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I also played the Carbony at Dublin. It was a nice whistle but I much prefer the Burkes.

Go with aluminum. It is light and has a great tone. I have a brass D that is very good but I would prefer the aluminum. My aluminum Bb is a wonderful. Joanie Madden also plays aluminum Burkes as well as others. Brian McCoy of the Kells plays only aluminum Burkes. Try them all.

Ron

If you play the 2 you will see the difference immediately. I have Clares, Gens and Walton's they are different from each other. The Clare most resembles the Feadan which is no longer made.

If you don't like the taste of aluminum in your mouth you might want to consider a Burke low D. The whistle is aluminum but the mouth piece has Delrin where the whistle meets the mouth. It is also a very nice low D.

I have been here awhile. I love Irish Traditional music. Much of what I hear though is Irish/American traditional music. I have been playing whistle ever since I had a heart attack and had to have bypass surgery. It helps me build up my lung power. I have the usual collection of whistle in most keys...

Go for the Burke. They are very good whistles. Each key plays the same. There are no adjustments needed when switching from one Burke whistle to another. I have a D and Bb. Brian McCoy of the Kells plays aluminum Burke whistles exclusively. Joanie Madden plays aluminum Burke whistles as well as her ...

Thanks for posting this Mr G. I am glad they had subtitles. Excellent piping. He will be missed.

I want to thank Mike for the service he gives his customers. I bought an aluminum Bb 2 years ago at the Dublin Irish Festival. The lower section came loose so I took it with me this year to see if he could fix it. He fixed it in about 5 minutes while I tried a low d and other whistles. No charge. BT...

I thought the same thing Mr. G.
Favorite player Joanie

Favorite whistles
In the house Burke brass D, Burke alum. Bb

Car Generation Eb

Harbor freight sells aluminum cases lined with foam for a cheap price. You can carve the foam up to suit your whistles. For my high whistles I have a roll up case which I keep in the briefcase I no longer needed when I retired.

The only A whistle I have is an Alba hi A. It is a very good whistle with a fair amount of back pressure. It sounds great.

If I could only have 2 keys in my whistles it would be D and Eb. I have a Humphrey D, Eb set that are really nice. The D is great and the Eb sings. Eb just has a nice bright sound. A Gen Eb is usually very good right out of the stores whistle basket. Fortunately I have several including a Cillian Ob...

Nobody has mentioned Finbar Furey co-developer of the Overton low D. He is a fine singer as well.

In 2002 my wife and I went to Ireland for a vacation. I bought a few CDs at the usual tourist places. We drove through the south and west of Ireland. We spent some time in West Clare and I didn't know I was in ITrad country. I went to Connemara and visited Malchi Kearns shop and bought a typical tou...

The third is the recorder. I guess that the first is a Feadog and the second a Walton's. I play the recorder from time to time. They can be very nice on fast tunes. One of the best "whistles" I heard at a festival was a recorder playing traditional French tunes.