A step up from a Tony Dixon

[mcvarishdc]

I have had a Tony Dixon adjustable aluminum D for about a year now and like the sound and the responsiveness. Unfortunately, I have the tendency to be klutzy and have cracked two head pieces. Could any one suggest an all-alloy whistle that is as responsive as a Dixon and would cost US$150 or less.

Thanks.

[jkrazy52]

An Impempe whistle would fit your description financially (tunable ~$100-$110USD; non-tunable ~$80-$90USD) and I like the sound and responsiveness. **standard warning of the many subjective opinions on the last 2 terms. YMMV. It is a really nice whistle.

[BigDavy]

Impempe whistles are built like tanks, you could hammer nails with my low D. You would have a hard job breaking one.

You could also consider Syn whistles, they are in stock at the Irish flute store. You could get a C/D/Eb set for $115.99, (one head and 3 bodies). They do not have a wholly aluminium head, but they are robust, if the head can survive me standing on it, (330 pounds at last weigh in - not called Big Davy for nothing) they will stand up to anything . I stopped buying metal high whistles after I got my Syn set, only wooden ones since then.

David