For awhile now I’ve been playing my low D in different places and I’m impressed with how some rooms/halls really allow the whistle to fill the space, come to life. Yesterday I played in a large hall that was carpeted and had a high ceiling and I was astounded at how the whistle just seemed to fill the room, and I never heard the tone sound so good. Too bad I’ll eventually get banned from there also. As I walked in and saw the carpeting I thought it would kill the sound but it turned out to be my best experience so far. Any other favorite locations out there ?
I like to play in the forest. Then sound goes out but it doesn’t come back.
Yes, environment surely has a great effect on the sound-I once played a Chieftain Gold Low D in a vacant apartment, and it seemed I was plugged in, as guitars are amplified, and it was an awesome experience!
But I have found I like a particular environment best when evaluating whistles-in front of the computer, with the air conditioning and fans off, though when they are on, it gives a little different voice, and enhances certain aspects of the tone-so various whistles can sound very differently when other noises are present. I imagine playing in sessions gives an entirely different perspective on tone as well.
One of my bathrooms and kitchens gives the best sound. Probably because of the shower, walls, and tile floor. There are really really good acoustics in those rooms , and some nights I’ve been in the bathroom for three hours playing music. Those are my two favourite environments for playing. The bathroom is very good, but the kitchen is better. It’s rather large and almost gives me a feeling like I am playing in some cave or cathedral! It really sounds great in there..
I’ve not had many opportunities to play whistle in many places outside the home that have a good impact on the sound, and definitely none that are better than my bathroom or kitchen. Any room that is open with primarily solid surfaces that reflect the sound well is a very good place to play.
I rate the kitchen too. However, being such a small enclosed space it can be a bit hard on the ears in the high registers and maybe not good for them in the long term. I suppose I could put ear plugs in but that kind of defeats the object of the exercise.
I’m not sure if you play low whistles , or not. If you do, they are very good to play in a kitchen or bathroom environment! Even a quiet low D has quite good volume in there.
One of my favorites is concrete stair towers. The resonance and echo chamber effect gives an almost reverb that can be quite haunting. Last weekend I was playing my Somers flute at the end of a long basement hallway, all hard surfaces that opened up into a stair tower. It has never sounded better for me.
I do, yes, and agree 100%. It’s the high C/D/Eb whistles that give my ears a bit of a bashing!
I favor stairwells also-- my mum lives in a building with 15 floors, all metal and concrete all the way up. Always afraid I’ll get caught, though! Or that someone will complain. For all I know, the sound echoes through the entire building.
Also, a shower room at work-- all tile, no stalls to kill the sound like the other bathrooms. Obviously, after everyone else has gone home. 
The garage is okay too, but more space so not quite so much reverb.