whatcaps fit what barrels?
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whatcaps fit what barrels?
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"I don't know!"
But I ask for help in finding out.
My collection of commercial whistle is too scant for a complete answer.
I am willing to trade for unwanted ones of any or all makes.
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Mack
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Hmmm...I wonder why I had not trouble putting a Whitecap on my Oak, when others (most others, it would seem) have had problems? In my case, it just slipped right on as though it had been made for that shaft. Difference in Oaks? Difference in Whitecaps? Just dumb luck?
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After posting that my Whitecap would not fit my old Feadog, I decided to work on it. I took ROUGH sandpaper, and sanded the top of the tube, following up with steel wool to get rid of the scratches. One hour later, I have a Feacap which works quite well. I have never kept a whistle in the car, but this one is perfect. All of the limitations of the original whistle are gone.
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I had no problem fitting one on my Oak either. It may be that the Oak has changed. Mine is about 20 years old. I wound up putting the original mouthpiece back on for sentimental reasons, since this was the first whistle I ever got.Redwolf wrote:Hmmm...I wonder why I had not trouble putting a Whitecap on my Oak, when others (most others, it would seem) have had problems? In my case, it just slipped right on as though it had been made for that shaft. Difference in Oaks? Difference in Whitecaps? Just dumb luck?
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I put a Whitecap on a Feadog D tube a few weeks ago. Took just a little emery cloth to remove the glue and varnish from the top of the tube and it fits just fine. Plays soooo.. much better than with the original Feadog head.
Tried the Whitecap on a Waltons D tube but the tube was too big. Sanded (a lot) and the tube went in about 1/2 way. Sanded some more and the tube went in about 3/4 of the way. Gave up. I now have to use teflon wrap to get the original Waltons head to stay on its tube. No loss, the Walton sounded like poop before the sanding and it stills sounds like poop. The Whitecap/Feadog is now my favorite whistle anyway.
I just noticed that tomcat said he had no trouble getting it on his Walton. I purchased my Walton in Ireland a couple of years ago. Could there be a difference in tubes sold there versus here or, is this a difference in manufacturing runs or a difference in Whitecaps?
Anyhow, I'm glad I've got one and hope Mack makes them available for lots of other tubes.
Tried the Whitecap on a Waltons D tube but the tube was too big. Sanded (a lot) and the tube went in about 1/2 way. Sanded some more and the tube went in about 3/4 of the way. Gave up. I now have to use teflon wrap to get the original Waltons head to stay on its tube. No loss, the Walton sounded like poop before the sanding and it stills sounds like poop. The Whitecap/Feadog is now my favorite whistle anyway.
I just noticed that tomcat said he had no trouble getting it on his Walton. I purchased my Walton in Ireland a couple of years ago. Could there be a difference in tubes sold there versus here or, is this a difference in manufacturing runs or a difference in Whitecaps?
Anyhow, I'm glad I've got one and hope Mack makes them available for lots of other tubes.
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