I used to take with me in the car for noodling and practicing, but it has since been replaced by the DX-Trad.Whistles come in a variety of different keys. It's a shame that I really can't play it with anyone else. I like the way it sounds, and the way it plays. SummaryĮxcept for the intonation problems, this is a fun little whistle. Even a low breeze will cut this whistle out if it hits it at the right angle. This is a very easy playing whistle, and it's a good "blow and go" instrument that doesn't take much thought about pressure.Ĭlogging: I never experienced any clogging issues with this whistle, which is a relative rarity. Takes less pressure than a sweetone, plays easily and jumps the octave without too much effort. I don't find myself running out of breath more quickly on this whistle.Īir pressure requirements: Low. The holes are fairly evenly spaced, whithout too much variance in spacing between them.Īir volume requirements: Average. The F# hole is a little small compared to some whistles, but this didn't present a problem for me. Hole size and placement: The holes are well-shaped and centered on body on this whistle. Considering this is a quiet-ish whistle, that worked for me, since you couldn't really hear the first octave in the loud session I play in, but I don't like that solution very much.Ĭ-natural: Set to the best compromise I could come up with on the intonation between octaves, OXXOOO was extremely flat, around 45 cents. If I bring it in tune in the 2nd octave, the first is flat. Beyond looking at the tuner, I take the whistles I review to session, and this one definitely is off from everyone else when I'm in the second octave. I've spent about 3 weeks adjusting the tuning slide and trying different breathing techniques. The second octave is sharp compared to the first, by about 20 cents. Tuning: Unfortunately, this Dixon has some problems with intonation. I was able to play as quickly as I cared to with this whistle. It was a challenge to get the first octave loud enough in the recording without too much clipping in the second octave (which occurs when the volume input goes into the red) The second octave is easily twice as loud as the first. Perhaps a touch quieter than a Sweetone or a Generation. The second octave D is a bit chiffy when played with all fingers down, but not nearly as chiffy when the top hole is vented. You can induce some start-of-note chiff if you attack the notes a little aggressively. Your browser does Not support the HTML5 audio element. Playing Characteristics Sound clips of the whistle:
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I wish I knew how to take better pictures of dark whistles like this. I really need to take some photography lessons or something. The head piece inserts into the body piece, rather than the other way around.Ī shot at the end of the whistle, showing the last three holes.Īs it was stamped into the black tuning slide, it took me a number of shots before I got a picture of Tony's logo that was even this good. The tuning slide on this whistle is very much like the slide on the SZBE whistle I recently reviewed. You can see it here it's the nearly-triangulary shiny area. As you can see, the beak of the whistle is a little stubby compared to mass-produced plastic-headed whistles, which is true of most high-end instruments I've reviewed (though not all)ĭixon's have a neat semi-flattened top on their mouthpiece that I haven't seen on other whistles. As near as I can tell, the fipple is ABS plastic, too. Here's another angle on the mouthpiece, showing the fipple area. Here's a close-up of the mouthpiece, which is made of ABS plastic.
Price at Time of Review (in US Dollars unless otherwise noted) High whistles can be had in keys E through C, and low whistles F through C. Tony Dixon offers flutes and whistles in a wide variety of materials such as ABS, Polymer, Brass, and aluminum. A lot of people swear by them, so I was glad to get my hands on one to give it a whirl. They usually come up in messageboard discussions when someone asks about a cheap durable instrument. I've heard about Tony Dixon's instruments for a number of years.
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