Clarke SSBKD Pennywhistle Sweetone D-tuning, Black

I have a number of whistles (though I've only been playing a year) and this is very definitely my favourite of the high whistles. It is easy to play, very responsive, easy to switch between octaves, and the tone - especially in the second octave- is sweeter and much less shrill than my others (a Generation, a Parkes and a Waltons). It isn't the loudest, so probably not the best to play with other instruments unless you're using a microphone, but on the other hand that makes it much kinder to the neighbours when you're playing at home!I haven't checked the pitch with a tuner but it sounds reasonably in tune with itself, as far as whistles ever are. The 'D' sounds a little sharp, but liveable with. The cross fingered 'C' plays well as oxxooo or oxxoxx and I find half holing easy despite the small holes - I can actually manage to play in the key of 'F' on this D whistle. (though why I would want to I'm not sure.....)Some people don't like the ridge down the back -it was very obvious when I first picked it up but I didn't find it affected holding / playing it and I stopped noticing it within a couple of minutes.Arrived well packaged in corrugated cardboard, which is just as well because it's very lightweight - easy to carry around but I would guess vulnerable to getting dented.

Good solid starters whistle for very little money, looks good, and with a slight ridge on the bottom of the tube, it sits well and doesn't slide away from you when starting to learn the whistle.It arrived well packed. Arrived very very quickly. This company should teach customer service as I had ordered another one first and the order went slightly wrong. It happens! but the contact they did was second to none. quick, personal, options. and when sorted humor. Brilliant.

This was my first whistle and learnt to play on this. It has a nice tone and is not very expensive and a god whistle for anyone who wants to try a tin whistle. I have now moved on to a more expensive whistle but I still like to pick up and play my Clarke Sweetone D.

Should have been the first I bought.

I got this whistle at the same as the Clarke original tin whistle and much prefer this one. I'm a total beginner to the tin whistle but have played recorder when I was very little (would have no clue how to play now) and can play the ocarina a little bit, which uses the same fingering system.For whatever reason, this one sounds so much clearer than the original (more expensive) whistle. To me, the original sounds really breathy and is quieter than the sweetone.I prefer the way the original looks and the fact that they're still using the original design, but for whatever reason (probably the piece of wood used to create the sound in the original), my sweetone sounds a lot better than the original.Advantages of the original over this one - it looks better and includes information like a back story on the whistle and a fingering chart and tune sheet, but the sweetone sounds better to me.

Conflicting detail "with bag". Or "what's in the box ? Penny whistle" no bag received with my order have several Clarke whistles recently all came with bag

The good reviews from musicians on this page prompted me to choose this product over others on sale. I was not disappointed. I am a learner on the pennywhistle and was surprised to find the finger work was very similar to my childhood days of the recorder. I like the tone this produces and I like the tapered shape. It makes it much easier to work with the lower range.I think this pennywhistle also looks more professional than others on sale that are brass with coloured mouthpieces. With a good book, it only took me 30 minutes to get going and play my first tune. It's not screeching loud, so my neighbours are spared the noise of my practice. All in, my experience of this pennywhistle is a very good one and I would definitely recommend it.

This whistle has a lovely "sweetone", particularly in it's upper register. I bought it as a complete beginner and find it very easy to play. It's light and generally a pleasure (I haven't stopped playing it since I got it!)The only reason I gave it 4*s instead of 5 is that some fingerings (I think for the more advanced player) don't produce notes. And C is quite hard to play as sometimes the sound doesn't come out quite right. But as I said, this is a very reasonably priced, good quality instrument that I'd definitely recommend to anyone who would like to start playing the tin whistle!:)

It's okay. Has a nice sound, but it takes practice to blow consistently smooth tones. The Clarke Original is not only easier for beginners, but imo, better sounding and more versatile. If you want a louder whistle, then go for the Sweet Tone for sure. The Sweet Tone has the same metal ridge up along the back, which some people whine about for some reason, but I like it.

The high notes are screachy. It may just be me but transitioning from high octave to low octave is very hard and usually results in a squeak. Good for beginners but I'd say go for a better built one. Somethings just not right with this one.

Schöne, günstige Tin Whistle - gerade für den Anfang. Mit etwas Übung bekommt man wirklich schöne Töne aus ihr heraus und es ist eine Freude, sie zu spielen.Versand lief reibungslos und flott ab, Whistke kam im einwandfreien Zustand an!

Help. Why won't it make noise?