Spend my money!!!

intrepidduckling · Post by **intrepidduckling** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:23 pm

I am making a very difficult decision on how to spend birthday money. How would you spend $50 dollars on whistles?

I currently own:
-a mutilated sweettone (still plays, head is warped and discolored from an unsuccessful decapitation),
-a (red and shiny) howard low D,
-a plastic fife,
-a feadog (which I like a lot but badly needs a good cleaning...and I am afraid to try and remove the head because if I botch it as badly as my first attempt I will no longer have a normal high d.)

Right now I'm looking for cheap whistles I can have fun messing around with, without fear that I will end up with nothing I can play. I'm thinking I want a clark, another feadog, and maybe a generation? If I stay with the cheap ones I could probably buy one more...

Or should I a single slightly more expensive one?

...life is tough, isn't it?

Pyroh · Post by **Pyroh** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:38 pm

I personally don´t see a point in having too many whistles. Good, balanced, while still rather cheap whistle is Dixon Trad. In my opinion, it´s not nearly as good as some other brands, but those are way above your limit.

Bothrops · Post by **Bothrops** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:46 pm

With 50 dollars you could buy:

- A Dixon Trad high D OR a Susato Dublin high D
- A Generation high D
- A Generation Bb

All 3 for less than u$s 50 (excluding shipping that may cost you a few dollars)

It'd be a nice purchase IMHO.

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:52 pm

A Freeman-tweaked Mello-Dog C/D set comes in at around that number. You won't need to make improvements to this set.

intrepidduckling · Post by **intrepidduckling** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:30 pm

crookedtune wrote:A Freeman-tweaked Mello-Dog C/D set comes in at around that number. You won't need to make improvements to this set.

...Truth be told I kind of want to play around with "improving," which is why I'm torn between getting a mid-range whistle, or a few more cheapies so I can mess around without ending up whistle-less!

Boody · Post by **Boody** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:55 pm

A clare is a little more expensive than a feadog or generation, but plays much better standard. You could still mess around with it, and it wouldn't be to huge of a loss if you messed it up.

synecdoche · Post by **synecdoche** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:47 pm

If I had $50 to spend on whistles I'd probably get another Dixon. I love my polymer D...such a good ole standby whistle. I might get another key or two. But that's just me.

Inthewind · Post by **Inthewind** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:54 pm

I'd vote for a Clarke original and a Clare. I like the tone of the Clarke and you can tweak away at without doing anything you can't undo. The Clare's a good, inexpensive whistle that makes a good addition to the collection.

NorthWind · Post by **NorthWind** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:04 pm

Sent you a pm.

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:59 pm

Leave the"improving" to the pros, buy yourself an O'Briain Improved D - best bang for the buck in the under $50. range (and it whips the pants off many whistles costing 3X as much.)

Loren

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:01 pm

Hi Ducky,

Email me your address and I'll send you some cheapies for free that you can tweak.

Doc

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:08 pm

Doc Jones wrote:Hi Ducky,

Email me your address and I'll send you some cheapies for free that you can tweak.

Doc

Doc's a class act. He probably would have done that even if you weren't named after an animal!

TODDLEMM · Post by **TODDLEMM** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:12 pm

Fifty Bucks, huh...Go see Doc Jones at irishflutestore.com and buy either a Freeman Tweaked Generation D BlueTop or a Freeman Tweaked MellowDog...Both great whistles, and so different, I couldn't advise on one or the other. I play the Gen. Silver Bluetop in the car, and the MellowDog at home....as an attorney, I do not advocate whistle playing while driving....but I do advocate buying whistles from Doc Jones - he's fair, honest, and really nice. Todd

Carey · Post by **Carey** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:15 pm

crookedtune wrote:Doc's a class act. He probably would have done that even if you weren't named after an animal!

Ha! Good one.

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:15 am

Carey wrote:
crookedtune wrote:Doc's a class act. He probably would have done that even if you weren't named after an animal!
Ha! Good one.

I've always had a soft spot for water fowl.

Doc