Need a very quiet whistle
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Need a very quiet whistle
Hi There,
I spend a bunch of time in hotels and have been trying to locate a quiet whistle for the obvious reasons. The Clarke with the wooden fipple is about as good as I have found, but I'm hoping that there is a whistle out there specifically designed for low volume practice. I am aware of a few tricks like blowing sideways into the mouthpiece and stuff like that, but I have a hard enough time as it is. I tried to seach this site, but came up with nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. John
I spend a bunch of time in hotels and have been trying to locate a quiet whistle for the obvious reasons. The Clarke with the wooden fipple is about as good as I have found, but I'm hoping that there is a whistle out there specifically designed for low volume practice. I am aware of a few tricks like blowing sideways into the mouthpiece and stuff like that, but I have a hard enough time as it is. I tried to seach this site, but came up with nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. John
Try Mack Hoover’s Brass Whistles at http://home.bresnan.net/~mackhoover/ordering.htm
or Laughing Whistles at http://members.tripod.com/nherbison/?
Both are very quiet.
or Laughing Whistles at http://members.tripod.com/nherbison/?
Both are very quiet.
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Hi John,
From what I know, Mack Hoover makes the quietest whistle around, specifically for playing when people are sleeping nearby and such. He also makes loud/regular whistles-so you should probably specify. Here is his address. If it looks like something you might be interested in, e-mail him with your questions-Mack is a great guy.
http://home.bresnan.net/~mackhoover/
Good luck and Happy New Years!
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From what I know, Mack Hoover makes the quietest whistle around, specifically for playing when people are sleeping nearby and such. He also makes loud/regular whistles-so you should probably specify. Here is his address. If it looks like something you might be interested in, e-mail him with your questions-Mack is a great guy.
http://home.bresnan.net/~mackhoover/
Good luck and Happy New Years!
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Specifically Mack's very narrow bore brass whistle. He'll know what to suggest when you talk to him.dapple wrote:Try Mack Hoover’s Brass Whistles at http://home.bresnan.net/~mackhoover/ordering.htm
or Laughing Whistles at http://members.tripod.com/nherbison/?
Both are very quiet.
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Another option is to keep the whistles you have and practice with the technique of holding the fipple against your chin and blowing down into the windway. This is very, very quiet, but very effective. You may find it hard to discern the difference in octaves at first, but it is surprisingly easy after you get used to it. Joanie Madden uses this for quiet practice.
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My ultimate quiet whistle is a Feadog... that I tried to tweek and irreversably screwed up... so I got rid of the entire blade, all the way to the tube...! What I get is a very very very very light whisper. Not very attractive sound, but great for working up finger memory when you need the ultimate quiet whistle , and it works in both registers still. That's my travelling whistle, never got banging on the walls since...
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One of the most useful tips i learnt on this board is how to regulate the volume of a whistle by taking some Blutak (sticky putty for hanging posters on your wall) and placing a small bead of it in the window of your whistle. By the way you place it you can reduce the volume right the way down to a whisper. Fantastic tip and works much better than tape.
Thank you whoever first mentioned it.
Thank you whoever first mentioned it.
The easiest way to get a quiet whistle is to take your current cheapie, take a piece of tape, and put it over part of the windway. Try it. Move the tape until you get the sound you want. I put it vertically over 1/2 the windway. Using this technique I was able to play a Gen in a hospital room and not wake the woman in the neighboring bed.
I've also used a small wad of unchewed gum stuck on the blade, and a toothpick in the mouthpiece.
I've also used a small wad of unchewed gum stuck on the blade, and a toothpick in the mouthpiece.
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IMO
I must say that the Granite Falls high D was a "peaceful "whistle.
Phil.
Phil.