Comparing Three Low D Whistles: Kerry Optima, Tony Dixon Aluminum, Tony Dixon Polymer

In this video I compare three low D whistles: Kerry Optima, Tony Dixon polymer body, Tony Dixon aluminum body. These three whistles represent five low D whistle options: Kerry Optima non-tunable, Kerry Optima tunable, Tony Dixon tunable aluminum body, Tony Dixon polymer non-tunable, Tony Dixon polymer body tunable. Use these links to access various places to purchase these whistles: Kerry Optima: Kerry Whistle website: https://www.kerrywhistles.com Irish Flute Store: https://www.irishflutestore.com Tony Dixon Whistles (Polymer body = TB003 and TB012) (Aluminum body = DX102) Tony Dixon website: https://www.tonydixonmusic.co.uk McNeela Music website: https://mcneelamusic.com Big Whistle website: https://bigwhistle.co.uk Hobgoblin Whistle website: https://www.hobgoblin-usa.com Access my website at: https://lowdwhistle.com/ 00:00 Introduction 01:17 The Three Whistles 02:16 Process for Video 03:11 Looking at Each 05:02 Air Requirement Comment 05:55 Scale on Dixon Polymer 06:22 Scale on Dixon Aluminum 06:52 Scale on Optima 07:15 Tone Comments 07:48 Comments on Tuning 10:20 Optima Long Notes 10:55 Dixon Polymer Long Notes 11:18 Dixon Aluminum Long Notes 11:41 Comments 12:00 Volume Range Dixon Polymer 13:20 Volume Range Dixon Aluminum 14:22 Volume Range Optima 15:09 Comments on Volume Range 16:45 Tune Introduction 16:54 Munster Cloak on Dixon Polymer 17:35 Munster Cloak on Dixon Aluminum 18:27 Munster Cloak on Optima 18:54 Comments 19:23 Cutting Bracken Dixon Polymer 19:56 Cutting Bracken Dixon Aluminum20:20 Cutting Bracken Optima 20:45 Comments 20:56 Bonaparte Crossing the Alps Dixon Polymer 22:23 Bonaparte Crossing the Alps Dixon Aluminum 23:14 Bonaparte Crossing the Alps Optima 24:15 Breath Requirement Comparative Comments 25:14 Tone Comparative Comments 25:55 Question 26:30 Pricing 29:15 Interesting Dixon Option 30:32 Summary and Encouragement #ComparelowD #TonyDixon #KerryOptima #learntinwhistle #Improvetinwhistle #lowwhistle #Lowdwhistle #tinwhistletabs #tinwhistlemusic #learnlowdwhistle #irishwhistle