Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These whistles are well made and have a solid construction. They are fully tuneable and play true-to-pitch through the entire register. They play with a mellow tone compared to other (metal) penny whistles. If you like the chiffy tone of nickle or brass these may not be for you. If you like the mellow tone of an wooden whistle these are an inexpensive alternative. They sound similar to a recorder, but lack the sharpness and airiness that recorders tend to have. OF NOTE: These take a CONSIDERABLE bit more finesse to play than my Clarke's, Walton's, or Dixon's. The higher register on these is somewhat difficult to maintain and the notes tend to break if your breath control isn't perfect or if your embouchure isn't tight enough. I consider myself an intermediate player (I've been playing tin penny whistles recreationally for about ten years) and this is the first whistle that I've picked up that I couldn't play adequately within fifteen minutes. I had to experiment with them for a while before I got the higher register to play well, and even then I had to learn a couple new fingerings (which is problematic when playing jigs and reels which are mainly muscle memory). For those reasons I'd put these whistles solidly in the Intermediate level: if I were a beginner with youtube as my teacher these would discourage and frustrate me to the point of surrender. I got these because I loved my plastic Tony Dixon low whistles and I wanted to see more of the same. Woodi is a solid competitor, and with a very acceptable quality when placed beside the much more expensive Tony Dixon line. I'll absolutely be looking to Woodi for my next Irish Whistle purchases.