What is your Favorite Whistle?

Mine is the next one! :slight_smile:

Oak D, so far…

I have many wonderful whistles…fabulous instruments all.

But there is only one that has a soul of its own. It’s a Glenn Schultz Birdseye Maple Thin Weasel. It always knows what I’m thinking and plays ornaments practically by itself.

Doc

On 2002-11-09 09:40, Doc Jones wrote:

But there is only one that has a soul of its own. It’s a Glenn Schultz Birdseye Maple Thin Weasel. It always knows what I’m thinking and plays ornaments practically by itself.

Doc

That’s because I played all the mistakes out of it before I sold that whistle! :laughing:

I want a whistle that does that, Doc. Did you have to pay extra?
Susan

My current favorite is my Cillian O Briain “improved” Feadog (aka “The Lark”). It’s a lovely, sweet-voiced, highly responsive whistle that puts all my other whistles to shame.

I have an Elfsong on order, however, so The Lark may well have some company in the “most-favored whistle” department sometime soon!

Redwolf

My beloved Abell Madagascar rosewood d.

Copeland low D.

Renard long bore double low G with extension to Bb.

As much as I like my Burke Al Pro, Ó Briain Improved, Susato VSB, and Oak (all D whistles), I’m beginning to enjoy my Generation (green top D) the most, especially for fast tunes requiring a wide range and extensive ornamentation. It has a responsiveness which can’t be beat, and the tone is, of course, excellent.

For slow airs, I prefer the purity of tone of the Burke Al Pro (narrow bore). In a way, I like the new Ó Briain Eb as much as the Gen D, but I don’t play it much, because when my fingers get accustomed to its closer hole spacing, I find it awkward to switch back to a D whistle.

Well, I tend to group my whistles according to what I need them to do: My favorites for accompianing vocalists are my Dixons; for hymns in church, the Susatos (it’s a volume thing…); for sweet solo voices, my Hoovers. And, recently, I’m having a lot of fun playing the new Alba low Bb I mentioned in another post - it’s getting the most playing time right now. That’s the novelty of a new whistle, I’m sure - but I really love its big low sound… :slight_smile:

It’s a toss-up for me. A Copeland nickel d
works great in a session and my everyday work/backyard whistle is a Water Weasel given to me by a dear friend in South Texas…

On 2002-11-09 14:10, colomon wrote:
Renard long bore double low G with extension to Bb.

Wow-it’s a whistle description sounding like a H&H drilling carabine !
Can you plz elaborate ? :confused: It does sound quite interesting, novel (to me) too. G ext. to Bb ? Minor-able ? Double as in drone ?

I’d really love to hear the Romance of Renard! And maybe a pix ?

Can’t pick one, but the ones I love to play every day are: O’Riordan Low G, Copeland high and Low D, Abell delrin D and blackwood Bflat, Grinter Bflat, WW A, Elfsong D.

Colomon - Say what…?

Stay tuned…

Philo

Depends on the tune being played and whistle key.

D: Sindt & Burke AlPro
C: Reyburn & Elf Song
Eb: Generation
E: Elf Song Sassy Brass
F: Elf Song Sassy Brass
G: Elf Song Sassy Brass
A: Still looking!

Favorites for just enjoying at home:
Sindt D, Elf Song E, and Gen Eb. The Sindt is a wonderful whistle, the Elf Song E is lively, sweet and fun to play, and the Gen Eb is possibly one of their best whistles along with their F. But the Elf Song F is much better than any Gen F I’ve played.

My beloved McHaffie low E#. The thing practically plays.
Best,
Chris

Burke Al-Pro high D, plays as easy as a cd.Also my Colin Goldie Overton Alto F, which I will receive next week (oh yeah)and already fell in love with just by hearing it through the phone.

On 2002-11-09 18:04, ChrisLaughlin wrote:
My beloved McHaffie low E#. The thing practically plays.
Best,
Chris

Chris man, you crack me up! :laughing:

My favorite whistle is (surprise) and Overton, I just can’t decide which one! Well, it was the anodised blue Low F I recently had to sell, but I kept smacking my teeth on the fipple (I’m the only person on the planet that has this problem) so I’ll eventually buy a short beak anodised Low F replacement from Colin. In the mean time, it’s a toss up between several Overtons I still have. I play the soprano C and Mezzo A the most right now.

My favorite Soprano D is my Madagascar Rosewood Abell.

Loren

Only own two whistles I play at all, both beloved! Sindt in D - I’m offered money for it at sessions around but wouldn’t part with it for a million! And my beloved O’Brien improved D head on a 1980’s worn in generation body that belonged to my whistle teacher when he was learning. Priceless, lol.

On 2002-11-09 16:46, I wrote:

On 2002-11-09 14:10, colomon wrote:
Renard long bore double low G with extension to Bb.

Wow-it’s a whistle description sounding like a H&H drilling carabine !
Can you plz elaborate ? > :confused: > It does sound quite interesting, novel (to me) too. G ext. to Bb ? Minor-able ? Double as in drone ?

I’d really love to hear the Romance of Renard! And maybe a pix ?

:laughing:
Unfair but you caught me good!

P.S.: Now, talking of high end, this certainly is no cheapie! And quite Low indeed. I dream of Low-low Bb, maybe Alba soon, but you sure win with the ol’ bassoon. :slight_smile:

P.S.: Just in case I wasn’t the only one fooled by your post, here’s a pix of something probably close :
http://mac.misupply.com/department/?d=9&dd=954727709