Looking for a new headpiece for old whistle

[Fergmaun]

I have a very old whistle but never got getting a new headpiece yet but whistle plays fine with tapped up headpiece.
REGd DESIGN 848139
VICEROY
R.M. & CO LTD LONDON



I posted this before in 2004 viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24231&start=0&hilit ... le+viceroy

Do any of you play the Dixon Traditional D Whistle ABS tuneable head with a brass or nickel body. If anyone can give me dimensions of the this whistle so that I check if it headpiece would fit then my old whistle body.


Or any good makers making whistle headpiece. The Generation in Bb headpiece will not fit.

Cheers

Ferg

[eric reiswig]

You could maybe try using the head of a Clarke Sweetone - the D head is a little wider than the Gen Bb tube, and you can adjust the fit with masking tape or something. My Bb whistle has a Sweetone head on it, because the old Gen head cracked apart.

[Fergmaun]

You could maybe try using the head of a Clarke Sweetone - the D head is a little wider than the Gen Bb tube, and you can adjust the fit with masking tape or something. My Bb whistle has a Sweetone head on it, because the old Gen head cracked apart.

How far does the Clarke Sweetone headpiece slide upto on tube.

Cheers

Ferg

[eric reiswig]

It goes on a little more than 1/2" (14mm), and the inside diameter is .650" (16.5mm).

Anyway, just an idea.

[s1m0n]

Looks an awful lot like an old school Generation Bb or C head to me. Or maybe even a D, depending on the diameter of the tube. The colour certainly matches Generation blue.

[s1m0n]

Reading teh linked thread (viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24231&start=0&hilit ... le+viceroy) I see that I had much the same to say back in 2008, the last time this question came up. I might or might not be right, but hell, I'm consistent.

[An Draighean]

Looks an awful lot like an old school Generation Bb or C head to me.

Aye; thought the same thing myself.

[Fergmaun]

I have ordered the CLARKE SWEETONE BRASS TIN PENNY WHISTLE - KEY OF D.



Will try the headpiece from the CLARKE SWEETONE as should fit my old whistle and pitch would be C#.

It goes on a little more than 1/2" (14mm), and the inside diameter is .650" (16.5mm).

Anyway, just an idea.

You could maybe try using the head of a Clarke Sweetone - the D head is a little wider than the Gen Bb tube, and you can adjust the fit with masking tape or something. My Bb whistle has a Sweetone head on it, because the old Gen head cracked apart.

Cheers

Ferg

[Fergmaun]

Got the CLARKE SWEETONE BRASS TIN PENNY WHISTLE in the post today.

After getting the headpiece of the Clarke Whistle I then needed to put some insulation tape on my old whistle before fitting headpiece on.

Finally when I got the Clarke headpiece fitted nicely I got my old whistle playing in D.

This whistle sounds far better with the Clarke headpiece than the original headpiece that was badly cracked and taped up with insulation tape.

So will give the old whistle body a good clean inside and out. Was thinking using using warm water and a squirt of washing-up liquid.

Any other tip to clean whistle.

Photos and maybe a sound file later.

Cheers

Fergus

[Fergmaun]

Here is photo of my old whistle with new headpiece from the Clarke Sweetone whistle.

Cheers

Ferg

[Brus]

Here is photo of my old whistle with new headpiece from the Clarke Sweetone whistle.

Cheers

Ferg

So ... how's it sound?

[Fergmaun]

Sound file of whistle.

https://app.box.com/s/bpv92v397yzb1it9hjcimdmhdav05jl1

Sounds far better as both octaves in tune.

The old whistle headpiece made the 2nd octave very sharp.

Cheers

Ferg

[Tunborough]

Sounds far better as both octaves in tune.

The old whistle headpiece made the 2nd octave very sharp.

How does it sound relative to the Clarke Sweetone, pre-decapitation?

[Fergmaun]

I didn't get the Clarke Sweetone whistle to compare with my old whistle.

I only played the Clarke Sweetone for less than a minute before removing headpiece.

The Clarke whistle is easy to play, both octaves in tune, very light in weight and the body is tapered with seam at the back of the body. Not a loud whistle more like a narrow bore whistle.

I needed a new headpiece for my old whistle only. The old whistle is a wide bore type whistle.

I am very happy with Clarke Sweetone headpiece on my very old whistle. Perfect tuning in D with lovely tone in both octaves.

Cheers

Ferg