I’d like to trade my Sindt D for a Burke Narrow Bore Brass D. If anyone is interested, please contact me through “Private Messages.”
Debra
Debra,
I would really think twice before trading a Sindt for an old Burke whistle if that is what you have in mind. I have all the old Burke whistles and they are nice whistles but they do have a clogging problem. That is one of the improvements that Mike has made in the newer Pro series of whistles.
Apart from that, the Sindt is a great whistle and I wouldn’t trade mine for ANY whistle currently made and I have some that cost 4 to 6 times as much! I would be very curious to know why you want to trade a Sindt!
Best wishes, Tom
[ This Message was edited by: Tom_Gaul on 2002-05-28 17:14 ]
Tom, thanks for the advice. I didn’t know the old Burkes clog. The reason I want to trade the Sindt is the ol’ C natural issue. Half holing and me don’t get along. It’s a wonderful instrument, but I find that I turn to my nickel Generation every time so I don’t have to worry about what key tunes are in.
Debra
The reason I want to trade the Sindt is the ol’ C natural issue. Half holing and me don’t get along.
It’s really quite easy to modify any standard shaft to fit the Sindt head.
I used a brass Feadóg shaft and posted a how-to a while back:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?topic=3372&forum=1
I’ve heard of people having a Sindt head machined to fit unmodified shafts, but that’s too risky a modification for me.
Hi again Debra,
I would strongly advise you not to trade your Sindt. If you are concerned about the pitch of Cnat. mentioned in recent postings, remember, there are hundreds of people who use cross fingering on the Sindt for Cnat. and see no real problem. You do not have to use half holing to get a very acceptable sound. I would challenge 99.9% of all whistle players to listen to some actual music played on the Sindt and say they heard something wrong with the Cnat. Now there are some very knowledgeable people on C & F who like to talk about whistle construction and ways to construct a more perfect whistle. That’s another way to enjoy our hobby. People like different things about their whistles. I like the Sindt first of all because of its beautiful, quiet tone. It’s also as easy to play the second octave as the first without the blast of air needed on some whistles. And I actually love the sound of the cross fingered Cnat. and like to emphasize the sound of the fingers striking and leaving the sound holes that I think sounds so good in slow Airs!
Try your Sindt again. Try ( o x x o x x ) for Cnat. first octave. Don’t blow the note too hard which tends to drive it sharp. This fingering is also useful for playing cuts and rolls on Cnat. For second octave use ( o x o x x x ). I would be very sorry if any postings on this site led you to think that the Sindt was a bad whistle.
Best wishes, Tom