loudest whistle

squeezebox99 · Post by **squeezebox99** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:15 pm

I was playing my Mellow Dog (tweaked) with a group today and the poor thing just got swollowed up and lost inside the mess.
What whistles are loud enough to overcome these jams - but don't sound so sharp and harsh?

Next time I getting out my thin weasel.

Harumph.

Suggestions? My alba is also quiet - - - as is the O'brien...

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:24 pm

Moderately Loud
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Oak
Feadog
Susato (played well)

Loud
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Susato (played badly)
Overton
Syn
Black Diamond

Even Louder than That
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Cronnolly (M&E)

--James

Tim2723 · Post by **Tim2723** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:35 pm

This is a duplicate thread. It might be more helpful to the original poster to look for the longer thread and add to it.

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:12 pm

Tim2723 wrote:This is a duplicate thread. It might be more helpful to the original poster to look for the longer thread and add to it.

But that would be predictable.

Copeland - Volume, big presence, and conical tone.

Reyburn - Lovely tone and temperment, and plenty of power and volume when you call on it. (stuns a cat at 30 paces according to legend)

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Post by **Easily_Deluded_Fool** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:46 am

Old style Chieftain Sop' D - loudest whistles on the planet
closely followed by
Alba - old style Bb - nearly as loud.

Both of my versions are a few years old now,
but bought precisely because the lesser volume
whistles were swallowed up as per your experience.

Wear ear defenders in confined spaces when playing the above

Sylvester · Post by **Sylvester** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:33 am

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

I'd also add Harper to those already mentioned. Just to say that my D Syn is not as loud as my Wide bore brass Burke. Maybe it's only mine.

Rgds

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:57 am

squeezebox99 wrote:I was playing my Mellow Dog (tweaked) with a group today and the poor thing just got swollowed up and lost inside the mess.

You should realize that the others could still hear you, in all likelihood. When there's three or four fiddles, none of them can hear their own instrument as distinct from the blend (except on bum notes).

squirrel · Post by **squirrel** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:39 am

I don't know if it's the loudest, but I think the Sweetheart Pro is loud enough to be heard in a session.

And the sound is very good in the full range, no sharp or harsh.

dyersituations · Post by **dyersituations** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:49 am

Loudest = M&E.

But, if you want loud, many people go with the Susato (cheaper). The Chieftain can get the job done well too.

-Casey

AlonE · Post by **AlonE** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:54 am

buy a Susato D is a monster!

BigDavy · Post by **BigDavy** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:54 am

Hi squeezebox99

Bloomfield is right, if there is one instrument you will hear in a session it is the whistle (or a set of GHB and even then you will hear the whistle).

David

Flogging Jason · Post by **Flogging Jason** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:07 pm

My Reyburn Session D is plenty loud...and it sounds great. I also have a GFM D with a bore like a cannon and backpressure like a sax...it's REALLY loud!

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