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... of the Flageolet rack reminds me of when I had both high F and high G whistles. High F was no problem physically, but high G is too cramped for ... and high-G whistle tones from Anak, Nick Metcalf whistles, Carbony and Humphrey.

... past 20-odd years, I've owned a couple dozen whistles (Sindt, Burke, Killarney, Milligan, Dixon, ... Clare, Clarke, Reyburn, Goldie, Freeman, Humphrey, Alba, and perhaps others I'm forgetting). ... down. I've often wondered how many posts in Chiff and Fipple are posted by employees/investors/owners ...

... a Freeman tweaked Generation which worked well enough, but then got a Humphrey and an Oz, because, well I have chronic whistle acquisition disease and excellent taste, and prefer a more clear tone over the generations chiff. I've yet find myself in an Eb session, but when I do, I'll be ready ...

... message board. I would like to share with the Chiff and Fipple Commuinty my thoughts and experience ... a Brass High C from him. After playing these whistles for a time, I was so impressed with them ... D, Aluminum High D, Aluminum High E Flat Gary Humphrey Stealth High D, C, Mezzo B, B Flat Journeyman ...

... the whistle got me thinking about the various whistles I've owned over the 20-odd years I've been ... a college friend who had been studying abroad. Chiff & Fipple (the witty email newsletter and ... it was time for a Lunasa-inspired low F: a Humphrey. In recent years, I also spent some time ...

The only one of the whistles you listed that I own is the impempe. Its a ... powerful, it is quite pure as well without much chiff. I can really blast on it at a big session and ... in smaller sessions either. I really like my Gary Humphrey D+ Stealth. Its got a great sound, it was a ...

... wind way and the aperture is smaller than many whistles with a short steep ramp on it. The head ... sweet and pure with just the slightest bit of chiff and a little wind noise in it. It isn't quiet ... whistle. It is very nearly as good as my Gary Humphrey D and is quite a similar sort of sound. ...

... (there are more out there if you care to search) http://tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip/Audio/orig/PlanxtyDWGaryH.mp3 played by Gary Humphrey on Clips 'n Snips. http://www.micksvirtualwhistle.net/whistle/mp3/wisely.mp3 played by Mick Woodruff on Mick's Virtual Whistle site. Feadoggie

There are several non-wood well made Bb whistles I'd recommend. Start with Goldie. Reyburn makes a nice one in brass. Gary Humphrey too. These will all be more trad than pure. Plenty of chiff in all of them. Ian Turnbull of Impempe makes a wonderful ...

There are several non-wood well made Bb whistles I'd recommend. Start with Goldie. Reyburn makes a nice one in brass. Gary Humphrey too. These will all be more trad than pure. Plenty of chiff in all of them. Ian Turnbull of Impempe makes a wonderful ...

... but then I decided that reviewing three whistles by the same maker might be a bit overwhelming ... not so much as Burke, with just a hint of chiff available at the beginning. Hole sizes are ... Burke aluminum, Gonzato, Goldie and now Humphrey. While the Gonzato is, as with all of Guido's, ...

... I do have a suggestion for you. I received a new brass low E from Gary Humphrey about three months ago and it's a really nice whistle. It's not ... or clean sounding like the Burke but has a more trad tone with a nice chiff to it. Not as strong as on a Goldie/Overton but with little breath ...

... for raspy or pure, or a nice balance of chiff? Out of my experience(which I am not a pro), ... the session bore though). Or if you like metal whistles with plastic tops, I would definitely recommend Hoover or Humphrey here, those are excellent whistles at a great ...

... advantage. I would expect all the other whistles listed to sound rather close to Generation ... but with varying degrees of cleanness and chiff. This confuses me, because there's one more ... that would mean number 5 would have to be the Humphrey. So that means by the process of elimination, ...

... advantage. I would expect all the other whistles listed to sound rather close to Generation ... but with varying degrees of cleanness and chiff. This confuses me, because there's one more ... that would mean number 4 would have to be the Humphrey. So that means by the process of elimination, ...