Help me pick a whistle??

[Vinny]

Hey F-K,

You asked a loaded question and got a barrage in response.

There are lots of good whistles out there that sound nothing alike. So you need to start out by asking yourself some basic questions:

Cheap or expensive?
Loud or soft?
Chiff or chiffless?
Pure tone or complex tone?
Brass/aluminum/plastic/wood/silver/nickel/tin?
Key (also, low or high)?
How long am I willing to wait for it?

As you answer these (and probably other questions I haven't thought of) it will narrow down your options. Then you can research and/or ask about specific whistles.

One of the quirks of whistledom is that there are countless variations on the whistle theme and each of which is absolutely LOVED by someone. So an opened-ended question like yours may be a good therapeutic tool but probably won't render you much useful information.

Hoping this helps!

Vinny

[madguy]

Leave it to Vinny to get to the bottom of a question!

~Larry

[drewcifer]

On 2002-10-22 21:38, peeplj wrote:

Finally, for more money but MUCH more volume without a harsh upper register, Michael Cronnolly is now making whistles.

Any info on who's selling them?

[nickt]

On 2002-10-23 08:57, Fyndhorn-Kroog wrote:

I heard the Rose lastnight and fell in love with it's sound. I am not above spending 200.00 for a good quality whistle if it is what I want.

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Okay, call me the #1 Rose champion around here, but the real bonus is how it feels in your hands and how responsively it plays. If you can F-Y, do a trial run on one first.

[fiddling_tenor]

Oh, I think you need one of everything! Send any duplicated my way.