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John
Sindt. Cylindrical, tunable,
Brass with some plastic in the mouthpiece.. : E
$90, Eb $90, D $90, C# $95, C $95, B $100, Bb $100,
(Low) A $100. ...
John Sindt's entry into the world of whistle-making
has been an exciting development. For some time I
had been hearing about fine whistles made by Mr.
Sindt, who lives in New York State. Ben Ford writes:
"I got my Sindt whistle after coming back from
Irish Week during the Augusta heritage festival.
It's a beautiful thing: a brass generation-style
tube, but with a heavier gauge of brass, and
slightly larger finger wholes. The fipple is made of
thick brass, and the part you put your lips on is
hand-molded black plastic. (Actually, it's machined-DW)
It's very smooth, expertly made. Sound quality is
excellent! Very pure tone, very nice to listen to.
Has a nice response and tone in the upper register,
which is fairly easy to get to. He makes them in D
and C, but I think he'll be expanding as time
allows. It's every bit as good as a Copeland, in my
humble whistlin' opinion. And for those of you who
still think the Copeland is the Father of all
whistles, go ahead, wait in line for a year, and pay
3 times as much. I'll be a whistlin' away on my
Sindt. And loving it.". I've heard nice reviews
on these whistles from many outstanding players. So,
I was pleased to be able to receive a John Sindt
brass D whistle to review. Here's my review.
Since, I obtained an Eb which like even more.
I also have an A, another winner.
Turlach Boylan is a
flute/whistle player with the band Glen Road and
with two well-received solo CDs. He is, well,
picky about whistles. He likes that really
traditional sound, typified by the 'good' Generation
whistle. When he visited Chiff & Fipples'
Central Office & Tinwhistle Repository here in
Birmingham, Alabama, he had an opportunity to play
lots and lots of whistles we have here in the
vaults, including just about all the major high-end
models. Most, at best, would get a bit of a
nod or a shrug. He played my Sindts in D and Eb,
handed them back to me and said, "Now, that's
the stuff." In other words, he
liked the Sindt. I gave him the D. I can
get another one.
John
Sindt: The Chiff & Fipple Interview.
John Sindt
16 Second Ave
Nyack, NY 10960, USA
845-358-4943
NEW Email as of Feb
2005: sindtwhistle@aol.com
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