Ok, I started with the Susato 3 piece set (Technically 7 if you count the thumb rests and the mouthpiece), and I enjoy playing it.
However, I would like to find a nice quiet whistle to blend into seisuns slowly, and one that I can practice at home without cracking the fishtank.
I’ve seen Hoover recommended, are they fairly easy to overblow? I tried a Generation D, and could hardly keep the lowest notes sounding without squeaking or jumping up registers (Yeah, I know, practice more, I’m workin on it! )
Any suggestions? I’m looking in the $50-$90 range.
Aodhan
[ This Message was edited by: Aodhan on 2002-08-29 16:34 ]
I’m fairly new at this, but I’d like to point out that people could make better reccomendations if you could better describe what you like in a whistle first.
That said, my outta-the-blue suggestions are if you like a pure sound, go with a Silkstone or Dixon. If you like a chiffy sound, go with a Reyburn or possibly a ‘tweeked’ Clark origional.
Hoovers are very easy to overblow, as are most quiet whistles. Quiet whistles are often narrow as well, so they are more prone to clogging, especially those with metal heads. That said, just about anything is quieter than a susato (at least in my experience). I’d recommend you look into a meg (somewhat louder than others, one of my primary session whistles but I am still learning too) or a feadog improved (quieter, but prone to overblow) from Shanna Quay.
I think the best of both worlds, quiet but you can keep from overblowing them, is the O’Briain/Feadog. Plus, it’s just the coolest of the low end whistles.
On 2002-08-29 16:41, avanutria wrote:
Hoovers are very easy to overblow, as are most quiet whistles. Quiet whistles are often narrow as well, so they are more prone to clogging, especially those with metal heads. That said, just about anything is quieter than a susato (at least in my experience). I’d recommend you look into a meg (somewhat louder than others, one of my primary session whistles but I am still learning too) or a feadog improved (quieter, but prone to overblow) from Shanna Quay.
Yeah, I hear the Feadog is better than a Chieftan…
I was actually thinking about a Chieftan, either in brass or nickel. I’m taking flute lessons as well, and I find that after practicing on the flute, I do much better at the whistle, so I’d like to get one that I enjoy, will last, and that I will use consistently. Currently, the susato really carries over the rest of the musicians at my seisun, and I tend to not play as a result. I want something that I can hear, but kind of disappears among the rest of the people (There’s only about 9 or 10 musicians, so it’s easy to be heard).
I do want to keep the Susatos, since I will probably use them to busk (Play for tips) when I work out at Arizona Ren Faire next year.
Aodhan
[ This Message was edited by: Aodhan on 2002-08-29 16:47 ]
On 2002-08-29 16:45, blackhawk wrote:
I think the best of both worlds, quiet but you can keep from overblowing them, is the O’Briain/Feadog. Plus, it’s just the coolest of the low end whistles.
Hehehe… I can’t keep from overblowing them, at least on the bell note! But they are very nice and I may get one in October.
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