Does this whistle really work?
Does this whistle really work?
There is a whistle up for auction at ebay at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=37977
Can this thing actually play with that ring/stopper in the end? The air would not be able to flow out the end like on a regular whistle.
Also, the finger holes look like they are the same size, and evenly spaced. Can this whistle actually be in tune with itself with this hole arrangement?
Rob S
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=37977
Can this thing actually play with that ring/stopper in the end? The air would not be able to flow out the end like on a regular whistle.
Also, the finger holes look like they are the same size, and evenly spaced. Can this whistle actually be in tune with itself with this hole arrangement?
Rob S
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I would be surprized if it plays in tune, for the reasons you stated. A little experimenting with a whistle suggests that the XXXXXX note might not play. However, the bottle opener feature looks interesting.
Best wishes,
Jerry
P.S. I know nothing about this whistle except for what I can see in the pictures. I could be completely mistaken.
Best wishes,
Jerry
P.S. I know nothing about this whistle except for what I can see in the pictures. I could be completely mistaken.
this might be dumb question, but are we sure it isn't a slide whistle? If that ring on the end (aka the bottle opener) is for a piece that slides in and out of the body of the whistle, that would take care of adjusting the pitch of the notes, wouldn't it?
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You guys are so out of it--I can't believe you've never seen one of these before. It's a spit stopper. There's a felt pad on the interior end of the ring thingy. The ring is taken out while playing the whistle and replaced when finished so the "condensation" can be absorbed into the felt pad.
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That's not a whistle, it's a Stunning Old Brass Flute!
To me it looks like something used (or made to resemble something used) to give signals in a ship. The bottle opener part is where you put a strap to hang it around your neck.
Or maybe it's a spit stopper!
To me it looks like something used (or made to resemble something used) to give signals in a ship. The bottle opener part is where you put a strap to hang it around your neck.
Or maybe it's a spit stopper!
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I may be slightly one-track minded these days :roll: but the even spacing between holes, and the stopper, should give an interesting paint-atonic, er, sound. Forget the last hole, like leave it open, and I don't see why it couldn't play a melody.
Of sorts.
Being in an experimental phase (warp 3), I might even bid
Seriously, now, this could be a variation of the Bosun whistles, i.e. one of these remotely musical devices* meant to help and bark orders at a sailboat crew.
* Such is the fife, when you think of it
Of sorts.
Being in an experimental phase (warp 3), I might even bid
Seriously, now, this could be a variation of the Bosun whistles, i.e. one of these remotely musical devices* meant to help and bark orders at a sailboat crew.
* Such is the fife, when you think of it
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Whatever this is, it is **NOT** a playable whistle. I know because a couple of years ago I bought one. I think it MIGHT be a part of a mechanical organ or calliope, but I'm not sure. In any case, even a piper hasn't got lungs that will elicit a tune fron the thing. I reven tried a can of compressed air.
Repeat, whatever it is, it is not a human-playable instrument.
Whatever this is, it is **NOT** a playable whistle. I know because a couple of years ago I bought one. I think it MIGHT be a part of a mechanical organ or calliope, but I'm not sure. In any case, even a piper hasn't got lungs that will elicit a tune fron the thing. I reven tried a can of compressed air.
Repeat, whatever it is, it is not a human-playable instrument.