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... highly recommend. Might be a tad bit loud but they have very good first octaves sound & tone. The basic Dixon 001 gets a lot of praise for its ... shouldn't be a problem for children. Overall, Sweetones would be my recommendation. But I must say, Kedster, you must have been lucky with your ...

... angle is required to make a single reed instrument play in tune in both octaves for a given length? I'm very excited to try out the WI Designer software so thank you for the recommendation!

... For years, I played a 6-hole HiD in a contradance band; the bore was bigger than on a common piccolo, for better presence in the first two octaves. I'm going to have to ask the guru as to whether music like Sousa's S&SFEv were ever expected to be performed on a simple-system picc. I ...

... on the Bansuri. I have been playing whistle for more than 10 years. 2. Are you interested in having keys? I am interested in a 6 or 8-keyed flute ... expressively, in order to play quietly or loud as necessary, in both octaves - Good at cross-fingering - Good at Half-Holing and bending notes, ...

... I immediately took quite a fancy to the key of Bb and per many a hearty recommendation on this forum I decided to part with my life savings for a ... note is starting to wander into the unforgiving ether between the two octaves. That being said, although the buzziness does decrease when I blow ...

Also consider Chris Norman. The flute he made for me, a 6-key boxwood after his Rudall and Rose #742 plays beautifully in three octaves (I haven't done too much up there at the top, but it speaks easily at least to third-octave G), not hard to keep in tune. It's capable of a variety of ...

... Bb's over the last 40 years and never found a really good one until I got the Freeman. It's bang-on in tune, has even voicing through the octaves, and has the sweet pure high notes I like. I had a Sindt Bb which was superb. But in the end I liked the Freeman Generation a tiny bit more, ...

... but it doesn't rust like iron). Not sure of all his prices, but he likes to make quiet whistles. Quiet whistles tend to play better in the upper octaves. And, yes, all metals corrode. It's just the way mother nature works. Some are more obvious about it than others. Something like aluminum will ...

... counting shipping. http://www.susato.com/konakart/Pennywhistles/Kildare/1_144_-1_73.do I find the C whistle to be very nimble moving between octaves (though I never play in the 3rd octave myself) and has strong volume and clear notes. Of course being all polymer it won't rust. Polymer whistles ...

... range and is there a general consensus on how these non-steel materials tend to sound?) Finally, I really enjoy playing in the second and third octaves. With the points above in mind, are there any whistles that sound sweet in the higher realms? My Clarke does sound great playing most notes, ...

... particular requirements. Right now he's building me a whistle that should have modest air requirements but that, like the Resonance, plays two octaves easily.

trill wrote:Let's not forget the Resonance low-d by Ralph Sweet !

I'll second that. Mine has a very flute like tone, is easy to finger and plays the full two octaves easily.
Colin Goldies whistles are also terrific, but VERY different in terms of sound and breath requirements.

... there) What sort of music do you want to play (just curious) I play Bleazey (wood, a little bit challenging to play, lovely sound, easy balanced octaves) and Copeland (lovely sound, easy to play, expensive and difficult to find)

... note on OXXOOO fingering - good volume and volume balance between the octaves - not too breathy tone - good responsiveness - offhand availability ... be some other whistles which could suit me I would be grateful for any recommendation. I tried to contact Mr. Lofgren with no effect. I have contacted ...

... I've tried thus far, my favorites were the Abell and the Harper. Any recommendations? Agreed that it might be nice to know more or less in what ... of the Hoover narrow bore, and of course a pretty solid range of three octaves is nifty (the Sindt is noticeably louder than the Hoover, but is ...