What is a healthy number of whistles to have in any

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:56 pm

(given key?) Also, is it really healthy to be so into learning that one would practice nearly from the time they get home to the time they go to bed?

I can't help it.

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:08 pm

Yeah you know what dude I hear ya, i got 4 Low D's alone as it stands, i and i am randomly plsying when i am home almost all the time

It is normal, it is healthy, but only expect other whistlers to understand

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:16 pm

lol. Ok, now i don't feel so bad. I've got like three high D's, and looking to get a Bb atm.

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:18 pm

Yeah, though as stated in another post I have major WhOA so some may thing I am nuts, even a whistler (though i hope not

) I mean I just ordered 6 Overtons in the keys of D, A Bflat, F G and a Bass G just for kicks and giggles) I figure I'll end up using them eventually, why not get them all at once so Colin Goldie can make me a set that sound roughly the same tonewise, right?

What kind of High D's do you go friend?

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:28 pm

well, i have a Walton's little black D for practice as i have unruly downstairs neighbors', a Walton's Mellow D and a Susato Kildare in D. I've only been playing for about a week, so i'm trying to restrain myself. I am a little bit interested in finding a quiet, durable D in case my practice one breaks. I discovered a way to mute whistles by putting an elastic band around the mouthpiece.

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:36 pm

haha... oh goodness, i bet those 6 cost a bit.

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:37 pm

I can't say I am familiar with the Walton or the Susato. I also don't have to keep it down though my roomate may secretly want otherwise

personally i got a Clarke original High D and a Dixon High D....I actually prefer the cheap Clarke, tone is much better and the second octave sounds better and isn't as loud. I am getting a Overton High D, super looking forward to that. i actually got to try brian Finnegan's after a show and I thoroughly fell in love

A bit pricier but i can't convince myself it isn't worth it

As far as a quiet High D I am not sure....guess it depends on definition of quiet

I know i can blow my carke soflty but it's way out of tune, but meh, hahaha. Either way, good luck on it.... and someday i gotta hear more about this tape trick

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:39 pm

And yes the Overtons did cost me alot in whistling terms, but what i did pay, I don't conisder that much in the context of 6 high quality musical instruments

And I mean....Overtons.... they are worth the money to me.....that and dealing with the Goldies is a superior experience (the makers)

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:42 pm

hehe.. yeah. I'm not really into conical bores though. Maybe i should change my mind.

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:45 pm

well I don't know....they are different... I only have the one but I wouldn't necessarily be afraid of another......problem is with copelands now virtually impossible tog et and shaws apparently being so so (I don't own one, just what i read) the conical bore option is not as diverse as the cylindrical...

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:52 pm

Oh and following up with the original question, I basically have a whistle in the same key for every type tone i want, basically. Guess that all falls on your personal preferences, i seem not to be fussy....and it's expensive

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:58 pm

Well, i was a little bit nervous about the Susato, being that it's plastic, but i'm in love with it. I'm not sure... it's not that i'm afraid of the conical whistles, it's just, i don't know... maybe i would think differently if i tried one, but they just don't appeal to me.

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:12 pm

well from what i gather, they are high on the air requirement and sound as chiify as their air requirement would suggest. They are comfortable to play as well. I think I'd be scared of a low whistle in a conical (those with copelands may want my head for saying that)

I heard Susatos were very loud. My dixons are plastic, so far i prefer my metals, they are are higher quality as well. I know people love their composite burkes so i guess it deopends on both the craftsman and the material, not just one or the other.

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:20 pm

true... susatos are very loud, especially compared to my little black D, but i'm in love with mine. Strangely enough, i decided to go with a small bore, (louder and richer) rather than the VSB (quieter). Personally, i like both of the Walton's whistles as well. Each time i play any of them, i just fall deeper and deeper into them.

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:28 pm

well if your susato is loud it'll be good if you play with other people

I keep falling in love with my macneil low D, don't know why, I just am, and it's a canadian maker!