I've tried everything - first hot water, then boiling water (which slightly warped the plastic, but it sounds ok), then freezing, then immediately into hot water, but the sucker will not budge. Any suggestions?
I'm stumped, I don't even think Sweetones use glue on the joint so it must be pressure fitted pretty tight. Hopefully another lesson learned about using boiled water though.
Good luck.
I've often wondered if the body of a Sweetone is cylindrical or conical under the plastic head piece. The rest of the body is conical, so maybe it's tapered under the plastic, too. If it is, that could make it hard to remove the head piece. (I wonder, too, how they get the head on the body?)
Maybe someone will have taken one apart and can tell us.
I have taken apart several and they were all very easy. I used no water, hot or otherwise, all it took was a good tug because they didn't even have glue under there.
In my experience, not too much for a Sweetone. Just put a little bit of poster putty in the little hole below the windway and make it smooth. Just be careful putting it back on, my only Sweetone got stuck in the process and now the head is all crooked off to the side.
Haha, you never know, I'll give it a try. The poster putty helped a bit, I think it's more helpful on Generation types that are more raspy. Sweetone's usually seem pretty solid across both octaves without tweaking. It's all personal preference.
This raises a question: I have an old E Shaw that I use when I'm jamming with my 10 year old nephew, who's learning fiddle. It's way too soft and breathy and I've never really liked it. Do those of you who routinely take whistles apart think I would have a chance of grafting a sweetone head onto a decapitated Shaw body?
