The tuning and response of a whistle is a matter of taste. In contrast to the regular Every Whistles, the Walkabouts are in three parts! The tuning slide requires no cork grease. The instrument is easily cleaned with soap and water. Due to the curvature of the mouthpiece, very little moisture gets into the whistle. Regarding the tone ring developed by Carey Park, it not only regulates the loudness, but also the extra air pressure needed to jump to the higher octave. In terms of loudness, they move about in the middle realms, but are easy blowing instruments. Parks Every Whistles are particularly light tin whistles made of plastic with outstanding playability. The idea for this instrument came to Carey during a kayak camping trip on a small beach in the Florida Everglades. Please note, whilst we will endeavour to ship all orders immediately, bear in mind these are handcrafted instruments, made to order and some minor delays may occur.A great sounding, almost indestructible whistle, you can take with you anywhere. Featuring a warm balanced tone, excellent responsiveness and highly accurate tuning.Īlso available as a 3 whistle set with one headjoint and three separate bodies in the key of D, E and Eb.ģ0 Day Money Back Guarantee (For any reason, just send it back to us up to 30 days from when you receive the whistle). This whistle has been precisely engineered with a personal handcrafted touch. This has been a labour of love for John but in order to bring his concept from dream to reality he enlisted the expertise of his long time friend, musician, and instrument manufacturer, Paraic McNeela. He opted for the highly accurate ‘Equal Temperament’ tuning system which allows the individual player to push, pull and bend notes with the minimum of effort.
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One of the main reasons John felt it was important to develop the new range of whistles was to satisfy what he himself as a professional musician was looking for in terms of ‘tuning’. With this in mind, he developed his new range of Setanta whistles featuring a beautifully warm clear tone in all octaves, excellent responsiveness and exceptionally accurate tuning.
John felt it was time to produce a range of quality instruments specifically designed for the rigours of performing professionally across musical genres from céilí bands to orchestral work. John has spent numerous years playing whistles and uilleann pipes professionally on the road with Riverdance, Celtic Woman and Celtic Thunder, to name but a few. Setanta Whistles have been designed and produced in Dublin, Ireland, by John O’Brien ( ), marrying the latest in precision engineering with the personal handcrafted touch people have become accustomed to expect from top quality Irish brands. Its sound is also very well!" - Susann S. I‘m a flutist, baroque and early music, so I do like articulation and correct tuning. "Thank you for the low e whistle, I like it very much. Well done John O Brien and thank you!” - Pat Murray Excellent high quality instrument with all of the keys available to you at great price. The tone and tuning can be pushed pretty easily without 'breaking'.” - Greg Schnider “John O'Brien has really done his homework to produce a great easy-to-play all-rounder with excellent balance between octaves … I would say this is an excellent Low D” - Mikethebook “Wonderful product opens up a whole new world for tin whistle players. It has a very strong bottom D and is easy to play all the way up and above 2 octaves. The tone is amazing being mostly clear with some chiff. The tone holes are comfortable with no unreasonable stretches (for my hands). It is solidly made with a tuning slide standard - three o-rings. “I just received a low D a week ago and am extremely impressed with it so far. This includes professional whistle players John McSherry and Alan Doherty, who can been seen in the video below playing at the launch in Swords Church in County Dublin, leading John McSherry to proclaim “They play themselves!” This highly anticipated tuneable whistle had many of our foremost whistle players astounded by the tone, responsiveness and tuning across all three octaves. The Setanta Low Whistles Case is available to Buy Here Key Features of the Setanta Low Whistle in Eįipple and whistle body can also be purchased separately John is a perfectionist and will not let a whistle leave his workshop until it is the finest it can be. We'd ask you to please bear in mind that these are handcrafted, artisanal Irish whistles and waiting times may exceed the advertised length. Marrying the latest in precision engineering with a personal handcrafted touch, once you hear the Setanta Low Whistle you will have to have it! Whistle master, John O’Brien has collaborated with long-time friend Paraic McNeela of McNeela Instruments to produce this show-stopping low whistle.