Dixon trad - has anyone tried filling the cavity?

[hoopy mike]

Just wondering if anyone has tried the poster putty tweak on a Dixon trad and if so, what the result was. I have two Dixon Trads - one that I like very much and a newer one that I don't like as much, so I'm wondering if I should try and tweak it.

[MTGuru]

Yep, I did. Made it worse. Try it.

[I.D.10-t]

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[hoopy mike]

There is nothing new under the sun! Thanks folks.

[mickey66]

yeah, I got a good one so I won't mess with it




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[narrowdog]

Yep, I did. Made it worse. Try it.

got my Trad brass about 4 years ago, it's a good whistle
filled the cavity, you're right

[Thomaston]

Ditto. It was no improvement. Although it was with my older, better one. I also have a newer one that's not as nice, so if you find good results I may give it a shot.

[bigskybri]

I filled it on mine (purchased 2.5 years ago) last year and it made it better. Had a little buzz on the low D that disappeared after filling. Also seemed to raise the pitch a bit, which was needed as it was playing a little flat bt (before tweak)

[AvienMael]

Yep, I did. Made it worse. Try it.

My thoughts exactly.

I'm not sure what to think about the Dixon Trad anymore. I've always thought of it as a good starter/intermediate whistle because it's an easy player, well in tune, and it costs only $30. On the other hand, the word, "bland" has seen a fair bit of use on the forum lately, has had me thinking about what whistles I would characterize as being such, and I could also describe it that way. It's not a bad whistle at all - a lot of fun to just pick up and play - yet it has it's limitations. Some chiff without any real dynamic control....

...and so people feel the need to tweak what cannot be tweaked...

[Miragliuolo]

I tried it and I thought it made it worse also.

[Dain]

Bland... yep, after two years, i would say that.
Never had courage to tweak it as i went through hell to obtain it; however, this one has a defect, as it's inner cork is a bit tilted to the right.

But, generally, for Dixon Trad: narrow angles of the windway make it susceptible to clogging, thus frequently ruining the second octave sound. Which is (in it's own part) pretty dull and non-crisp.
The volume is also pretty low.

[Thomaston]

I was a bit depressed to find that the Trad suffers from the same variability as other brands. The one I got in 2006 iss still one of my favorites, but the one I bought last year is much inferior (to my subjective tastes, at least). It' s a lot raspier in the second octave, and the head to barrel fit is way too loose.

[Pipe Bender]

My Trad is a newer one. I added the Blue Sticky-Tac Tweak and I thought there was a small improvement. I would characterize it as slightly more mellow.

[Pipe Bender]

and the head to barrel fit is way too loose.

Mine is like this as well.

[Thomaston]

I'm getting the impression that this tweak might improve newer ones, and make the older ones worse. This begs the question, has there been a design change in these sometime in the last couple of years?