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Clarke Celtic Tin Whistle - Key of D |  | Brand: Clarke
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $14.50
Buy New: $12.50
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 189
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 12.7 x 2.1 x 0.7
The Sweetone is one of the best whistles for a beginner - it is played very easily in the entire two octave range, and is capable of all the ornamentation that other whistles are. It is made by Clarke - a company that has been making whistles since 1843. The fipple (mouthpiece) was designed for Clarke by Michael Copeland. Mr. Copeland made the whistle that was played in the movie 'Titanic', and also is believed to have made the whistle that was played by Captain Picard on a few episodes of Star
MPN: CWD
EAN: 8774120003440
ASIN: B0002I8Y6W
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| ♦ | Tin Whistle - Key of D | | ♦ | Includes a Fingering Chart |
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Product Description
One cannot hear a slow air played with depth of feeling on a tin whistle by a true Celt without being drawn into, and sharing, the emotions expressed by the player. When Robert Clarke invented the Tin whistle in 1843, little did he know that it would become the perfect wind instrument to be played universally in all the Celtic lands. It can be heard in concert halls, broadcasts, churches and, above all, especially in Ireland, in the pubs. It is easy to play; inexpensive; and can be carried so as to be available for performances on all occasions. The Clarke Celtic Tin whistle in the Key of D comes with its own fingering chart and five traditional Celtic tunes, one each from Wales, Scotland and Brittany and two from Ireland. The whistle comes decorated with a Celtic Knot and is individually gift boxed.
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 The Best Whistle for Beginners! October 29, 2008
Buck Bauer (ELDERSBURG, MD USA)
53 out of 53 found this review helpful
I wrote to Clarke and they verified that this whistle is just their Sweetone model, with the added cost of a Celtic paint-job, a song sheet and a pretty box.
If this whistle becomes unavailable here, or if you'd like a different color, try to find a Sweetone elsewhere.
If you're a beginner, the Sweetone is the whistle for you. Music teachers have told me that there's nothing more frustrating for a beginning student than trying to make music on a poor quality instrument. This is a high quality instrument, at a relatively low price. It has three things going for it:
(1) It's in the key of D, the preferred key in traditional folk music. Also, length determines key, and the longer key-of-C whistle requires a wider stretch of the fingers to cover the holes, which players with small- to average-sized hands can find uncomfortable.
(2) Unlike other lower-priced whistles, it has a conical bore [tapered tube] rather than cylindrical bore [straight tube]. This gives it a more secure and consistent tone -- no squeaks, squawks, and honks on particular notes. I've thrown away more thin-metal straight-bore whistles than I've kept, because of "bad" notes. Buying them, it's luck-of-the draw -- you may get a good one, once in awhile. A great player can get a good sound out of a poor instrument -- master of the French horn Dennis Brain once famously got decent Mozart out of a garden hose -- but we are not at that level.
(3) Unlike its famous predecessor, the Clarke original, it has a plastic mouthpiece, so each Sweetone has the same tone quality. The Clarke original has a mouthpiece formed by hand, by wrapping tin around a wooden block, so some sound much better than others. This can be adjusted or corrected by an experienced player, by judicious bending of the metal, but we don't know how to do that successfully.
When you're a more confident player, you may want to try a Clarke original model. It has a different tone -- softer, sweeter, more "breathy." And it weighs less, making fast complex passages easier to play -- lets your fingers "fly." On the original, I can play Yankee Doodle start-to-finish in 10 seconds.
I learned to play using Bill Ochs' book "The Clarke Tin Whistle." The "Deluxe Edition," available from Amazon, comes with a CD. The excellent book begins by explaining musical notation, for the student who doesn't already read music, but that doesn't get in they way for those of us who already do. The CD follows the text step by step, including dozens of tunes, so you can actually hear the sounds that can come out of a Clarke tinwhistle in the hands of an expert. Something to aspire to!
Pretty, indeed. November 7, 2008
Tonya J G Ross (Washington)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I actually bought this tin whistle at a little roadside shop and proceded to annoy all the other passengers in the vehicle as I worked out the fingerings using the little chart provided!
As an experienced flute player I'd wanted a tin whistle for a long time, and this one is a very nice one indeed. It is of sturdy construction and is definitely prettier than those plain metal models (in my opinion anyway). I've had no problems with it: no squeaking of any kind. Overall, a very worthwhile purchase for any wind player.
Great Whistle January 28, 2009
M. Naylor
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am a beginner to the Tin Whistle, and only owned a Feadog before this one. The tone of this one is MUCH better. Easy to play, and has a pretty finish. This is the same whistle as the Clarke Sweetone, it just has a different paint job. After having looked at more reviews, the Sweetone is one of the most highly recommended whistles for beginners, as it is a high-quality, cheap instrument.
Definitely a good buy. June 4, 2009
C. Bailey (Washington D.C.)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I started to play the whistle just a few weeks ago and already have learned a good few songs. One of the key things to remember when you are beginning an instrument is to not get an instrument that discourages you from playing, because IT sounds bad.
With that in mind, this whistle is fantastic for beginners. It is the not a top-of-the-line whistle like you may want to get when you have some experience under your belt, but it is definitely a high quality whistle that's easy to play, and sounds good.
It's cheap, good quality, and it sounds really great. If you are interested in starting the tin whistle, or even just getting another whistle to your collection--this would be a great idea.
An Instrument of seduction. January 31, 2010
Wood Wren (U.S.A.)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The tone of this instrument is absolutely perfect; whimsical and clear. While I agree that this is the ideal whistle for the beginner, I must emphatically state that in the hands of the more experienced, it will produce some very sweet music. There is something magical and mystical about this instrument and you can feel it the first time it touches your lips.
I promise you that with a little effort, you will be able to melt many a heart.
The whistle (which as has been pointed out is merely a Sweetone with a fancy paint job) is as stated in the key of D which makes it ideal for someone with smaller hands and shorter fingers such as I am stuck with. The Key of C whistles are a bit of a stretch for me, particularly when I require fast finger movement.
Now it is quite helpful if you are able to read music, but I can assure you that many of my friends who cannot, find joy in playing this little thing; as much joy as I do.
The cost here is quite little to pay for something that can bring so much pleasure. This packs well in my camping gear and the sound it produces in the mountains when the mist starts flowing is enough to bring a tear to your eye and raise the hackles on the back of your neck.
Do yourself a favor and spring for the few bucks this is being offered for...I promise you that you will not be sorry. Hey, I can even get my sister crying with my rendition of some of the slower Celtic pieces I am able to produce and she is a pretty hard case by any standard.
Recommend you add this one to your plunder.
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