922D Irish Whistle in D - Black

I have tried three budget whistles. My first was the budget dixon - that looks, feels and sounds like a plastic toy to me. I hated it immediately and returned it the same day. The second whistle, for a third of the price of the budget dixon, was the budget brass feadog - I still have this. That plays sharp, is not tunable, and either screeches or breaks on any note above second octave A, but still a good little whistle for the cheap price. This recorder workshop whistle is the cheapest whistle I've bought so far - it's slightly fatter than both the dixon and feadog, so more comfortable to hold, sounds smoother, is louder (but not too much) and it's even tunable! I'm so happy I can't stop playing it. Having said that, it suffers from shrillness once you hit second octave G and above, such a pity because the lower octave is a joy and super easy to play. I would recommend to anyone starting out on the tin whistle.

This is for the recorder workshop tin whistle, which is plastic and comes in two parts. This is actually handy for tuning it if you need to. There is a finger chart that comes with it. I took it out of the packet because it kept going far down and getting stuck inside. That was kind of annoying but not a deal breaker I wasn't using it anyway. You can find finger charts online if you need one and usually in beginner tin whistle books anyway. I've found after awhile of playing you get spit buildup and it breaks the sound of the instrument. Abit annoying all you can do is do the shake to remove excess spit, and give it a clean gently with a recorder cleaning stick. It's not just for this instrument, it happens in general to all recorders etc. This is my first tin whistle that I've ever bought so can't make any comparisons with other whistles. I've made alittle video of me playing very badly but it gives you an idea of the sound. I cut the video short because I messed up the fingering at the end, but I hope there's enough there to get an idea. The tune I played was from the book Irish Songs for tin whistle by Thomas Balinger which I recommend as a beginner/intermediate player. All the tunes are for the whistle in D which this one is of course! For me as a beginner and wanting something cheap and cheerful to learn on its perfect for the price. I like the design and as its plastic it just feels like a recorder to me. For £5.99 it's worth it. I would definitely buy it again if and when this whistle fails me and needs replacing.

It's very good for the price, works pretty well and is definitely a loud session whistle. I've tweaked mine in two ways: - I wrapped a couple of winds of plumbers' tape around the joint, which I think has made it easier to stay in the right octave - I used a small diamond file to trim bits of flashing on each side of the window. I think that has also made the whistle more controllable

I have the D version. This is without doubt an absolute bargain. To put this in context I already own a few beginners recommended whistles all in D, e.g. Feadog, Clarke Sweetone, Dixon DX001. This one is louder than all the others with a good tone and tuneable. It certainly takes more breath to get into the higher octave, whereas the others take very little breath, but they also require more control to stop them from squeaking. I’d say that this is more beginner friendly, and you would be easily heard if you decided to take it to a session. Recommended.

A cheap version of the famous Susato whistle....a clone.. it's a good learner whistle but a poor clone. Suspect in higher second octave, tends to squeal, the mouthpiece needs tweaked to bring it down to a more rounded sound..Good value for the money though, a good practice whistle.. leave it at that..

This whistle takes a little more air and heat than others and first impressions were not great. Persevering for 5 minutes was a bit of a revelation. The higher octave is more challenging than some other whistles but this can be easily mastered. High A and B need a bit more work to get the best out of it but the end result sounds nice once it's warmed up. The tone is on the mellow side and pleasing. The volume is bold, and some dearer whistles can be a bit thin in this respect. A good whistle to have handy for practising. You can't go wrong for the few bob it costs.

Wow! Blimey! and Gadzooks! I'm really pleased I read the reviews from the previous purchasers of this Recorder Workshop Irish Whistle in D. I'm reluctant to say too much in case there is a run on these instruments that would push the price right up, however, I'm delighted with my purchase. The quality is excellent and the tone is beautiful to my ears. I'm not a highly skilled player by any means and I've only owned Generation, Feadog and Feadog Pro in the past so there are bound to be holes in my knowledge and competency but after only playing for a few minutes I feel this is going to allow me to get to the next level slightly easier. I've looked at some of those more expensive and even the extremely expensive models on various sites and couldn't work out why they commanded such a high price. For the very low price of £5.50 plus P&P I was daft to sleep on it before deciding to buy. The black matt finish is brilliant and not slippery plus the wide bore of the whistle makes handling and fingering a little more comfortable for me. You'll be mad to miss out on this incredible value for money bargain.

This is a pretty good whistle, nice tone and feels comfortable to play. It's a sort of copy of a very expensive whistle and although it doesn't have the tone and timbre of the expensive version, it is still amongst the better whistles I've used, and it's a very good price.