Hi all,
I'm mostly a flute player & uilleann piper...my whistles/low whistles don't get played much these days. However, I have a few gigs to do for St. Patrick's Day where I'll be playing with a singer who likes to do the occasional number in F or Bb. I got out my Phil Hardie F low whistle the other day and the tuning slide was quite thoroughly stuck. No amount of agonized twisting could get it to budge...Any suggestions on how I can get it un-stuck?
Tuning slide stuck...
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What material is it made out of?
One technique I've used with a composite whistle was to put it in the freezer for a short time and then twist it. It worked for me. My guess is that the cold causes contraction, but that the two parts contract at a different rate which causes the parts to release their death grip on each other.
One technique I've used with a composite whistle was to put it in the freezer for a short time and then twist it. It worked for me. My guess is that the cold causes contraction, but that the two parts contract at a different rate which causes the parts to release their death grip on each other.
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My Kerry Songbird low D became stuck shortly after getting it.
I wrote to Phil but ended up doing my own thing. I agonised prior
to placing the whistle in a vice, using lots of protective wrapping
around it first. I was then able to twist it free without too much
force.
I cleaned up the slide surfaces and used petroleum jelly as the
lubricant as it is much thinnerand does not grab and lock the slide.
It has been fine ever since.
I wrote to Phil but ended up doing my own thing. I agonised prior
to placing the whistle in a vice, using lots of protective wrapping
around it first. I was then able to twist it free without too much
force.
I cleaned up the slide surfaces and used petroleum jelly as the
lubricant as it is much thinnerand does not grab and lock the slide.
It has been fine ever since.
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