i am looking to broaden my horizens with the whistle, and i need more now than just a d and c whistle. do you guys know where i can get a good and fair priced set of whistles. hopefully all keys included. thanks. 
You can get:
a full set of Generations for around $33 USD.
a set of Synâs (Eb, D, C, Bb) for around $86 USD.
a full set of Susatos for around $160 USD.
a full set of Burkes for around $1,020 USD.
Your question is a pretty general one. What do you mean by âall keysâ? Are you wanting the standard G, F, Eb, D, C, Bb or are you looking for everything in-between such as E, C#, B, ect. You also didnât mention what kind of whistle you are looking for. Hopefully some of the above suggestions will help get you started.
thanks, i was just looking for a good priced well constructed set with all the keys possible.
Before you spend the bucks, be sure that you need ALL of those keys. How often will you really use a C#, for example. See what tunes and keys come up at sessions that you attend. FWIW, I have many keys, but only take D (or D+ )and Low D to sessions and have never needed anything else. You might be better off spending the money on fewer whistles, but ones that suit your tonal preferences rather than buying from a maker solely based on the fact that they make every key. Not that there is anything wrong with the makers already recommended-- there are some great whistles there. Just be sure of what you really want/need.
If you want a complete set, why not the full Syn set with all 8 bodies.
David
great advice Paul, thank you. i do like to show off that purpleheart Busman at the pubs, and i can play most songs on the D. i just like to more versatile. and Davy, can you give me the website for those syns. thanks.
Here is Erle Bartlettâs current website.
The 8 body set is a custom order now I believe so you would need to contact Erle directly.
Mitch at OzWhistles might have access to a set, or Doc Jones (i got my set from him).
http://www.irishflutestore.com/
my favourite one is the B natural body - the sound from it is gorgeous for airs.
David
Of medium priced whistles I think only Susato make whistles in all 12 keys. You certainly wonât need them all at a session but I have found them useful for surprises at church! (Flippin guitarists armed with capos! 
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Hey, Adrian, youâre giving away the guitaristsâ secret for getting rid of pesky whistlers. 
If âbroadening your horizonsâ means the enjoyment of collecting and playing different sized whistles for enjoymentâs sake, then fair play to you! For playing along with band instruments in F, Bb and Eb, those flat key whistles are useful. B and Bb are handy for playing with low-pitched pipes. Some bands, notoriously Dervish, record and/or perform a half step up, so playing along calls for Eb and Db whistles.
But for sessions I agree with Paulâs good advice. I also carry an E whistle for tricky A tunes and the occasional tune in E. And sometimes G and A whistles just for fun â but they require a lot of octave folding with most session tunes. My âoddâ whistles are all Susatos and Generations at the moment, because of the reasonable price-to-usefulness ratio for session playing.
A problem with a set may be this: a whistle design
that sings in one key may be lackluster in another.
So buying, for each key, a really good whistle may involve
different makers. Also this may be a good deal
cheaper. Also more fun.
Mixing and matching, ya know.
Of course somebody may make a stunning set,
butâŚ
I have a Copeland D that is extraordinarily good,
and an old Susato C that is extraordinarily goodâŚ
I agree, every one of my whistles is wonderful for different reasons. Admittedly, there are some that I have bought due to the fact that I wanted the key and it was easily (and cheaply) accessible at thet time. An example is my Generation Bb and Eb. Other makers do make those keys but I happen to be very happy with what Iâve got so I havenât looked for another.
I have a Syn D, a Feadog D, a Gen D, and an Oak D that I play exhaustively. Iâd say mabe only one out of every ten times I go to a session I need anything else besides a D whistle. Beyond that, my current ideal âfull setâ includes a Syn C, an Irvine tweaked Feadog C and the Gen Eb and Bb that I mentioned. Iâve never encountered a tune at a session that Iâve needed any other keys for besides these⌠though there were times when an F whistle wouldâve been convenient (guitar players!). Iâm more than satisfied with these instruments and the only ones that cost me upwards of $15 was the Syn & Sindt. Of course, I do have quite a selection of other whistles but these are the ones that are under my fingers the most. Just goes to show that certain keys suit certain whistle designs well and I donât think Iâd be as happy with my arsenal if I had just bought a whole set of the same make, heck, I canât even decide on one single D whistle!
Every time you want to play along with a piper playing a C# set, of course (unless you have a C# uilleann pipe set handy of course). Same thing with B and Eb whistles.
Might be a bit more than you were thinking about spending, but I have a set of high Overtons that I will be selling: G, A, Bb, C and D.
Sorry, the low whistles are not goinâ anywhere.