Sondery Irish Tin Whistle Key of D Made from Brass A Bright Brass Wind Type Sound Penny Whistle

I'm comparing these penny whistles to: Clarke original, Clarke Celtic, Generation, Feadog pro and Feadog Standard. I expected a much lower quality when I ordered these. I was very happy and impressed. First, the box they came in is the same quality as an iphone box. with good quality foam inserts for storage. The plastic the whistles are made of...it feels like good quality plastic, not cheap smooth flexible plastic. I don't really know how to describe the texture of them, but the result is that though the whistles are plastic, the sound coming forth is almost wood in nature. So, when I am playing a bright brass type melody, I use the metal whistles, but if I want a soft woody sound, I go for these. Another plus is that it is very easy and forgiving for creating sound. some whistles if you blow softly, you will get the wrong raspy tone, if you overblow and you are in the range between the first and second octave, you get a bit of a chaos sound. These whistles produce a very very constant tone and the finger holes are very easy to cover. Fingers don't slip around on the plastic. The plastic is...again, don't know how to describe it, but it has a grippy texture for your fingers. So this may be a pro in some cases and a con in others, but I really appreciated, when I first started playing...that my irregular unmeasured breath produced a constant tone from these whistles. Going into the second octave does not have that crazed sound in between, you are either in the second octave or your are not in it, it is a very sharp cutoff point. However if you want to vary the loudness of the tone by blowing softly or giving more air...These do not have a large range available. The whistle doesn't make sound if you blow too softly, once you blow hard enough to begin the resonance of the vibrating column of air, the whistle makes a constant nice sounding woody tone even if you are not blowing with a constant air pressure. Very very forgiving for a beginner. But if you want to vary the tone, there is a very very narrow range. Which...is good for some songs but not good in others. Hitting the second octave, immediate, easy, and has the same good quality sound in the second octave. The 2nd octave is not ear-piercingly screechy, they have the same nice woody sound as the lower octave. I have 'tweeked' some of my other whistles. (putting putty in the headpiece to dampen the screech) but tweeking these absolutely unnecessary, they are great out of the box. The only thing I don't like about these is the length of the piece where you put your lips. The headpiece is roughly the same shape that you would find on a recorder. Since these were my first tin whistles, I thought nothing of it, but after having played other types. I'm rather fond of a bit longer head piece. But...This might have something to do with the sound quality, not sure of that bit. The length of the headpiece does not in anyway affect the play, just a personal preference. But thought to mention it. Overall I highly recommend this. Since the kit came with a D and C whistle, I can play in the keys of F, C, G, and D and the associated minor keys. (If you are new to the tin whistle, it is very easy to play the 7 notes of the key in 2 octaves, but you can also flat the 7th or sharp the 5th very very easily without having to half-cover holes.

These are fantastic. The only comparison I have is a $5 whistle I got at a toy store and a Sweetone. It has a much fuller tone compared to the other two. Also had a much easier time playing quieter and hitting higher octaves. I was able to hit a third octave on the lower two notes as well. Edit: just found out that this is a 2 piece so you can actually tune these a little and it'll make it a lot easier to clean. Legit blown away how how good these are at the price. The C and D are great. You will need better breath control for the lower notes. Especially on the C whistle, you almost have to just breath into it instead of blowing or it'll go to the 2nd or 3rd octave.

A nice looking tin whistle. The first one of plastic in my collection. Because of that I was a bit skeptical at first, but I tried it, and it sounds good. The tone is clean and can compete with even some of more expensive whistles. I like the adjustable heads - gives a bit of freedom for fine tuning. It can work fine for the beginners. It doesn't require high air pressure to play, and going to the second octave is easy. Slightly out of tune in the default head position - but again, it's adjustable, so you can fine-tune it. So far - thumbs up. A good addition to my collection.

very good! some of the best pennywhistles I've played. Well made, tunable, in tune very responsive, wish they made more keys in this style. One of the easiest to start on with a very nice tone.

I like them much more than some ABS Woodi simulated wood whistles that I had a while back which was also a C/D combo. The simulated wood just looked kind of cheap to me. The grain was overly exaggerated on them and they didn't really look like wood at all in my opinion. Can't really complain for about $18 though. These are more in the $24 range, but well worth it. Anyway, these look much nicer and sound more lively than the Woodi for the few dollars more. I really like the little gold ring around the bottom that finishes off the tip nicely. It just looks more classy than your typical straight cut pipe. The transition between octaves seems a little bit easier on these than the Woodi for some reason. The only thing I don't like about these is the fact that they don't come with a dual whistle zipper case like the Woodi (now Smartwoodi I believe) set did. That was a really nice touch having a nice zipper case to go with them. They do however come in a nice box, but the box isn't practical to haul around with you everywhere. It is nice to store them around the house though. I think I'm going to be searching for a Woodi case for them. It's nice that these also came with spare o-rings should you need them for the mouthpiece. As far as Irish whistles go, from what I've seen, I think I would recommend these over any of the others, especially for the reasonable price. You get a lot more here for your money, particularly with these aluminum ones with the nice textured matt finish and gold end rings. I wouldn't even bother with the ABS. They just seem cheap to me, and they're not as loud.

We bought these for myself daughter. She plays flute and loves trying new things. She was very pleased with them and plays around with the sounds figuring out how to get it where she needs them. They are well made and the sound is doable. Great purchase for any musician wanting to try something new.

お値段以上です。 高音も出しやすく、音色もまずまずキレイです。ただこの値段なら本当5つ星です。でもこのホイッスルが5万円なら星一つです。値段のわりには良く出来ていると思います。

Prezzo imbattibile per due whistle ben fatti. Sono di metallo piuttosto spesso (niente a che fare con i veri 'tin' whistle), con un volume piuttosto basso sull'ottava più grave. Ma la sorpresa è il registro alto: pochissimi overtone perché, a differenza di altri marchi più diffusi, qui la camera dell'imboccatura non presenta cavità traditrici. Il suono è piacevolissimo, e lo strumento è bene intonato: anche se condivido l'opinione di chi lamenta un becco un po' corto - caratteristica comunque condivisa con molti modelli blasonati. Certo, il fatto che siano piuttosto pesanti e scivolosi (la superficie è opaca) sulle prime rende un po' difficile maneggiarli. Ma il tutto è compensato da un altro aspetto molto positivo, non dichiarato nella descrizione: i due whistle sono di fatto accordabili, perché l'imboccatura in plastica è sì fissata al corpo in metallo, ma tirando un poco si sfila quel tanto che serve a regolare l'intonazione (che così com'è, estraendo lo strumento dalla scatola, è leggermente crescente: bene così). Completa il tutto una scatola a prova di bomba con alloggiamento in gommapiuma. Per questo prezzo, incredibile.

Good for beginners

De twee zilverkleurige mat glanzende fluiten die ik heb ontvangen zijn beiden gemaakt van bijna 2 mm. dik metaal, met een mooie gouden ring aan het uiteinde. De plastic mondstukken zitten vast op de buis en geleiden de lucht zeer nauwkeurig langs het "mes" van de wervelopening die de lucht in werveling brengt. In vergelijk met een klassieke Clarke tin whistle is het geluid opener door de rechte buis. Ik moet weer even opnieuw wennen aan de vingerzettingen. Het volume is ook iets hoger, maar de basisademhaling, waarbij je voor de lagere tonen wat zachter uit moet ademen omdat je anders gelijk overstuur krijgt is voor beide merken hetzelfde. Mogelijk dat het door de afwerking van de matglanzende buis komt, maar de Sondery fluiten voegen een aangename fluwelen textuur toe aan de toon. Ik moet nog even wennen aan de nieuwe fluiten, maar ik heb wel het idee dat als je wat dikkere vingerkussentjes hebt, dat dat bij deze fluiten het spelen wat eenvoudiger maakt. Anders dan dat gewoon heel rustig leren uitademen voor het basisgeluid. Als je harder blaast moet je per toon leren vaststellen hoe hard je moet blazen, om ook in hogere octaven te kunnen spelen. Dit vergt zeer veel oefening, denk ik. Er worden ook nog vier losse elastiekjes in een zakje bij geleverd van ongeveer 7 mm. in diameter. Ik moet nog opzoeken wat hier de bedoeling van is. Al met al wordt het zeer mooi gefabriceerd in een mooie doos met stevig geheugenschuim aan de binnenkant geleverd en een mooi stofwerend velletje transparant papier met de beide fluiten erop afgebeeld, voor als u de fluiten even af wilt dekken, maar de doos openlaat.

Sehr schöne Irische Pfeife – auch für Anfänger überzeugend Ich kann die Sondery Irische Pfeife noch nicht spielen, aber aus meiner bisherigen Sicht ist alles absolut super. Die Pfeife kam in einer sehr schönen und hochwertigen Verpackung an. Die Verarbeitung ist sehr gut und die Qualität macht einen hervorragenden Eindruck. Alles wirkt stabil, sauber verarbeitet und wertig. Auch optisch gefällt mir die Pfeife sehr. Für Einsteiger wie mich macht das Produkt einen wirklich positiven ersten Eindruck. Klare Kaufempfehlung!