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... tones become too much in the upper second octave. Blue-tack (poster putty) does mute those non-harmonics to a great extent. The effect is real and not imagined. I played one ...

... are in some ways a different instrument.) Or, simplest of all, make a mute for your existing whistles. A mute can pretty dramatically take the ... in front of the blade, or roll a little worm out of blue tac or Silly Putty, drape it over the blade, and adjust for best sound. (With a Clarke, ...

... the blade. That reduces the volume. Search the forum on "whistle mute" and you will get the myriad solutions to making a whistle play quieter. Some are very simple - like a small blob of putty/wax/gum on the whistle's blade/ramp. Muting does effect tuning a bit. Some ...

... Instead, I'd first try one of the various muting tricks - paper clip, putty, cardboard, "overblow" - on what you've already got. Just search the forum for "whistle mute". Also, the muting tone ring is quite effective on Parks whistles. And the ...

... Instead, I'd first try one of the various muting tricks - paper clip, putty, cardboard, "overblow" - on what you've already got. Just search the forum for "whistle mute". Also, the muting tone ring is quite effective on Parks whistles. And the ...

Mike, you can mute the Dixon. No need for another whistle. Several ways to do that. Cover some of the window with a length of tape. Place a bit of putty or chewing gum on the blade. Insert a sliver of card stock or a toothpick into the windway ...

... the Trad Model. If the case is hallow fipple you can put a tacky poster putty instead of toilet paper. Toilet paper accumulates moist and can be ... same hissy sound (in my ear) My description of the hiss is it is kinda mute the note a little (but still louder than Cnatural), and you hear in ...

... works fine in most instances. If you think one would be too loud just mute it in the usual ways by covering part of the voicing window or the windway. ... it out of the camp fire). It sounds good and plays well. A piece of putty or chewing gum on the labium or an o-ring around the head at the window ...

... width of the airway can reduce the volume. Do a search on "Whistle mute" and you'll get threads describing a bunch of muting methods from using a paper clip, pieces of tape, poster putty, rubber bands, etc. And you can always use the "whisper method" ...

... around to open more or less and slightly adjust the volume from almost mute to full. It is very simple to make and can be applied, with varied degrees ... Click on photo for a bigger version. I also seldom use putty, tape and the paper clip depending on the type of silencing I'm looking ...

... jokes get started. On a serious note, pretty much any whistle can be muted. I've used a toothpick method, but it messes up the back pressure. same with the blow over the top approach. Putty on the blade seems to be the best way to keep a whistle's playing characteristics ...

... They are very sweet too. Carey Parks makes whistles with a built in mute mechanism. There are others as well. You may find that these whistles ... will reduce the volume. This can be done as simply as placing a bit of putty on the blade or doing the same with tape - how much is up to you and ...

As for playing your loud high d at you apartment, you can mute them is several ways. You can partially block either the wind way or the fipple window. Use tape, poster putty, cardboard, etc. Lots of topics if you want to search them out. There are also quite ...

... under the outer mouthpiece collar to do the trick. A thin layer of putty could do in a pinch too, I suppose, or as a quick experiment. You can ... can twist the collar so that it covers part of the window to act as a mute when you want to play quieter than usual. You can also build temporary ...

... intended. and just to make it softer during home practice, would that putty tweak work on a burke wihtout affecting the tone or air requirement? ... head, really. Yes you could make one play softer using an external mute, but I would suggest you buy a quiet whistle if quiet is what you want. ...