn D/C combo (not to be confused with Sindt whistles). Good volume, just the right amount of back pressure for my taste.
And there is one on ebay.co.uk at the moment.
Yes, the Bluebird will certainly please you - and you should get one, even if you decide to get something else as well. For a little more money, the Hoover narrow bore is also very sweet. For a lot more money, Burke narrow bores are too - BUT these three whistles are not the same as each other, so please don’t misunderstand… These are just options based on price range… and although there are many others, to be sure, you won’t go wrong with any of these I’ve listed.
Thank you very much 
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But which one do u think will sound sweeter and opposite to breathy sound ???
Hi and welcome,
I think the sound that comes out of a whistle is 90% due to the whistler. It’s true that some whistles sound “sweeter” than others, but I’d stick with one or two whistles for a few months. It also depends what you mean by “sweet”. Do you mean like a recorder? If so, you should get a recorder! Perhaps checking some clips on Youtube would help you with choice of instrument (allowing for the fact that some audio enhancement may well have taken place to any recorded clip).
The least breathy whistle I’ve played is a Fred Rose. It sounds like a whistle, but with the clear tone of a good quality soprano recorder (which is, after all, just another type of whistle).
Maybe for a beginner who hasn’t mastered the basics of tone production yet, but after that there is a huge variety in voicing. Of course the music that comes out of the whistle is 100% due to the whistler!
Try the Bluebird, its a beautiful and sweet whistle.
It is also very affordable.
You’re asking a very subjective question. Different players are going to have different opinions. You’re not going to find a majority here getting behind just one whistle as “the sweetest.” In the end, it’s really going to come down to your own ears.
All three of them sound sweet, with very little breathy sound. All three sound much more “pure” than your Sweetone. You will like any of them, and eventually you will come to want all three of them, I think. One thing to keep in mind is that if a “sweet sounding” whistle is what you are after, then you want to look more at the “narrow bore” whistles makers offer. These will typically be the sweetest sounding whistles made. Also keep in mind that as your skills with the whistle improve, your ability to make a whistle sound sweet will be a skill you also develop. Some whistles which are not inherently “sweet sounding” can be played to sound sweet, once you have developed the skill. However, a “breathy” sounding whistle is voiced to sound that way and it will always have that tendency to sound breathy, regardless of how you play it.
Since you are new to the whistle, I would not rush out and buy an expensive whistle. I think the Bluebird would be your best choice, and it will remain a good choice even as your skills progress.
Thank you all for ur answers I think I will buy the bluebird for nw
I think the bluebird will be to your liking.
i have owned my bluebird now for a few days and i really am enjoying playing it, it has a really sweet tight voice that is really pleasant to my ear, however my other half thinks it is too noisyand still prefers my Clarke original, theres no pleasing some people lol
Can you play “Over the hills and far away”?
Remind me, how long has the OP been playing for?
Fair enough, I took your statement to be generally applicable, not specific to beginners. So - we both win!