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Erik... very beautiful piece. Enjoyed it so much- lots of rich textures.

I hear you Colin! Do whisltes have a 'break-in period' after which they sound better and better? I could swear my Dixon brass Trad D sounds way better than it did when i started playing pennywhistle a couple months ago. lololol ;D

The first post of this thread indicates that the most repeated question on the Chiff and Fipple is: " Can you recommend a good beginner whistle? ".... Then there follows a POLL listing a limited choice from a bunch of whistles, by brand and type. But what's the initial assumption/criteria?...

Colin, I have a Dixon Trad brass D as well. It has a pretty tone and is nice to play.

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My 'other, to specify' that should be on the voting list is the Freeman Blackbird. As a beginner, i can say I'm really enjoying mine. I now have the set of three (C, D, Eb) and they are such a pleasure to play and learn on... makes me look forward to practice time.

Reverb- there are undoubtedly instances where some artificially applied reverb can be pleasant and/or helpful to the effect you are after. But I sometimes see videos on youtube of flute and whistle players applying so much reverb that they sound like they're playing underwater...texture and articula...

Wow that clown on the left looks like he's got a whistle attached to a boot jack...? Krazy stuff, those clowns!

Hey this is my very first post here, just joined a few days ago, and your post expresses exactly what i've been feeling upon taking up the whistle for the first time. I've been playing only a couple of months now and never played any wind instrument before- just banjo and mountain dulcimer and dabbl...