I am considering buying a wooden whistle and came across this maker from Poland.
I think they seems well made.
Does anyone has any experience, with that maker?
What is your experience with wooden whistles in general?
YMMV but I have yet to come across a wooden whistle I would like to have/play.
That said, the maker of the whistles you linked above made half decent noises in the clips on his website. Would need to hear those whistles put through their paces properly before forming any sort of an opinion though.
At the end of the day, when it comes to deciding the suitability of a particular make, it all depends on what you are looking for, what music and what style you are going to put on your instruments.
Another thing with wooden whistles is the upkeep. You need to oil it fairly often, and dry it after use to keep it from cracking. VS my metal whistles, are lucky to get cleaned every now and then lol. I just pick them up, play them, put them down, with no worry. When I had a wooden flute, I wouldnt bother picking it up to play because I’d have to clean it after so that I dont store it wet.
Hi DanishPiper
I have an alto G in maple by this maker. It is well made and easy to tune. The higher upper octave takes a bit more push, but it doesn’t screech.
David
Thanks for the advices everyone.
It is much appreciated to hear your experiences.
Nice to hear you have experience whit that dealer.
Since I need a wooden whistle for a specific purpose, this could be the way to go.
I ended up buying some of his whistles.
I must say, that I like them quite a lot.
They dont take much air, they are easy to blow on the high scale and I think they have a good sound.
The maker pointet out, to oil a bit often in the beginning and the later in intervals as neded. He also said to be careful to wipe the inside after playing.
So they obviously recuire more maintenance than one in metal.
Despite that, I am very happy with them.
I have not tried many different whistles, so my comparison ground is rather small.
I have an old Clarke and I feel that these new wooden whistles are better in air efficiency. Their tone is also more round or very slightly mellow, which is something I like.
For future reference (and buying, of course), delrin is a good compromise and quite a few makers use it. My current “go to” is a Paul Busman in delrin - it is full of awesomeness! Just played it almost constantly on a two-day reenactment gig.
Pat
I just searched for an MB whistle review on YouTube and couldn’t find anything. Not familiar with that maker, but after going through the website,
I do get a feeling of confidence that the whistles are well made and the maker knows what they’re doing, so probably AT LEAST intermediate
quality and likely better. Would love to see a performance review for tone, playability, alto G/F as well as soprano, price, comparisons with
other whistles, etc., as usual for introducing a new brand to the market.
Nice!
To use them for reenactment events, are what made me look up these whistles in the first place - Medieval music.
So delrin may not be the best option here.
It is a bit off topic, but in general, why would one choose delrin over metal?
(I have never tried a delrin whistle)
I dont think they are well known.
About a year ago, some folks from Poland at a reenactment event, told me about them.
Sometime in the (hopefully near) future, I will make some recordings with them and link to them here.