4 HOWARD LOW D WHISTLES - SOUND COMPARISON FEATURING MULTIPLE WHISTLE HEADS

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024

Комментарии • 47

  • @healingenso7923
    @healingenso7923 2 года назад +5

    Been playing the black silk, with Reed head for a few months now. I haven't thrown away my carbon fiber instruments. But they are on the back of the shelf now and they really don't compare well. The Reed head can be a little bit of a handful at times. But it's so expressive, every time I think about ordering another head, I just pick up my whistle and I'm happy with what I have.

  • @therayn0
    @therayn0 2 года назад +4

    Okay, this is it! I don't think I can resist the Low Whistles any longer...

  • @tonyspencer4072
    @tonyspencer4072 Год назад +1

    After watching your earlier whistle reviews, I bought a classic low D Howard Whistle in black in Dec 2020. They are great whistles and I still love playing it. Thanks for all your advice and inspiration.

  • @phildent8447
    @phildent8447 2 года назад +4

    Thank you Stephanie for a great review. Because of your first review of the Black Silk, I just took delivery of my Black Silk with a Balanced head. The tonal quality just blows me away. The next purchase will be the Reedy head once my fingers become accustomed to the larger holes. The customer service and shipping I experienced with Howard have been stellar.

    • @healingenso7923
      @healingenso7923 2 года назад +2

      I went straight for the Reed head, last week. Playing nothing else, right now.

    • @phildent8447
      @phildent8447 2 года назад +1

      @@healingenso7923 I now have a Reed Head and alternate between it and the Balanced Head. But my favorite is the Reed Head for it’s sound. I do find that the Balanced Head hits the hi-A & hi-B easier, but it is probably just me.

    • @healingenso7923
      @healingenso7923 2 года назад +1

      @@phildent8447 - Sorry for the lag. Yes, I was working on that last night. Slurring up to high A & B is easy and I have quite good volume control. But just trying to hit them directly is tough. Fortunately, most of what I play starts out lower and I creep up on those high notes :)

  • @purklang
    @purklang 2 года назад +1

    My favorite ist the black one only and the reed mouthpiece. Thanks.

    • @CutiepieTinWhistle
      @CutiepieTinWhistle  2 года назад

      I'm a fan of the Reed mouthpiece too! Really unique sound ❤️

  • @infour44
    @infour44 2 года назад +1

    I bought my Howard Low D after the first video. Delivered super quick to AU. Delighted! Exploring the Irish repertoire with alacrity.

    • @christophertsiliacos8958
      @christophertsiliacos8958 2 года назад +1

      "with alacrity" 😊 I see someone has been reading my prior comments. 👍😉 ♫

  • @ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524
    @ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 7 месяцев назад

    Amazing breakdown. So many subtle differences in the head design give such amazing tonal differences. Thank you.

  • @ConnorLowWhistle
    @ConnorLowWhistle Год назад +1

    ohh wow there made in sheffield my home city I'm buying one

  • @NonOtherThanJesse
    @NonOtherThanJesse 2 года назад +1

    Goodness how weird is this!
    Just last night i was looking over the Howard website and wondered how all the different heads might sound like, timing couldn't have been better haha!
    And they all sounds amazing!
    Thanks for the vid Steph!

  • @ah4furnishings348
    @ah4furnishings348 2 года назад +1

    Once again thank you for the detailed information and demonstration😊

  • @Cysubtor_8vb
    @Cysubtor_8vb 2 года назад +2

    I added an Howard Low D a little while ago and was recently pondering trying out the other heads yet couldn't find any sound samples for them other than your old vid on the prototypes I'd already seen. Good to hear how the final product sounds and that soft acoustic option is interesting.

  • @joniwilmoth5826
    @joniwilmoth5826 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for making whistle choices so much easier and for all of your wonderful videos. I'm leaning towards the nickel with the reed head and hope to buy that soon. I noticed that Amazon does not offer all three heads, so I'll purchase directly from Howard Music.

  • @justadjimmi6613
    @justadjimmi6613 2 года назад

    My first low whistle is a Howard that I purchased over 10 years ago. It sounds really great but has a few issues. I've purchased two other low whistles from different makers but overall still prefer my Howard.

  • @stephielulu9096
    @stephielulu9096 2 года назад

    Gorgeous whistles. If Lir don't make low whistles, I'll have to get some of these 🥰 Not long to 100k subs my fellow name sake whistler! 😃🎶

  • @samuelpaquet8260
    @samuelpaquet8260 Год назад

    Just ordered one! Can’t wait to try it! :-)

  • @nullifye7816
    @nullifye7816 2 года назад

    The "reed" heads are awesome, almost like some recorders. Very strong, clear, rounded tone.

  • @belhazardiman2294
    @belhazardiman2294 2 года назад +1

    I bought my first Howard whistle and it sounds beautiful. Thank you for the amazing review.
    I was wondering if you can play the Genshin Impact osts with that whistle, it would be amazing.

  • @linovinn7011
    @linovinn7011 2 года назад

    Black Diamond is my favourite whistle. It is the cleanest
    without Wind noise

  • @TheLabour25
    @TheLabour25 2 года назад +1

    Hi Stephanie, have you ever tried playing Schottische Fran Havero on the tin whistle? It's a great tune, would love to hear your take on it.

  • @Michajeru
    @Michajeru 2 года назад

    Thanks for a very interesting review.

  • @idraote
    @idraote 2 года назад

    The reed head is definitely my favourite.

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video

  • @Buffnerd_i
    @Buffnerd_i 2 года назад

    God i wish you could do World of Warcraft - Invincible!
    I tried making a tab sheet for this one but i'm so bad at it at the moment :D

  • @oKeegan
    @oKeegan 2 года назад

    Can you make a video with American native flutes? they sound also very nice

    • @CutiepieTinWhistle
      @CutiepieTinWhistle  2 года назад +1

      You can find some of my Native American Flute videos here:
      ruclips.net/user/CutiePiePipessearch?query=native%20american%20flute

  • @detenator890
    @detenator890 2 года назад

    Thank you for making this video, I always wanted to get a Howard. Which head and body combination would you say has the smoothest, most ocarina like sound? Cheers!

    • @CutiepieTinWhistle
      @CutiepieTinWhistle  2 года назад

      It's not really an ocarina sounding whistle...
      But the 'soft acoustic' balanced head is probably the best head to go for, probably with one if the black bodies for that teeny bit of extra thickness...

  • @toriajustice605
    @toriajustice605 4 месяца назад

    🖤

  • @luckybarrel7829
    @luckybarrel7829 2 года назад

    Yup I like the look of the brass and the nickle whistles better. It is interesting that there are different heads that provide different voicing, but their finish doesn't look good does it? Are there like loads of scratches on it right out of the box?
    And I remember in your Kilkenny high D whistle review the difference between the brass and the nickel was very clear and the brass was definitely producing a rounder nicer tone. Did you see any difference between the brass and the nickel here?
    Definitely a good choice tho. I was looking for a brass low D one since the only one on my radar so far was the aluminium chieftain one. The one in this vid is the only brass look in the lowD that I've encountered so far.

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 2 года назад

      Yikes I meant Killarney not Kilkenny. WTF is wrong with me.

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 2 года назад

      Lol the brass and the nickel are out of stock. Just my luck.

    • @CutiepieTinWhistle
      @CutiepieTinWhistle  2 года назад +3

      No they're not scratched at all 😊 nothing noticeable in the sound difference really, as it's mostly from the mouthpiece.

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 2 года назад

      @@CutiepieTinWhistle Ok, thanks

  • @shalomjj
    @shalomjj 2 года назад

    The new acoustic head sounds warmer

  • @birkins1
    @birkins1 2 года назад

    So I’ve ordered myself a high D and I can’t wait but I’m allready shopping for other keys. What would you recommend for a 2nd flute. A low D has lovely tone but a C or A might be more usfull in a musical sense aswell as having an additional scale set. Wondering what your thoughts are?

    • @CutiepieTinWhistle
      @CutiepieTinWhistle  2 года назад +1

      Bflat 😊 always sounds great. It's a little bit lower than a D but not so much that you need to learn Piper's grip yet 👍

    • @birkins1
      @birkins1 2 года назад

      Cheers for the reply Stephanie I’ll look into it ☺️👍

  • @finishutchison1518
    @finishutchison1518 2 года назад

    Can you interchange the heads on the whistles to other brand tin whistles?

    • @CutiepieTinWhistle
      @CutiepieTinWhistle  2 года назад +1

      I'm not sure. I guess you potentially could, if your other brand of whistle was the same diameter as the Howard whistle, but it would also really need to be the same length, as otherwise this would likely affect the tuning of the whistle too...

  • @shalomjj
    @shalomjj 2 года назад

    The new acoustic head sounds better. Warmer.

  • @barringtonwheater3118
    @barringtonwheater3118 Год назад

    You are indeed a 'cutie pie' but next time can we see your fingers when you play