Been playing the black silk, with Reed head for a few months now. I haven't thrown away my carbon fiber instruments. But they are on the back of the shelf now and they really don't compare well. The Reed head can be a little bit of a handful at times. But it's so expressive, every time I think about ordering another head, I just pick up my whistle and I'm happy with what I have.
After watching your earlier whistle reviews, I bought a classic low D Howard Whistle in black in Dec 2020. They are great whistles and I still love playing it. Thanks for all your advice and inspiration.
Thank you Stephanie for a great review. Because of your first review of the Black Silk, I just took delivery of my Black Silk with a Balanced head. The tonal quality just blows me away. The next purchase will be the Reedy head once my fingers become accustomed to the larger holes. The customer service and shipping I experienced with Howard have been stellar.
@@healingenso7923 I now have a Reed Head and alternate between it and the Balanced Head. But my favorite is the Reed Head for it’s sound. I do find that the Balanced Head hits the hi-A & hi-B easier, but it is probably just me.
@@phildent8447 - Sorry for the lag. Yes, I was working on that last night. Slurring up to high A & B is easy and I have quite good volume control. But just trying to hit them directly is tough. Fortunately, most of what I play starts out lower and I creep up on those high notes :)
Goodness how weird is this! Just last night i was looking over the Howard website and wondered how all the different heads might sound like, timing couldn't have been better haha! And they all sounds amazing! Thanks for the vid Steph!
I added an Howard Low D a little while ago and was recently pondering trying out the other heads yet couldn't find any sound samples for them other than your old vid on the prototypes I'd already seen. Good to hear how the final product sounds and that soft acoustic option is interesting.
Thank you so much for making whistle choices so much easier and for all of your wonderful videos. I'm leaning towards the nickel with the reed head and hope to buy that soon. I noticed that Amazon does not offer all three heads, so I'll purchase directly from Howard Music.
My first low whistle is a Howard that I purchased over 10 years ago. It sounds really great but has a few issues. I've purchased two other low whistles from different makers but overall still prefer my Howard.
I bought my first Howard whistle and it sounds beautiful. Thank you for the amazing review. I was wondering if you can play the Genshin Impact osts with that whistle, it would be amazing.
Thank you for making this video, I always wanted to get a Howard. Which head and body combination would you say has the smoothest, most ocarina like sound? Cheers!
It's not really an ocarina sounding whistle... But the 'soft acoustic' balanced head is probably the best head to go for, probably with one if the black bodies for that teeny bit of extra thickness...
Yup I like the look of the brass and the nickle whistles better. It is interesting that there are different heads that provide different voicing, but their finish doesn't look good does it? Are there like loads of scratches on it right out of the box? And I remember in your Kilkenny high D whistle review the difference between the brass and the nickel was very clear and the brass was definitely producing a rounder nicer tone. Did you see any difference between the brass and the nickel here? Definitely a good choice tho. I was looking for a brass low D one since the only one on my radar so far was the aluminium chieftain one. The one in this vid is the only brass look in the lowD that I've encountered so far.
So I’ve ordered myself a high D and I can’t wait but I’m allready shopping for other keys. What would you recommend for a 2nd flute. A low D has lovely tone but a C or A might be more usfull in a musical sense aswell as having an additional scale set. Wondering what your thoughts are?
I'm not sure. I guess you potentially could, if your other brand of whistle was the same diameter as the Howard whistle, but it would also really need to be the same length, as otherwise this would likely affect the tuning of the whistle too...
Been playing the black silk, with Reed head for a few months now. I haven't thrown away my carbon fiber instruments. But they are on the back of the shelf now and they really don't compare well. The Reed head can be a little bit of a handful at times. But it's so expressive, every time I think about ordering another head, I just pick up my whistle and I'm happy with what I have.
Okay, this is it! I don't think I can resist the Low Whistles any longer...
Uh oh 😆 And so it begins ...
After watching your earlier whistle reviews, I bought a classic low D Howard Whistle in black in Dec 2020. They are great whistles and I still love playing it. Thanks for all your advice and inspiration.
Thank you Stephanie for a great review. Because of your first review of the Black Silk, I just took delivery of my Black Silk with a Balanced head. The tonal quality just blows me away. The next purchase will be the Reedy head once my fingers become accustomed to the larger holes. The customer service and shipping I experienced with Howard have been stellar.
I went straight for the Reed head, last week. Playing nothing else, right now.
@@healingenso7923 I now have a Reed Head and alternate between it and the Balanced Head. But my favorite is the Reed Head for it’s sound. I do find that the Balanced Head hits the hi-A & hi-B easier, but it is probably just me.
@@phildent8447 - Sorry for the lag. Yes, I was working on that last night. Slurring up to high A & B is easy and I have quite good volume control. But just trying to hit them directly is tough. Fortunately, most of what I play starts out lower and I creep up on those high notes :)
My favorite ist the black one only and the reed mouthpiece. Thanks.
I'm a fan of the Reed mouthpiece too! Really unique sound ❤️
I bought my Howard Low D after the first video. Delivered super quick to AU. Delighted! Exploring the Irish repertoire with alacrity.
"with alacrity" 😊 I see someone has been reading my prior comments. 👍😉 ♫
Amazing breakdown. So many subtle differences in the head design give such amazing tonal differences. Thank you.
ohh wow there made in sheffield my home city I'm buying one
Goodness how weird is this!
Just last night i was looking over the Howard website and wondered how all the different heads might sound like, timing couldn't have been better haha!
And they all sounds amazing!
Thanks for the vid Steph!
Once again thank you for the detailed information and demonstration😊
I added an Howard Low D a little while ago and was recently pondering trying out the other heads yet couldn't find any sound samples for them other than your old vid on the prototypes I'd already seen. Good to hear how the final product sounds and that soft acoustic option is interesting.
Thank you so much for making whistle choices so much easier and for all of your wonderful videos. I'm leaning towards the nickel with the reed head and hope to buy that soon. I noticed that Amazon does not offer all three heads, so I'll purchase directly from Howard Music.
My first low whistle is a Howard that I purchased over 10 years ago. It sounds really great but has a few issues. I've purchased two other low whistles from different makers but overall still prefer my Howard.
Gorgeous whistles. If Lir don't make low whistles, I'll have to get some of these 🥰 Not long to 100k subs my fellow name sake whistler! 😃🎶
Just ordered one! Can’t wait to try it! :-)
The "reed" heads are awesome, almost like some recorders. Very strong, clear, rounded tone.
I bought my first Howard whistle and it sounds beautiful. Thank you for the amazing review.
I was wondering if you can play the Genshin Impact osts with that whistle, it would be amazing.
Black Diamond is my favourite whistle. It is the cleanest
without Wind noise
Hi Stephanie, have you ever tried playing Schottische Fran Havero on the tin whistle? It's a great tune, would love to hear your take on it.
Thanks for a very interesting review.
The reed head is definitely my favourite.
Thanks for the video
God i wish you could do World of Warcraft - Invincible!
I tried making a tab sheet for this one but i'm so bad at it at the moment :D
Can you make a video with American native flutes? they sound also very nice
You can find some of my Native American Flute videos here:
czcams.com/users/CutiePiePipessearch?query=native%20american%20flute
Thank you for making this video, I always wanted to get a Howard. Which head and body combination would you say has the smoothest, most ocarina like sound? Cheers!
It's not really an ocarina sounding whistle...
But the 'soft acoustic' balanced head is probably the best head to go for, probably with one if the black bodies for that teeny bit of extra thickness...
🖤
Yup I like the look of the brass and the nickle whistles better. It is interesting that there are different heads that provide different voicing, but their finish doesn't look good does it? Are there like loads of scratches on it right out of the box?
And I remember in your Kilkenny high D whistle review the difference between the brass and the nickel was very clear and the brass was definitely producing a rounder nicer tone. Did you see any difference between the brass and the nickel here?
Definitely a good choice tho. I was looking for a brass low D one since the only one on my radar so far was the aluminium chieftain one. The one in this vid is the only brass look in the lowD that I've encountered so far.
Yikes I meant Killarney not Kilkenny. WTF is wrong with me.
Lol the brass and the nickel are out of stock. Just my luck.
No they're not scratched at all 😊 nothing noticeable in the sound difference really, as it's mostly from the mouthpiece.
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Ok, thanks
The new acoustic head sounds warmer
So I’ve ordered myself a high D and I can’t wait but I’m allready shopping for other keys. What would you recommend for a 2nd flute. A low D has lovely tone but a C or A might be more usfull in a musical sense aswell as having an additional scale set. Wondering what your thoughts are?
Bflat 😊 always sounds great. It's a little bit lower than a D but not so much that you need to learn Piper's grip yet 👍
Cheers for the reply Stephanie I’ll look into it ☺️👍
Can you interchange the heads on the whistles to other brand tin whistles?
I'm not sure. I guess you potentially could, if your other brand of whistle was the same diameter as the Howard whistle, but it would also really need to be the same length, as otherwise this would likely affect the tuning of the whistle too...
The new acoustic head sounds better. Warmer.
You are indeed a 'cutie pie' but next time can we see your fingers when you play