generation seems to be a dirty word at the pubs I have been to though I am not sure why (libel warning). Wish you had asked about this a couple of days ago as I was in the 'dog and partridge' last night with some knowledgable whistle players. Myself I have Feadog (£3.50ish) but haven't tried much else. Last week a guy at the pub lent me a whistle to play along and all I noticed was that it was very heavy - found out later that it was a top end of the market Copeland (over $150). Wish he had let me play it sober and somewhere that I could hear myself!

I think to start with you should buy a clarke sweetone. If your friend takes to it then whistle collect-o-mania takes over!
Last night I had my eye on Brian Howard's Low D whistle.........
Roger