Clarke Tinwhistle Original D Black

This tin whistle is quieter than the Clarke Sweetone. Its tone is soft and airy, and it lacks the high-end crisp of the Sweetones -- this is nice especially for playing airs and slower reels, but I'm not sure if the sound would cut through when playing with a band.

The whistle has an "old-school" wooden fipple, which I found slightly harder to make a sound with than the standard plastic fipples.

Finally, I must say that this pipe looks very pretty, so it is also a nice piece of decoration!

I had a lot of fun learning to play the penny whistle with this Clarke whistle. All in all, it's a cheap instrument, no doubt; the sound is fine, though, and playability is good. Just don't expect to get anything decent-sounding out of it as a complete beginner. This took me a while to learn! Overall, pretty good value for the price and fun to own.

Whistle does the job. Reasonable price and quality. Fair value for money. Recommended.