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- Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Whistle used performing Themes in “The Hobbit Trilogy Movies”
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5341
Re: Whistle used performing Themes in “The Hobbit Trilogy Movies”
My recollection is that for The Fellowship of the Ring, that it was an old-style Burke, identifiable as such by the 'swallowed grape' tuning slide. It was visible for a split second on one of the extended edition behind-the-scenes clips, I think.
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:36 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Pythagorean intonation whistle?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2830
Re: Pythagorean intonation whistle?
Thanks to all who've replied so far. Some interesting general technical points on Pythagorean and JI tuning. However, what I'm after is suggestions for anyone who might be able to actually make me a Pythagorean-tuned silver or silver-plated whistle. It's specifically for playing and performing with...
- Thu May 18, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Goldie Narrow Bore Low D
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3781
Re: Goldie Narrow Bore Low D
Does anyone know how Colin achieves his easy/medium/hard backpressure adjustments with his whistles? The changes in backpressure are produced by varying the windway height. Darn, that doesn't work on my design. Four thou over 0.03" windway height turns the tone to sh*t. However, I think I foun...
- Wed May 17, 2023 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Goldie Narrow Bore Low D
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3781
Re: Goldie Narrow Bore Low D
Does anyone know how Colin achieves his easy/medium/hard backpressure adjustments with his whistles? I would like to add just a bit more backpressure to mine, but the adjustments I've made always end up changing the tone or playing characteristics negatively.
- Thu May 11, 2023 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: 3D Printing, Modelling and Microtonal
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4545
Re: 3D Printing, Modelling and Microtonal
Hi I was perusing the forum and saw this thread. Thought this may be of interest. I had a go at printing an irish style flute i started off with an stl file I found on line but have since redesigned the whole thing. FDM printed in normal plastic PLA (metallic effect PLA) no finishing (deliberately)...
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 7:44 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Who is making good tapered/conical high D whistles?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7001
Re: Who is making good tapered/conical high D whistles?
Edit: I wonder if the perceived performance increase doesn't come from reducing the boundary layer under the air jet. Thinking about it in terms of flow, the entrained air from the air jet might cause more turbulence with a large area of still-ish air right underneath it. Since turbulence seems to b...
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Blowing machine
- Replies: 807
- Views: 83012
Re: Blowing machine
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:47 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Blowing machine
- Replies: 807
- Views: 83012
Re: Blowing machine
This thread was... a lot. Really cool work from so many people, and some amazing innovation with materials! It seems like some interesting things regarding how the instrument actually works were discussed, but are there any salient takeaways that might inform instrument design? Like using a blowing ...
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: New style whistle heads
- Replies: 96
- Views: 47657
Re: New style whistle heads
I reckon once we can crack whistle (and flute) computer modelling, 3D printing should have great potential at least in prototype development. Do you mean modelling as in CAD, or modeling as in simulating fluid dynamics? Because I do the first, and I know the 2nd is possible... I just can't figure o...
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Who is making good tapered/conical high D whistles?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7001
Re: Who is making good tapered/conical high D whistles?
A couple of thoughts here - first, the idea that there is no reason for the depression under the windway exit face. A lot of people put poster putty in here, but I don't find it has a meaningful effect on the tuning of the second octave and seems likely to be the placebo effect, at least with the wh...
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: What's new in whistles?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23644
Re: What's new in whistles?
Hi Terry, sorry for the delay in responding - quite the opposite in fact. I find that curved windways corresponding to the curvature of the bore have less chiff and attack, but sound sweeter and are more stable. However, if you lock the geometry of the airblade, you really only have a few variables ...
- Sun Dec 18, 2022 5:06 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: What's new in whistles?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23644
Re: What's new in whistles?
Edit: you mentioned the “three tube” method of mouthpiece construction - it’s very commonly used because it’s the simplest way to make a playable whistle head with common subtractive shop equipment. You had me puzzled with this descriptor. Are we talking the modern style of whistle, the "three...
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: 3d-printed whistle head: strengthening lower octave
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9253
Re: 3d-printed whistle head: strengthening lower octave
Naxrax - do you have the print file (STL) posted anywhere? I'd love to try it out on my printer. I've been pretty disappointed with other whistle prints. Thanks. Mike A thing to keep in mind is 3d prints arent overly mouth safe. For assorted reasons. The print lines are bacteria hotspots, sketchy t...
- Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:16 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Comments needed on my playing
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11128
Re: Comments needed on my playing
This thread pretty well exemplifies why I don't use C&F anymore. I forgot it existed until the potential security incident, but have been quickly reminded.
- Wed Jan 05, 2022 5:07 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Security incident
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2063
Re: Security incident
How exactly were you notified that someone in Moscow accessed your Instagram? Via email? Just asking because receiving an email saying your Instagram was hacked by someone in Moscow is a very common phishing scam right now. I received a similar email last month and I don’t even have Instagram. The ...