The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132775 Message #3005930
Posted By: SteveMansfield
13-Oct-10 - 08:27 AM
Thread Name: Advice on choosing Whistle
Subject: RE: Advice on choosing Whistle
It is, sadly, far too simplistic a statement to say that you get a 'clearer' sound from a wooden whistle than a metal one - some metal whistles are very clear-toned (my all-metal Harper high whistle is very clear-toned, for example, whereas Bleazley wooden whistles are very woody indeed!)
The advice I always give in these circumstances is the same -
Do some research on prices on websites etc;
Decide what your budget is (including how far over that budget you're prepared to go for that special instrument that is just right but slightly over the original price bracket);
Then take the instrument-player out shopping.
That way the player gets to choose the best whistle for them (because they'll be the one playing it), they get all the added fun of trying out the various types and makes your local whistle emporium has to offer, and you get both (a) the kudos of buying the whistle they really want, (b) some input into the process, and hopefully (c) the pleasure of listening to it for a long time afterwards.