Generation 700518 Boho Model Designer English Tin Penny Whistle in D Gift Pack (Paisley Black)

Just to make it clear from the start I'm certainly not an expert on the tin whistle I've only been playing a few weeks, but already have the bug and I am driving my family crazy playing every chance I get.When choosing my first whistle I like most people do, read reviews of all the cheaper whistles on Amazon and was put off Generation whistles by a lot of the mixed reviews they seem to get. I opted for a waltons and I must say I can't fault it. Christmas came and a family member gave me an Amazon gift card.Great I thought lets get some more whistles I bought a Waltons C and a Generation Bb. When I played the Generation Bb I loved it and decided to ignore the mixed reviews and go for a Generation D. I saw the Boho paisley green and had to have one.When I opened up the package and saw it in the box my first impression was how stunning this whistle looks, the on-line pictures don't really do this whistle justice, but what will it sound like? I played a verse of Spancil Hill (one of my favourite tunes) and heard that classic Generation sound, easily slipping into the top octave without the harsh sound many reviewers have talked about, my wife even remarked how nice it was! Strait away I was so glad I went for this whistle.The bottom line is if you are a whistle player you need to get this whistle.

Lovely.

I love it! Much warmer and cleaner sound than the nickel Generation I've got and the colours are beautiful. Glad I ignored the other review saying this was shrill, it's not at all. Wish more tin whistles came in such nice patterns. I absolutely love this whistle and can recommend Generation if you like a slightly smaller whistle with closer together finger holes.

Not happy with this penny whistle, a lot of squeaking and squealing out of it. Will be giving it to my granddaughter to annoy her mother who won't be pleased as she was a decent recorder player when she was younger.

The whistle arrived early and looks and sounds great.

What I kick, I thought, a paisley Generation whistle, and available in three colours! That raised a smile and I had to buy one. A warning though, as it does suffer some of the usual problems of inexpensive whistles like this, and Generation whistles in particular. There was a bit of sloppy casting of the plastic fipple head, 'flash', which can sometimes cause the whistle to sound harsh and uneven, but that can easily be cleaned up with the careful use of a sharp edge. It was also out of tune some, in this case the most jarring was a flat F#, likely just a little paint overspill, and also easily sorted, in this case a small round file. All that sorted, I was still in love with it and tempted to chase up two more, in blue and black, because I know it will raise smiles and even a laugh when I pull it out at a session. But now for another problem with this whistle, also not uncommon, the head/fipple was out of line with the body, the window offset with the finger holes by about a quarter of an inch. That too wasn't seen as a big problem. I'd easily corrected other whistles that had a similar problem, and in general the practice is to loosen the head anyway in order to have a little leeway in tuning. So, I 'gently' went about trying to loosen the head so I could center it. Using warm water to make this easier, to soften whatever glue they use, a towel around the head, it did eventually move, but not without damage. The head ended up with a significant crack in it and is now tightly held together with nylon tape. It plays well, flash removed, now in tune with itself, the head now moveable for a little light tuning with other instruments, but it should have never been such a pain in the backside to get it right for playing, and the tape around the head that now holds that huge crack together is a bit naff. Consequently the temptation to purchase two more has significantly been dampened... This is not the fault of the seller but of the company, Generation's sloppy manufacturing and lack of quality control...

My daughter loves this tin whistle. Very funky and really good sound quality.

This tin whistle looks lovely and feels great to play.

Sostituisco la recensione precedente, perchè pensavo fosse difettoso il flauto, invece ero veramente io a non essere capace! Il segreto sta nella diteggiatura, i fori non vanno coperti con il polpastrello ma con la parte piatta del dito, appena sotto il polpastrello, non mi chiedete cosa cambi, ma la differenza è abissale. Per il resto il tin whistle è proprio bello esteticamente, il suono continua a non soddisfarmi a pieno, ma con il tempo spero di migliorare.

El diseño es muy bonito y suena estupendamente. La única pega es que por la parte de detrás está levantada la pintura y con el uso puede seguir levantándose.

Joli whistle d'un vert beaucoup plus foncé que celui de la photo, je croyais qu'ils me l'avaient envoyé en noir. Très facile à jouer mais... il sonne faux. Le Ré de la première octave est beaucoup trop aigu alors que les autres notes sonnent juste et la deuxième octave se ballade du bémol au dièse. Impossible de corriger les écarts même en soufflant plus ou moins fort. Dommage, il a une tonalité agréable. Il faudrait essayer une bonne dizaine de ces whistles pour en trouver un juste vu qu'il n'est pas accordable. Mon Clarke Sweetone qui coûte moins cher sonne plus juste mais j'ai peut-être eu un coup de chance !

Beautiful and has good tone. Perfect to have laying around to play on St Patrick's Day

Die Tin Whistle ist aus der irischen Musik nicht wegzudenken, und ich habe auch zu irische Whistles gestestet, je eine von Feadog und eine von Waltons. Beide fand ich nicht überzeugend. Unter den massenproduzierten Whistles sind die von den britischen Herstellern Clarke und Generation einfach besser. Clarke macht konische Whistles, Generation zylindrische. Was man bevorzugt, ist Geschmackssache. Damit die Generation gut klingt, muss man allerdings gute Atemkontrolle und etwas Fingerspitzengefühl haben, sonst gibt es schneller falsche Töne als mit einer konischen Whistle, besonders bei den höheren Tönen. Die Whistles von Generation sind gut geeignet für irische Spieltechniken mit Schleifen (Slurring) und vom Dudelsackspiel inspirierten Verzierungen wie Cuts, Strikes, Rolls und Crans. Da geht einem bei einer Clarke vom ursprünglichen Typ (mit Holz im Mundstück) schneller die Puste aus. Wenn man "irisch" spielen will, ist daher entweder eine Clarke mit Kunststoffmundstück (Sweettone, Meg, Celtic Whistle) zu empfehlen, oder eben eine Generation. Whistles von Generation sind preiswert und für ein Massenprodukt absolut akzeptabel — sie haben nur einen Fehler. Sie sind in den Standardausführungen häßlich. Entweder Messing und knallrotes Plastikmundstück oder vernickelt und babyblaues Mundstück. Beides nicht besonders hübsch. Deshalb habe ich mich für diese Whistle im Paisley-Design entschieden — sieht einfach besser aus, und Klang und Ansprache sind nach wie vor okay.