Feadog IW10 Brass D Whistle, FW01, One Size

I purchased these for a pennywhistle class that I taught. I bought a few whistles that were in the same price range, and selected the Feadog ones after testing them out. While they aren't very expensive, I was impressed by the tone the Feadog whistles had. They were not too shrill, while being easy blowing. You didn't have to expend a lot of breath to get nice sound out of them. We had people in the class who had a wide range of musical experience - those who had never played an instrument to highly experienced musicians. And ALL of them were able to pick these up and start making music quickly. If I teach this class again, I will buy the Feadog whistles again.

This magnificent little D whistle made by Feadog of Ireland is a brilliant whistle to either get started with or to play on professionally. Although its clarity of tone is less than perfect (especially on the high register) it has a pretty concentrated, traditional sound. Regarding it's tuning, it is very well in tune with itself. Being a non-tunable whistle, you may have a little difficulty playing with other D or G instruments, but I am not entirely sure as I have not tried playing it with other people. In terms of durability I can safely tell you it will definitely be able to take a beating due to its simple and solid structure. Overall it is a nice little instrument, nice if you just want a cheap one to see how you like them, but also great for professional players.

This is a good tin whistle, I like the way it sounds as well as its color. Even though its simple with only six holes its still a real instrument and practice is need to really reach its potential. What I mean by that is if you haven't played a wind instrument before (myself not having play one since 1st grade music class on the recorder) your gonna have to learn how to use different types of breaths to play it well. Its not very hard, just its not blow anyway you want and move your fingers and it sounds as if your a professional there is more to it then that. Its a solid whistle, doesn't feel cheap and the fipple feels very secure, it has moved or felt loose at all. The brass on mine has started to wear off slightly on the bottom where my thumbs rest also on the holes, but that's just from playing it so much not any fault of the whistle quality in my opinion. The whistle came with instructions on how to play it and in the instructions is three finger charts for some simple songs to play. Only reason I'm giving it four and not five stars is the price. Its not expensive just it cost almost as much as the Feadog Pro D whistle which is made from nickle not brass like this one, is thicker and suppose to have a richer sound. I think it should cost less being one of Feadog's entry level whistle in comparisons to the Pro D's. I would still recommend this whistle I like it a lot and by no means is it bad its really good just you might want to get the Pro D since its almost the same price at the time of writing this.

The Irish whistle arrived a day before the first expected delivery date without incident. It is a musical instrument in the true sense of the words. Even though it has only six tone holes, like the Native American flute (which requires no embouchure), the Irish whistle plays more like the soprano recorder, even though the recorder has more tone holes. Like the soprano recorder, the Irish whistle requires a fair amount of embouchure to play it correctly. If you can play the recorder, you’ll be able to transition with relative ease into the Irish whistle. There are a few caveats, among them: The Irish whistle has a limited number of notes in which to play. They are the natural C, D, E, G, A, B, C# (Db). F# (Gb). Surprisingly, the fingering for the Irish whistle and the recorder is the same for the natural notes: A, B, (lower D), E and G. You clear the condensation from the Irish whistle the same way you do for the recorder. The soprano recorder cleaning brush is a little too big for the Irish whistle. As to rate it: for how it plays and for what I paid, I give the Feadog Irish Whistle five out of five stars. The Feadog Irish Whistle does not come with a case or cover, other than the plastic packaging as shown in the photo.

I bought this tin whistle as part of my experiment with wide bore and narrow bore instruments. This happens to be a narrow bore whistle as its tone is rather bright and sharp. I thought my Clarke Celtic D whistle was a narrow bore because of the tapered shape, but apparently that doesn't define the bore category. The Clarke whistle has a wider bore at the mouthpiece and it tapers toward the bottom, so the tone is rather rich and smooth and I read that the tapered shape helps reduce raspy sounds. This whistle isn't bad, but it does have some flaws. I found that the low D, low Cb, and high G tend to sound raspy; the high G being the most noticeable out of the three. Not sure if it differs from whistle to whistle on the production line, but this is my experience.

This is not my first tin whistle, but I'm hardly experienced. I bought my first tin whistle (a Clarke) a couple years ago to fiddle to compliment bagpipe practice. The Clarke was quite airy and quiet. Beautiful, but a bit difficult for a beginner. This Feadog on the other hand is much nicer and easier. Nice and loud and doesn't require as much focus on air control. MAy not be the best, but certainly a good choice for beginners.

I am a lifelong wind player but have never played the tin whistle. It is fun! The lack of an octave key takes getting used to, but it is not difficult. The quality of this whistle is awesome. Pleasant tone, not airy, and not too loud, especially in the lower octave. I highly recommend it.

I stink at musical instruments but took up the tin whistle because I love Irish music and have a fondness for the sound of this instrument. I'm driving my husband crazy with all my squeaks and Mary Had a Little Lamb playing over and over again but really am enjoying it and hope that I soon will get better and can move onto something more exciting then something a six year old can play. It is rated as one of the best beginner tin whistles. I ordered the Clark also but prefer the Feadog. I think it has a better sound to it overall than the Clark does. Since I love anything Irish I really like that it was made in Ireland and is the preferred whistle of Irish people.