The Medusa Fora

Niall wrote:

ianms wrote:i have two that i'd recommend above all else - michael burke's whistles and a fellow named john sindt's. burke's are a more copeland esque purer sound and are just gorgeous. sindt's on the other hand, are like a professional low-end whistle - which is a good thing. they have great chiff and a real lively little feel. apparently they may also be the new whistle of choice for mary bergin of feadoga stain repute...

that sounds impressive but what exactly does it mean in english?

yes i totaly argrre im stupid and i am fluent in gibberish and even i didnt understand that and im usually the one who speaks a load of gibberish but hey

okay, there is a fellow named michael copeland who makes what some people regard as the finest whistles. they are fantastic, and not cheap. not cheap at all. their sound is very pure and flute-like, which is to their credit. now michael burke offers his own whistles which are expensive but not as much as the copelands, but fantastic as well. they have this more flute-ish tone. there is another direction in whistles though that one may go in - and that is not necessarily towards the flute sound but towards the slightly more shrill, more eccentric cheap whistle (feadog, generation, etc). as the tin whistle is primarily thought of as a cheap instrument - penny whistle - there is an attractive quality to a whistle that feels a little dangerous to play, that basically becomes complex because of its simplicity. so that is why many of the best players around the world have always opted for the cheapest whistles. they like this "chiff", the sort of quirky responsiveness (though hard to put to words) that the low-end whistles have. for this reason, the sindt is a tremendous hand-made whistle because it sort of manages to be a more expensive low-end whistle. why not just buy a cheap one then? many would agree, but the sindt is a very well-tooled machine; i love it; and it just plays with more pop than any of my true low-end whistles while maintaining that certain character.


oh yea, and mary bergin is one of the great whistle players who had always stuck to low-end whistles but has apparently gone for this sindt whistle

ianms wrote:okay, there is a fellow named michael copeland who makes what some people regard as the finest whistles. they are fantastic, and not cheap. not cheap at all. their sound is very pure and flute-like, which is to their credit. now michael burke offers his own whistles which are expensive but not as much as the copelands, but fantastic as well. they have this more flute-ish tone. there is another direction in whistles though that one may go in - and that is not necessarily towards the flute sound but towards the slightly more shrill, more eccentric cheap whistle (feadog, generation, etc). as the tin whistle is primarily thought of as a cheap instrument - penny whistle - there is an attractive quality to a whistle that feels a little dangerous to play, that basically becomes complex because of its simplicity. so that is why many of the best players around the world have always opted for the cheapest whistles. they like this "chiff", the sort of quirky responsiveness (though hard to put to words) that the low-end whistles have. for this reason, the sindt is a tremendous hand-made whistle because it sort of manages to be a more expensive low-end whistle. why not just buy a cheap one then? many would agree, but the sindt is a very well-tooled machine; i love it; and it just plays with more pop than any of my true low-end whistles while maintaining that certain character.


oh yea, and mary bergin is one of the great whistle players who had always stuck to low-end whistles but has apparently gone for this sindt whistle

ah, cheers mate

you're more than welcome!

wow, even I understood that!
Thanks, ianms

ianms wrote:okay, there is a fellow named michael copeland who makes what some people regard as the finest whistles. they are fantastic, and not cheap. not cheap at all. their sound is very pure and flute-like, which is to their credit. now michael burke offers his own whistles which are expensive but not as much as the copelands, but fantastic as well. they have this more flute-ish tone. there is another direction in whistles though that one may go in - and that is not necessarily towards the flute sound but towards the slightly more shrill, more eccentric cheap whistle (feadog, generation, etc). as the tin whistle is primarily thought of as a cheap instrument - penny whistle - there is an attractive quality to a whistle that feels a little dangerous to play, that basically becomes complex because of its simplicity. so that is why many of the best players around the world have always opted for the cheapest whistles. they like this "chiff", the sort of quirky responsiveness (though hard to put to words) that the low-end whistles have. for this reason, the sindt is a tremendous hand-made whistle because it sort of manages to be a more expensive low-end whistle. why not just buy a cheap one then? many would agree, but the sindt is a very well-tooled machine; i love it; and it just plays with more pop than any of my true low-end whistles while maintaining that certain character.


oh yea, and mary bergin is one of the great whistle players who had always stuck to low-end whistles but has apparently gone for this sindt whistle

oooooooohh ok it had troble reading thqt cos i have a pounding head ache plus i was being distracted it took me 15 attempts to read it and im feeling ill waaaa i hope i feel better tomorrow cos its my birthday and im iviteing u all ova to party spider get ova to mine and have sum fun WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *cough* erm i mean its my birth day tomorrow and i might be on the comp im not sure but it wud be awsome if i got wished a happy bday frm u guys ur loy are awsome woot im hypa and ill and wow theres a oh its a dog

happy birthday but i doubt spider would go to many peoples 13th birthdays

Niall wrote:happy birthday but i doubt spider would go to many peoples 13th birthdays

im 15 not 13 ok 15 theres a differnce there im 15 ok and im a bit achey at the mo cos my tendinitus is fucking killing my knee well thanxs ur sayimg happy birth day

Yes, Happy Birthday little fishy. One piece of advice - this thread is about learning to play the tin whistle - discussions of your birthday fun should be had in the Misc forum up the top, OK? Have a great day.

Fintan wrote:Yes, Happy Birthday little fishy. One piece of advice - this thread is about learning to play the tin whistle - discussions of your birthday fun should be had in the Misc forum up the top, OK? Have a great day.

thank u very much and im sorry i didnt know about the misc forum but i will look in to it ok

go_go_fishy_power_07 wrote:

Niall wrote:happy birthday but i doubt spider would go to many peoples 13th birthdays

im 15 not 13 ok 15 theres a differnce there im 15 ok and im a bit achey at the mo cos my tendinitus is fucking killing my knee well thanxs ur sayimg happy birth day

i was keeping you going bout your text speak. again happy birthday

Happy Birthday Go Go Fishy Power 07 and feel free to talk about anything you want here. Exclusiveness sucks.

pogues Whistle Player wrote:Happy Birthday Go Go Fishy Power 07 and feel free to talk about anything you want here. Exclusiveness sucks.

yes, it does indeed. fishy, dont mind us older and "wiser" people ribbin you about your text speak, its just because were too lod to know what your on about. though im not that much older than you

im back frm my holiday woot it rocked i met this guy who plays tin whistle and he played a song for my cos it was my bday woot

go_go_fishy_power_07 wrote:im back frm my holiday woot it rocked i met this guy who plays tin whistle and he played a song for my cos it was my bday woot

Cool . What was the song? Where'd ye go? I hope you had a good one...sounds like it.