Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:42 pm
OK, i tried, and i didn't find much variation by changing the whistle's angle, but on the other hand, i found the whistle less breathy than i had yesterday. Maybe it's getting used to me...
Here's a half-arsed rendition of The Burnt Old Man, to show the sound i'm getting now, and to compare with the other 2 clips:
http://glauber.name/music/obrien/BurntOldMan.mp3 (just 94KB)
Sorry about that, folks, i usually play this better, but it's late and i'm still not used to this whistle, and it's throwing my timing off. This is just to show the sound, ok? I picked a jig that stays a lot on the first octave, because i think that's the biggest challenge for this whistle. The second octave is much easier.
And i took time to listen to the 2 other clips again, right now i don't think the difference is that big. I think it's just a playing style thing. Jesse's recording was a little "compressed"; maybe the level was too hot. I think that caused the fuller sound.
I actually like the sound of this whistle. It's on the soft side, probably too soft for me, but if you like soft whistles, you may enjoy this one. I'm not supposed to be doing reviews before the end of the tour (bad Glauber! bad Glauber!) anyway, so i'll shutup now.
I wish i had time to re-record the same jig with my current favourite whistle, the O'Briain. But it is late, and i am a burnt old man. So later, dudes!
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Here's a half-arsed rendition of The Burnt Old Man, to show the sound i'm getting now, and to compare with the other 2 clips:
http://glauber.name/music/obrien/BurntOldMan.mp3 (just 94KB)
Sorry about that, folks, i usually play this better, but it's late and i'm still not used to this whistle, and it's throwing my timing off. This is just to show the sound, ok? I picked a jig that stays a lot on the first octave, because i think that's the biggest challenge for this whistle. The second octave is much easier.
And i took time to listen to the 2 other clips again, right now i don't think the difference is that big. I think it's just a playing style thing. Jesse's recording was a little "compressed"; maybe the level was too hot. I think that caused the fuller sound.
I actually like the sound of this whistle. It's on the soft side, probably too soft for me, but if you like soft whistles, you may enjoy this one. I'm not supposed to be doing reviews before the end of the tour (bad Glauber! bad Glauber!) anyway, so i'll shutup now.
I wish i had time to re-record the same jig with my current favourite whistle, the O'Briain. But it is late, and i am a burnt old man. So later, dudes!
g