Durham Rangers - on a Shaw Low Whistle in D (The very beginning!)

The "graveyard" version of Durham Rangers LOL! See me struggle with the Shaw low whistle. I bought a high and a low whistle by Shaw and the low one really turned out to be a mistake. It takes a LOT of wind/air to make it sound good in the upper region and is a difficult whistle to start with.
On the other hand I DO love the breathy sound which is caracteristic for the Shaw and I've heard it play by a good player which makes all the difference.

So I dedcided to give it a fair chance. Looking at it is not gonna solve the problem LOL! I can always buy another one when I am really fed up with this one.

So there is a lot of breathing in the wrong places here but the only thing I've tried was to make it sound as clear as possible for I am still having troubles covering the holes completely.

Thanks for watching!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Tin
• whistle
• Low
• Whistle
• Shaw
• Ireland
• England
• Folksong

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

I don't like much the tone of this whistle... the ones I make are better, in my opinion

[incognitoXL]

@BlackFolkAndPiano I don't like this whistle too, so I switched to a Tony Dixon :-)

[heartywhistler]

thanks for posting this video - i've never heard a shaw whistle before. i have read that the shaw low d whistles require A LOT of air.. would you agree? Do shaw whistles have a seam down the back like clarke whistles? what other low D whistles do you have?

[incognitoXL]

Yes, the Shaw whistles require a lot of air! I don't own any other low whistles yet because I just started, but I have my eye on a Tony Dixon :^)

The Shaw whistles have indeed a seam down the back.

[Nucdatrutn]

I really like the Shaw low d. It has a very bright and airy sound, almost like a flute. And they`re quite cheap. But it seems not many people use them?

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

@incognitoXL you should try one of my whistles ;) they sound really great... they have a good volume, a wonderful tone, they are tuneable and the volume is adjustable..Dixon metal whistles are great, and also plastic low whistles and flutes are good, but the plastic sound doesn't compete with tone of metal whistles...

[incognitoXL]

Hi lynk89! It seems that our problems with the low Shaw whistle are common ones. I have been told they need more air than other brands, they also have a special sound, which I like very much. I do play a normal Shaw and that works better for me. I didn't make it on the low Shaw after all and changed to a Tony Dixon low D instead ... a LOT easier for it needs less air.

[incognitoXL]

Yes I did but they are a bit too expensive for now so i bought a Tony Dixon instead.

That's a nice whistle if you consider the price ofcourse!

[heartywhistler]

i'll post a short review/demo of a dixon alloy/polymer whistle i got, and kept only a few days.. you can find MANY people on youtube playing the all polymer model, but not many playing the alloy model.. the polymer sounds better, at least on this site. Have you checked out Elfsong whistles? I'm also curious about whistles made by Burke, Ian Lambe, and Reviol.

[incognitoXL]

Ja, ik ben heel benieuwd wat er van deze sound te maken valt op mijn nieuwe recorder. Alle mensen die ik hoor spelen met een beetje reverb klinken onwijs gaaf!

[Passievoormuziek]

Mooi geluid, zo'n low wistle. En weer lekker soepel gespeeld.