Clarke Sweetone Tinwhistle - Key of 'D' - Black

I don't know if it's the conical bore (the tapered shape of the body of the whistle) or what, but this is definitely better than my other tin whistles in D. I have a bunch, including a few Feadogs, which are great, but... well, this is better. It's as cheap as any of them, the tone really is sweet, it's intonated better than the others... I'll go on: it's more comfortable to play, barely, but noticeably, it's more forgiving of your breath, so you're less likely to play those awful wolf notes (where you're about halfway between the higher octave that needed that extra bit of air, and it sounds harshly dissonant), and it records better - naturally bringing itself forward in the mix with an airy (but not too airy) brightness that's clear, sweet, and quiet (for a whistle). I love this thing. If I'm buying someone a tin whistle in D, I'm buying them this one. If I'm buying myself another tin whistle in the same key (which I don't expect I will unless I lose this one or it gets too worn), I'm buying this one.

I started with the Recorder a couple years ago about 6 months ago I got into tin Whistles I have 3 other brands they all play the first octave one will play the second and some notes on the 3rd octave but it’s hard to play and they’re all really airy sounding especially in the upper octaves. But not the sweetone it plays the first octave Beautifully blow just a little harder and you get the second octave a little harder and you get the Third octave and it’s not louder there all at the same volume and all of the notes all work in all octaves something I’ve been trying to do but haven’t been able to get on any of the other Whistles I own. I love this model so much I just ordered another for my brother so we can play together. And the Funniest thing the best sounding and the easiest to play is also the most inexpensive around $10 I should have started with this model in the first place who would have thought more expensive didn’t mean better

With no previous whistling experience, at the beginning is quite frustrating, you start to think the whistle is not well made, but after a couple hours of practice like scales and octave jumping, the whistle becomes a really great one, bear in mind that this whistle carries a unique clear timbre, it doesn't sound like the average whistle and it is not perfectly, perfectly tuned to the very exact frequency (that's quite a COMMON thing with ANY pretuned instrument and I'm just a psycho perfectionist) and because of those two little things I bought another whistle, big mistake... when it comes to cheap mass produce whistles, Sweetone is kind of the best you can get: notes are reliable not matter the air flow and it requires practically no air to play. Negative points are that to my taste, the mouthpiece is a little wide, even though this was supposedly created by some legendary whistler back in the 90s, much worst whistles like the Feadóg Brass have a more comfortable mouthpiece, the whistle I guess because of the tapered bore design, was at times giving me cramps in the opponens pollicis muscle, also the Sweetone looks too much like a toy and those colours do not help, only one that looks decent is the black version even though that logo in the front is a horrible thing. If Clarke will make this whistle with a uniform brass tone (no embedded logo or just and easily removable sticker) and a slightly narrower mouthpiece, I'll only buy this whistle.

These whistles are fine for the price. I did end up returning it for a Tony Dixon whistle that I like a little better. The Clarke Sweetone has a crease along the bottom that may or may not bother some players.

My elementary aged son has been wanting to learn an instrument. He mentioned one day that a tin whistle would be fun because it's portable. I agreed, and liked that it was small, as to not take up a lot of room in the house. After some research I decided on this whistle, and paired it with the book Tin Whistle for Beginners: Familiar melodies for self or class instruction . He has been using the whistle, book, and videos on YouTube to teach himself how to play. I'm impressed with the quality, and ease of use! We actually have been talking about getting each of our other kids their own tin whistles too, because this one has been so much fun.

For an inexpensive tin whistle, this plays surprisingly well! I picked it up to learn how to play, and between this whistle and some YouTube tutorials, I’m making real progress. The tuning is okay. It doesn’t go a full octave up, and the upper register is a little flat, but it’s enough to expand the range of songs I can play. The sound is sweet and clear without being shrill—unless I make a mistake, but that’s on me, not the whistle! It also doesn’t require much air, which makes it easy to play. If you’re looking for an affordable tin whistle to learn on, this one is a great choice.

No, I didn't receive the whistle pouch either as stated in the description, and I ordered mine directly from Amazon. But I'm not going to knock it down a star for that because the price was right and others had already stated they didn't get the pouch. Also, anyone who knows enough about sewing to thread a sewing machine can sew a drawstring pouch in about 10 or 15 minutes, lol. The Clarke Sweetone is easily my favorite tinwhistle, and I've tried several brands. The high notes are easy to reach and not screechy, and the whole tone of the whistle is purer and softer and less likely to disturb my neighbors. Also, I really prefer the black color. So, it's a five star whistle, and don't expect a pouch.

Way too airy… I had to modify it just to make it playable… furthermore, I found it extremely difficult to play any of the lower octave notes, just barely blowing on it would throw you right into the higher octave… after I modified it, it played very well… then there was the tuning issue… after modifying, I decided to check the tuning only to find that it is out of tune and there’s nothing I could do about that… So, I threw it in the trash and made myself a whistle instead…