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... I hope this has been helpful. Please share your thoughts and comments. Great to see a careful ... one whistle-featuring tune using an el-cheapo Walton's "Guinness" whistle, which sounded ... (untweeked) would in no way be my overall favorite, nor would it have a rich enough tone or ...

... really skeptical when some people say that better whistles don't exist and its all preference. I feel like its misleading. Maybe this is someone's favorite whistle. But I've lost count of the times I've read of people having a hard time with dixon A and G's. I wish Dixon would drop them or do a ...

... second the Colin Goldie nomination. For a long time my Goldie A was my favorite, then I got a new Bb from him, along with a C. The Bb is one of ... with you on the phone playing multiple whistles and trying to match your requirements to what he has on hand. All his whistles have little varieties ...

Hi, I've gone through several mezzo A whistles to find my favorite. The Susato A was very clean and clinical but loud and used more air. The MK is fantastic, uses a fair amount of air and has a nice husky tone with a great second octave. My Goldie A is ...

... or Thunderbird (and in what range; soprano, alto, low?), but have seen dozens of YouTube and ... of playing approaches. What do you want for yourself? What tone options are important to you? ... etc. 3) great tone out of aluminum means (a favorite high D I've played) look at models like ...

... played by Joanie Madden for C whistles, and 'Fly' by Brian Finnegan for alto A whistles, and 'Ellie Goes West' for E. Does anyone have a favorite track played in a less common key? Thanks, Nathaniel

... F). Each one has been very different from the next. The F has been my favorite, and I've been tempted to buy an alto A or G. The F takes a little more effort to play than some of my other whistles, but it's ...

... factors in their pricing, especially at the alto and low range. So, if you have some gaps in your keys, or just want a gorgeous low E or F, they are ... and $85 to $105 for the low F to low C. My absolute favorite has been the low E, followed by the F, but they ...

Back when I played flute (had to give it up) I had flutes in (from biggest to smallest)

A
C
D
Eb
F
G
A

I loved the big A alto flute for slow things.

But probably my favourite flute to play was the small F flute. Crans really rippled on that thing! The fret guys capoed on the 3rd fret.

... (not on the street) because it sounds so cool and soulful compared to the D flute. The C flute is as low as I care to go, and it has some of the alto resonance of a Bb flute, to my ear.

... The B is a nice compromise between the two. As for the Reviol, the alto A is perhaps my favorite of the tube sizes, and it has a massive bore, while the E I've only used once since ...

... Mark VI, one of the most famous and sweet sounding, I found just slightly too small. We all have different hands, it's not a surprise people have favorite whistles based not on tone but on fit. Now if we can just get low whistle makers to fabricate them with adjustable keys... -Peter

... pressure. I thought I would like it lots more than the Optima but I actually find them so incredibly different that I couldn't identify one as favorite. I see it like driving a little VW hatchback really fast and then getting a Ferrari. By all means the Ferrari is a superior machine but until ...

... in Downbeat) with Paul Desmond, who played alto sax on many of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's best ... been teaching myself "Chief O'Neill's favorite" and as usual there are twenty different ... frame of reference; something to hang your hat on, as I've put it before. Pure, wandering ...

... interview (could have been in Downbeat) with Paul Desmond, who played alto sax on many of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's best recordings, and wrote ... and the unexpected. I've been teaching myself "Chief O'Neill's favorite" and as usual there are twenty different versions online, all ...