Best whistle to leave in the car - on purpose
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Best whistle to leave in the car - on purpose
I recently purchased a high D <a href="http://www.thinweasel.com/">water weasel</a>. I satisfied a couple needs:
1. The need to resolve a nagging curiosity concerning how a PVC pipe massaged into a whistle would sound;
2. The need for an indestructible whistle to leave in my car so I will have something to play at red lights.
Well, I'm really impressed with this whistle's playability, and easy fingering, and it doesn't slip out of my hands like my shiny aluminum Burkes might on quick transitions from driving to red light whistling.
And so very cool! I have no fear of it being warped by baking in the hot car, I can use it to bang a beat on my steering wheel without fear of damaging it when I actually need one hand to drive.
The down side? It's loud. Not in an obnoxious way mind you - it's just got a robust voice. I'm glad the interior on my XC70 soaks up some of the decibels.
So, what's your favorite whistle to leave in the car, take on a camping trip, toss in a backpack on a hike, or drop kick - the one to abuse and use?
Oh yeah, one more question. Does anyone know what whistle Joanie Madden uses in A Whistle on the Wind for Marcus Hernon's Air?
1. The need to resolve a nagging curiosity concerning how a PVC pipe massaged into a whistle would sound;
2. The need for an indestructible whistle to leave in my car so I will have something to play at red lights.
Well, I'm really impressed with this whistle's playability, and easy fingering, and it doesn't slip out of my hands like my shiny aluminum Burkes might on quick transitions from driving to red light whistling.
And so very cool! I have no fear of it being warped by baking in the hot car, I can use it to bang a beat on my steering wheel without fear of damaging it when I actually need one hand to drive.
The down side? It's loud. Not in an obnoxious way mind you - it's just got a robust voice. I'm glad the interior on my XC70 soaks up some of the decibels.
So, what's your favorite whistle to leave in the car, take on a camping trip, toss in a backpack on a hike, or drop kick - the one to abuse and use?
Oh yeah, one more question. Does anyone know what whistle Joanie Madden uses in A Whistle on the Wind for Marcus Hernon's Air?
Daniel
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Unless you're planning on leaving it on the dashboard instead of the glovebox, any of the cheapies work quite well.
I usually carry a self-tweeked Generation and a Feadog in in my car's glovebox, and a Cooperman plastic fife under the seat (*that* doesn't get played in the car, though!).
I don't leave my more expensive whistles out there, though. And I never leave ANYTHING on the dash; I remember leaving a plastic slide rule on the dash back when I was in High School and coming back to find and object that belonged in a Dali painting.
I usually carry a self-tweeked Generation and a Feadog in in my car's glovebox, and a Cooperman plastic fife under the seat (*that* doesn't get played in the car, though!).
I don't leave my more expensive whistles out there, though. And I never leave ANYTHING on the dash; I remember leaving a plastic slide rule on the dash back when I was in High School and coming back to find and object that belonged in a Dali painting.
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In an emergency, you can use it to pry open the trunk or kill a rattlesnake in the passenger seat.
Regarding Delrin mouthpieces, the note that came with the Humphrey Stealth says not to leave the whistle in direct sunlight, like on the dashboard, because the Delrin can warp.
In an emergency, you can use it to pry open the trunk or kill a rattlesnake in the passenger seat.
Regarding Delrin mouthpieces, the note that came with the Humphrey Stealth says not to leave the whistle in direct sunlight, like on the dashboard, because the Delrin can warp.
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It was hard to decide
I carry a McHaffie with the adjustable fipple - I can set it to be quiet enough for residential, or blast it when I'm in the heavy stuff!
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The manufacturer of the acetal I use for my mouthpieces claims a melting point of 160 - 172 C. / 320 - 342 F.Darwin wrote:Regarding Delrin mouthpieces, the note that came with the Humphrey Stealth says not to leave the whistle in direct sunlight, like on the dashboard, because the Delrin can warp.
I'm not sure a dashboard would ever get quite that hot, but it's a pretty safe bet that thin pieces of acetal would soften and warp at a lower temperature than the melting point... and I say 'better safe than sorry'!
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I hardly ever get to finish a song anyway. If it falls out the car door and gets run over, I'm only out $3. If I get frustrated with a song that I did finish, and fling it out the window, I'm only out $3.
I have just started driving an old pickup truck with an automatic transmission. It gives me another second or two than when I had to put the car into gear when the light changed. Also, I use the hole where the radio used to be in the dashboard for my sunglasses and a whistle.
I hardly ever get to finish a song anyway. If it falls out the car door and gets run over, I'm only out $3. If I get frustrated with a song that I did finish, and fling it out the window, I'm only out $3.
I have just started driving an old pickup truck with an automatic transmission. It gives me another second or two than when I had to put the car into gear when the light changed. Also, I use the hole where the radio used to be in the dashboard for my sunglasses and a whistle.
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I left a Generation Brass D on the dashboard once while I dashed into the grocery store for a quick milk and bread run. It was a hot Kansas August day, but I was only gone a couple of minutes, and I left the window down. When I got back and checked the dashboard, there were two more Generation Ds and a Walton's LBW. Now I lock the car.
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