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- Sun May 12, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Help Identifying Low D Whistle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 419
Re: Help Identifying Low D Whistle
It looks like my OS chieftain D whistle. Look down inside the window. are the two sides flat and not curved like the tone tube? That is an insert sometimes referred to as “wings”. Later and with other brands of whistles the head was made flat. Why is a topic for discussion in another post. Could be ...
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:03 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Advice on using a whistle with a solid lead block on fipple
- Replies: 14
- Views: 460
Re: Advice on using a whistle with a solid lead block on fipple
Any alteration of this whistle could devalue it as a collectors item?
- Thu May 09, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Advice on using a whistle with a solid lead block on fipple
- Replies: 14
- Views: 460
Re: Advice on using a whistle with a solid lead block on fipple
I would not change the fipple. Very good chance the voice of it would change. Instead of a coating I would make a sleeve to fit over the head of pvc or cpvc.
I have also seen clear flexible plastic tubing that might fit over it. Then there would be no machine work to do.
I have also seen clear flexible plastic tubing that might fit over it. Then there would be no machine work to do.
- Sat May 04, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Mini-review: "Shush" whistle from bigwhistle.co.uk
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2180
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Wow, that looks exactly like the Irvine tweak that Tommy's been doing! That is correct Darvis. The Irvine tweak is the predecessor to the original ''Shush"! I chose to make them using the Feadog whistle with its tapered wind way. I ordered a box of 12 D Feadog from Phil at Big whistle and he s...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Want to play Name That Whistle?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10572
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:28 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Want to play Name That Whistle?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10572
Re: Want to play Name That Whistle?
Yes I made that whistle!avanutria wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:47 pmYup, I have one of those!Tommy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:12 pm viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58444
Note the black felt cut with pinking shears!
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Want to play Name That Whistle?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10572
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Want to play Name That Whistle?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10572
Re: Want to play Name That Whistle?
Turn the fourth one over and look for a 1/16” round dot? I use styrene pin to hold the white delrin plug in place. Also some of my black felt bags had a felt strip to fold over the top into, and some just an elastic pony tail holder?
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: New style whistle heads
- Replies: 96
- Views: 54615
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:32 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound
- Replies: 148
- Views: 66844
Re: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound
Check the wind way exit to see if is the same size height at both sides. Sometimes Generations or Walton’s have a little more height on a side and it makes the air stream exit uneaven. Then the blade receives more air on one side than the other. The wind way exit needs to be a near perfect rectangle.
- Sat Aug 05, 2023 4:42 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Louder whistle with tapered bore?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5461
Re: Louder whistle with tapered bore?
Tommy makes a conical tapered soprano with 14 mm bore tapering down to a 11 mm end.
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- Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:33 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Drilling a hole in blackwood
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2025
Re: Drilling a hole in blackwood
I would use a center drill to make the pilot hole/starter hole.
Center drills don't wander like a small diameter straight drill.
Center drills don't wander like a small diameter straight drill.
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:46 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Flute making Apprentices
- Replies: 101
- Views: 55900
Re: Flute making Apprentices
Terry thank you. Very kind and generous of you to share your knowledge. Your website is also a wealth of information. I have one other vintage flute to tinker with, not enough work to hire an apprentice though! Not so vital now that we've invented electricity! Yes electricity allows us to do many t...
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:42 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Flute making Apprentices
- Replies: 101
- Views: 55900
Re: Flute making Apprentices
Terry thank you. Looking at it today with a better magnifying glass I believe it says Regent. Also has the name Simpson, brand name? And in upper case "PATENT" but I see no numbers. I cleaned the rings to look nice but don't know if silver or chrome. The head joint liner/tuning slide appea...
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:53 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Making Conical Whistles of Rolled Metal- Resources?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6886
Re: Making Conical Whistles of Rolled Metal- Resources?
So wouldn't that leave a thin blade of metal running down the middle of the whistle? Yes it is inside on the Bottom. The seam solder can be cut with a utility roofers knife then open it can be made flat and used for a pattern. Scroll back to the picture with the fipple square and look at lower left...