SonderyIrish Tin Whistle Key of D Made from Brass A Bright Brass Wind Type Sound Penny Whistle

I'm comparing these penny whistles to:Clarke original, Clarke Celtic, Generation, Feadog pro and Feadog Standard.I expected a much lower quality when I ordered these. I was very happy and impressed. First, the box they came in is the same quality as an iphone box. with good quality foam inserts for storage.The plastic the whistles are made of...it feels like good quality plastic, not cheap smooth flexible plastic. I don't really know how to describe the texture of them, but the result is that though the whistles are plastic, the sound coming forth is almost wood in nature. So, when I am playing a bright brass type melody, I use the metal whistles, but if I want a soft woody sound, I go for these.Another plus is that it is very easy and forgiving for creating sound. some whistles if you blow softly, you will get the wrong raspy tone, if you overblow and you are in the range between the first and second octave, you get a bit of a chaos sound. These whistles produce a very very constant tone and the finger holes are very easy to cover. Fingers don't slip around on the plastic. The plastic is...again, don't know how to describe it, but it has a grippy texture for your fingers.So this may be a pro in some cases and a con in others, but I really appreciated, when I first started playing...that my irregular unmeasured breath produced a constant tone from these whistles. Going into the second octave does not have that crazed sound in between, you are either in the second octave or your are not in it, it is a very sharp cutoff point.However if you want to vary the loudness of the tone by blowing softly or giving more air...These do not have a large range available. The whistle doesn't make sound if you blow too softly, once you blow hard enough to begin the resonance of the vibrating column of air, the whistle makes a constant nice sounding woody tone even if you are not blowing with a constant air pressure. Very very forgiving for a beginner. But if you want to vary the tone, there is a very very narrow range. Which...is good for some songs but not good in others.Hitting the second octave, immediate, easy, and has the same good quality sound in the second octave.The 2nd octave is not ear-piercingly screechy, they have the same nice woody sound as the lower octave.I have 'tweeked' some of my other whistles. (putting putty in the headpiece to dampen the screech) but tweeking these absolutely unnecessary, they are great out of the box.The only thing I don't like about these is the length of the piece where you put your lips. The headpiece is roughly the same shape that you would find on a recorder. Since these were my first tin whistles, I thought nothing of it, but after having played other types. I'm rather fond of a bit longer head piece. But...This might have something to do with the sound quality, not sure of that bit. The length of the headpiece does not in anyway affect the play, just a personal preference. But thought to mention it.Overall I highly recommend this. Since the kit came with a D and C whistle, I can play in the keys of F, C, G, and D and the associated minor keys. (If you are new to the tin whistle, it is very easy to play the 7 notes of the key in 2 octaves, but you can also flat the 7th or sharp the 5th very very easily without having to half-cover holes.

purchased these for my 11 year old grandson who is a self-taught instrumentalist and has a passion for music and learning new instruments. His surname is of Irish/Scottish origin so I thought it would be fun for him to learn a few Irish melodies on this instrument. He loves them and immediately began to play simple melodies. I was very surprised at the quality of the sound since these were so reasonably priced and would recommend them for anyone who is interested in learning (great tutorials on youtube) or even for more experienced musicians.

These sound great and have feel decently durable with the metal body. The only issue I have is with the O rings on the heads. I had to move the head out to tune the C whistle and the O rings just fell apart. It does come with extra o rings but they are too small to do anything inside the grooves provided. Definitely a nice set of whistles but for the quality of construction, you're better off just buying the one D whistle and not both.

This whistle has held up all year long as my son played it at school. It seems to have a little bit of a nicer sound than some of the other Tim whistles that I’ve heard.

I like them much more than some ABS Woodi simulated wood whistles that I had a while back which was also a C/D combo.The simulated wood just looked kind of cheap to me.The grain was overly exaggerated on them and they didn't really look like wood at all in my opinion.Can't really complain for about $18 though.These are more in the $24 range, but well worth it.Anyway, these look much nicer and sound more lively than the Woodi for the few dollars more.I really like the little gold ring around the bottom that finishes off the tip nicely.It just looks more classy than your typical straight cut pipe.The transition between octaves seems a little bit easier on these than the Woodi for some reason.The only thing I don't like about these is the fact that they don't come with a dual whistle zipper case like the Woodi (now Smartwoodi I believe) set did.That was a really nice touch having a nice zipper case to go with them.They do however come in a nice box, but the box isn't practical to haul around with you everywhere.It is nice to store them around the house though.I think I'm going to be searching for a Woodi case for them.It's nice that these also came with spare o-rings should you need them for the mouthpiece.As far as Irish whistles go, from what I've seen, I think I would recommend these over any of the others, especially for the reasonable price.You get a lot more here for your money, particularly with these aluminum ones with the nice textured matt finish and gold end rings.I wouldn't even bother with the ABS.They just seem cheap to me, and they're not as loud.

Sondry tin whistle sounds great and easy to play!Flawless body sweet sound comparable withWaltons!+Came with plastic tube for protection.Great tin whistle quality for your money.

Nice whistles with clear tones for a good price. These are good starters for beginners and you won't have to upgrade too soon. Rather than upscale we decided to go for a soprano recorder for the chromatic scale and more versatility, but recorders require a bigger learning curve in fingering and hole patterns.