You sometime tweaked Whistle? :)
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You sometime tweaked Whistle? :)
It is interesting to know, how many people never tweaks the whistle?
And how many have remained are pleased with the work.
Thanks for polling and answers!
And how many have remained are pleased with the work.
Thanks for polling and answers!
Happy whistling!
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I tweaked a Clarke, and a couple of Walton's to death.
I tweaked a Generation, it didn't make a bit of difference, it still sounded crappy.
I tweaked a Feadog, it sounded the same, which was only mediocre.
I tweaked my Oak, and it's one of my favorite whistles now.
I have an O'Briain D Improved, which comes already tweaked, and it's my favorite whistle of all.
Sure, expensive whistles sound great. I like mine. But I have been leaning more toward the "real thing" lately.... I enjoy the sound, look and feel of the traditional cheap whistle.
I tweaked a Generation, it didn't make a bit of difference, it still sounded crappy.
I tweaked a Feadog, it sounded the same, which was only mediocre.
I tweaked my Oak, and it's one of my favorite whistles now.
I have an O'Briain D Improved, which comes already tweaked, and it's my favorite whistle of all.
Sure, expensive whistles sound great. I like mine. But I have been leaning more toward the "real thing" lately.... I enjoy the sound, look and feel of the traditional cheap whistle.
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This isn't too surprising, as the main reason most of these inexpensive whistles don't sound as good as they could is that the labium (ramp and edge) are way too high in relation to the floor of the windway. The the typical home tweaking methods don't address this, however the O'Briain Improved does address this issue pretty well, having as he has laminated a new blade (placed lower in relation to the windway) on top of the old, along with the other "standard" tweaks. Really a substantial improvement over the stock setup. (Still enjoying mine, thanks again Blackhawk!)Whistlin'Dixie wrote:I tweaked a Clarke, and a couple of Walton's to death.
I tweaked a Generation, it didn't make a bit of difference, it still sounded crappy.
I tweaked a Feadog, it sounded the same, which was only mediocre.
I tweaked my Oak, and it's one of my favorite whistles now.
I have an O'Briain D Improved, which comes already tweaked, and it's my favorite whistle of all.
Loren
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Loren has the answer that is important. When I look for a cheap whistle I look through the windway toward the blade to see how much space is between the floor of the windway and the bottom of the blade. I choose the one with very little space showing. It usually does not need any tweaking. I have tweaked some whistles with great results others with no real improvement. The best tweak I have come up with is a year of practice with the whistle.
Ron
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RonKiley wrote:Loren has the answer that is important. When I look for a cheap whistle I look through the windway toward the blade to see how much space is between the floor of the windway and the bottom of the blade. I choose the one with very little space showing. It usually does not need any tweaking. I have tweaked some whistles with great results others with no real improvement. The best tweak I have come up with is a year of practice with the whistle.
Ron
Right you are Ron, the whistle matters far less than the player.
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I haven't been able to improve my megs, but several of my Gens are much better after surgery. The most successful was a Bb that got blu-tacked, deburred, retuned (lots of filing on toneholes), and slightly blunting the labium.
The only real improvement I could make on Clares is laminating on a new ramp. Killed one, but the other is lovely. Not as nice as my Mellow Dog, though.
The only real improvement I could make on Clares is laminating on a new ramp. Killed one, but the other is lovely. Not as nice as my Mellow Dog, though.
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I've done the sticky-tac tweak on three whistles, and I think it made a noticeable improvement on all three. It seems to make the upper register easier to play and a little cleaner with little to no negative effect on the lower register.
I did do a little more intrusive surgery on my Walton C though, with some help from Tommy here on the forum. It was almost unplayable when I got it. I spend close to an hour filing/sanding the windway. It plays much better now. Although, I'm not sure that was tweaking as much as necessary cleaning.
Jason
I did do a little more intrusive surgery on my Walton C though, with some help from Tommy here on the forum. It was almost unplayable when I got it. I spend close to an hour filing/sanding the windway. It plays much better now. Although, I'm not sure that was tweaking as much as necessary cleaning.
Jason
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Coming in a bit late on this one. . .
Last Friday, I did the "blue-tack" trick on my Acorn with success - hat tip to the great instructions and posts on C&F! The second octave seems easier (smoother) to reach. Not as much breath in the voice (make sense?).
I did the same trick on my Walton's D about a week prior to adjusting the Acorn.
Granted, they don't sound like my Freeman Tweaked Mellow Dog D or Freeman Tweaked Sweetone D; but hey, that's called "character"!
Have yet to tinker with my Feadog D.
Oh, five whistles within four months . . . no WHOA problem here.
Last Friday, I did the "blue-tack" trick on my Acorn with success - hat tip to the great instructions and posts on C&F! The second octave seems easier (smoother) to reach. Not as much breath in the voice (make sense?).
I did the same trick on my Walton's D about a week prior to adjusting the Acorn.
Granted, they don't sound like my Freeman Tweaked Mellow Dog D or Freeman Tweaked Sweetone D; but hey, that's called "character"!
Have yet to tinker with my Feadog D.
Oh, five whistles within four months . . . no WHOA problem here.
Marc
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