I have decided to purchase a Dixon Traditional D Whistle.
Simple question is, which one do I purchase, nickel or brass... ? Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks...
Dixon Traditional D
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
My D is brass. My C is alloy (aluminum). They both sound nice. Have you checked out recordings on YouTube? For me, brass feels better in my hands, but then again, I play the nickel Generation Bb because I like the sound of it better than the brass Gen Bb. But....I must say my Clarke C original made of tin actually feels the best. And one more thing. Brass tarnishes nicely and takes on a very personal patina.
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
Brass is less slippery. Nickel tone is perhaps a little brighter. I always recommend brass for that reason, but you won't go wrong either way.
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
+1awildman wrote:you won't go wrong either way.
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
I'm a fan of the brass myself but, in the end, it is all a matter of opinion as to what YOU like. Personally, with my style of playing, I like the brass. IMO gives a smoother sound where as the nickel has more of a shrill sound. Could have been the recordings I have listened to but IMO - I like the brass.
Brass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGO1ORo73bo
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Brass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGO1ORo73bo
Good luck!
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
Thanks all for the help. I opted for the brass one, which left me with a bit extra money, so while I was busy, I ordered a Feadog Pro in nickel... I am now not going to order any more... lol
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
The operative word is now. You are not going to order any more whistles now, but later, you will buy more like so many people on this forum. Go with it; there is no cure. 
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
+1 .... very funny, as in, I agree ... there is something about whistles .... I still have a polymer Dixon high D that I won't get rid of. I think one of the contributing factors to collecting cheap whistles is most people can afford to keep a variety of them.Tyler DelGregg wrote:The operative word is now. You are not going to order any more whistles now, but later, you will buy more like so many people on this forum. Go with it; there is no cure.
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
Got the Dixon and I like it very much... Well on the way to putting together The Irish Washerwoman. This will be my first tune apart from some christmas tunes that I have been messing about with... 
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
Colin, I have a Dixon Trad brass D as well. It has a pretty tone and is nice to play.
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
Chifmunk wrote:Colin, I have a Dixon Trad brass D as well. It has a pretty tone and is nice to play.
Agreed, it has a great sound and feels nice to use, was very happy with my choice. Still love the Clarke Original though... It's funny, I talk as if I have been playing for years... ' Not ' Still very much a week old beginner, still working on my first Jig... Practice is paying off though... Slowly...
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
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
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
Maybe just getting better... lol I do believe that they are effected by temperature change and warm up as you are playing... I was talking to the folks from Clarke about this, as I thought my Clarke Original was out of tune... Turns out that it was me that was out of tune... The Dixon and the Clarke Original are worlds apart, love them both equally...
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
I'm guessing the Clarke was exactly a whole step flat compared to the Dixon...
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Re: Dixon Traditional D
The Dixon Trad is tunable, which is good.
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