Review - O'Brien Whistle, Soprano D with Delrin Fipple Plug
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:14 am
I'm going to save me some time. All you have to do is see my last review for the O'Brien Whistle (1 head & 5 bodies). Then read below for the difference in appearance and voice. The rest of my impressions are the same.
I received basically the same soprano D whistle with the following differences:
Old whistle = copper fipple plug and un-plated body
New Whistle = Delrin fipple plug and nickel plated body
The whistles are nearly identical except for two things:
1. The appearance of the nickel plated body is very nice. I do like the look of the custom 2 tone whistle I had first, but this plated whistle looks really sharp too. Check out the pics;
2. The voices are very similar in character but for the following difference. The copper fipple plug gives the voice a bright sound - while the Delrin fipple plug gives the voice a smooth sound. Very different, yet very similar - both having a round, rich, and complex voice.
I had no idea that just a difference in fipple plug material could make such a difference in the voice. The sound samples on this page give a good feel of what the difference in fipple plug material does to the voice.
http://www.obrienwhistles.com/OBPWlisten.html
Here's the price page.
http://www.obrienwhistles.com/OBPWpricing.html
To be fair, David O'Brien liked the photos I took for the last review. I told him he could use the photos on his site. He sent a gift of a new whistle head with the Delrin fipple plug and a plated Sop D body in appreciation. I can't argue with that.
Here's the pics of the new beauty:
I received basically the same soprano D whistle with the following differences:
Old whistle = copper fipple plug and un-plated body
New Whistle = Delrin fipple plug and nickel plated body
The whistles are nearly identical except for two things:
1. The appearance of the nickel plated body is very nice. I do like the look of the custom 2 tone whistle I had first, but this plated whistle looks really sharp too. Check out the pics;
2. The voices are very similar in character but for the following difference. The copper fipple plug gives the voice a bright sound - while the Delrin fipple plug gives the voice a smooth sound. Very different, yet very similar - both having a round, rich, and complex voice.
I had no idea that just a difference in fipple plug material could make such a difference in the voice. The sound samples on this page give a good feel of what the difference in fipple plug material does to the voice.
http://www.obrienwhistles.com/OBPWlisten.html
Here's the price page.
http://www.obrienwhistles.com/OBPWpricing.html
To be fair, David O'Brien liked the photos I took for the last review. I told him he could use the photos on his site. He sent a gift of a new whistle head with the Delrin fipple plug and a plated Sop D body in appreciation. I can't argue with that.
Here's the pics of the new beauty: