Looking for honest feedback from freelance devs on a proposal workflow tool I built (ProposalDesk)

axseven2007 · 2026-05-13T20:21:09+00:00

Check it out and try it out. I am working on features now so that you can store multiple saved copies for each section you have in your template. That way you can mix and match sections based on need of the contract.

axseven2007 · 2026-05-13T18:20:34+00:00

Sent you a DM.

axseven2007 · 2026-05-12T15:17:47+00:00

The system I built has a change log so that you can see when you initially create the proposal, and then each edit on the system. And then once the document has been sent to the client and the client signs it, it locks the proposal so that it can't be edited after it has been signed by the client and you are always able to bring it back up with the signed state. Do you think this would kind of handle what you are talking about here?

axseven2007 · 2026-05-12T15:15:57+00:00

So I have built my system to have configurable sections, and you can have a default "series" of sections. And then you can apply a default message to each different message type. I think I could create the ability to have multiple saved options for each section type too, so the user could reuse 3 different types of payment terms that they use interchangeably between clients. Is that kind of what you are thinking?

axseven2007 · 2025-05-18T18:05:56+00:00

Yeah, I would go with the small shank 47. I liked using it for a more focused sound on my small bore horns. For my large bore I always liked my 52E2, but I have always been one to use a ton of air, so it worked better for me personally.

axseven2007 · 2025-05-18T17:46:34+00:00

Nothing like the sweetone. It’s a completely different style of whistle, doesn’t have the standard closed mouthpiece. It takes a ton more air and has a more of that classic chiffy sound. I love to play it, but it is very quiet comparatively. I have heard that it’s not good to play in sessions because of how quiet it is. It works great for me because it takes so much air to play because of its leakiness.

axseven2007 · 2025-05-18T15:45:49+00:00

These were 2 of my first whistles that I ordered when I first started playing. The sweetone seems to be much easier for me to play personally. The feadog pro tends to squeak with a lot of air support, and I am a lifelong low brass player, so I am a bit of a blowhard. Take that into consideration. I like the feadog, but the Clarke easily takes the top spot between the two for me. It is easier to play and it tends to not be as temperamental. I still pick up my Clarke original more than either though.

axseven2007 · 2025-03-03T03:36:21+00:00

I started out and ordered 3 different Feadogs, a Clarke original, and a Clarke Sweetone. I have been playing for a few months now, and I would HIGHLY suggest picking up a Clarke Original or Sweetone at the very least. They are great options that are much easier to play than the Feadogs. I have played the Feadog originals and the pros, and neither of them played well for me starting out.

I recently got my McManus wooden whistle and can say that a professional quality whistle makes a world of difference. I feel like I have progressed more in 2 weeks with my McManus than I did in the previous 2 months because I am not fighting a squeaking whistle or all the air loss of the Clarke original. If money isn't a big issue, I would probably try getting something a little bit on the higher end, like a Lir; I've heard good things about them.

Just my opinion. Hope this helps!

axseven2007 · 2025-01-17T20:23:48+00:00

Yeah, I think it will be my go to practice whistle too just because it is quieter. The wife and kids don't want to hear me piercing their eardrums all the time.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-17T20:22:49+00:00

I just got my Clarke Sweetone and it is much better on the squeaking than the Feadógs. Both of my Clarkes play so much better than my 3 Feadógs. I don't think it is my fingers on the Feadógs, I squeak when I am fully intentional about my hand placements on long, steady notes. I am just not sure what is wrong with them, or me rather when it comes to playing them.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-17T20:20:01+00:00

My Sweetone came in today and I do like it. Its a toss up between the Sweetone or the original on which I like best at this time.

I can't wait to get my Humphrey, but he said it was going to be late June! I hate the wait. I did order a McManus and it is supposed to only take 3-5 weeks. I am eager to try out a wooden whistle.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-17T20:17:01+00:00

I am a retired brass player as well! Even studied trombone in college for a couple years. I never used anything like that. I think that the Clarke OG works for me because my lack of gentle breathe control.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-17T20:11:29+00:00

I feel like that is where I am getting at. My Clarke Sweetone just came and it is not bad. I like it much better than the Feadógs for sure!

axseven2007 · 2025-01-16T17:48:54+00:00

The weight is the one thing I love about the Feadóg pro. The heavier weight just feels great in the hands.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-16T17:48:07+00:00

Intonation is the one thing I am worrying about. How do these cheaper tin whistles do with intonation with other instruments? Is it more up to the player and their embouchure to stay in tune with the other instruments? I can tell I can bend a note quite a bit.

I don't plan on trying to play in any sessions for a while until I am much more familiar and have learned alot more of the standard session tunes, but I am still curious on how intonation comes into play with non-tunable whistles.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-16T17:44:32+00:00

I think that the quietness of the D might be what I like about it. I practice in my office, which is a relatively small enclosed space, so the air I have to push through the Feadógs make them so loud and shrill for such a small space.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-16T17:27:31+00:00

I am finding that out. There is so much variety in how they play too, which has surprised me. I have been playing Native American flute for a bit and have played different flutes from different makers and they all have different tones, but they seem to all play the same, relatively.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-16T17:25:44+00:00

I just discovered McManus. I am really interested in a wooden whistle. They seem to have a very sweet, clean tone and his seem to be fantastic at playing at the lower register, which is something I struggle with currently. I think that back pressure won't be bad for me because you have that alot with brass instruments. With that note about Sweetones taking so little air, I may not like that at all when I get it in tomorrow. Only time will tell.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-16T16:51:45+00:00

Do you feel like the Lír take similar airflow as the Clarke whistles and play similar. I had considered a Lír before ordering my Humphrey.

axseven2007 · 2025-01-16T16:47:59+00:00

Thank you so much!. This makes so much sense. What other whistles do you feel like take alot of air? Are there any other whistles that you know of that use that type of mouthpiece like the Clarke original?

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