Ressikan Flute
- Daniel_Bingamon
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I had a person ask me recently about the appropriate key that matches that actual Ressikan Flute on Star Trek. A recording seems to indicate that whistle was possibly in high-A 880Hz. (Yes, The A above High-D - a real screamer).
The so-called "prop: whistle (which sells for several thousand a the Las Vegas Hilton appears to be a conical design and has a very short length.
I have had thoughts that this could be played alternately on a high-E with its proper key.
I wish to make this whistle for someone, but I want to make sure that I have the right key.
Anyone know a bit more about this?
The so-called "prop: whistle (which sells for several thousand a the Las Vegas Hilton appears to be a conical design and has a very short length.
I have had thoughts that this could be played alternately on a high-E with its proper key.
I wish to make this whistle for someone, but I want to make sure that I have the right key.
Anyone know a bit more about this?
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Daniel
Below is a page from an "official" site that states the <b>Ressikan Flute</b> is 10.5 inches long and the <b>Maker is Alan Sims.</b>
This length would put it in the 1/2 wavelength range of f-4 or g-4(?) but the conical bore could lower it to d-4 or e-4(?)depending on the angle of decrease.
<a href="http://www.startrekexp.com/store/prop_r ... ">Ressikan Flute Prop</a>
Sorry,best I could do...T.H.
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Below is a page from an "official" site that states the <b>Ressikan Flute</b> is 10.5 inches long and the <b>Maker is Alan Sims.</b>
This length would put it in the 1/2 wavelength range of f-4 or g-4(?) but the conical bore could lower it to d-4 or e-4(?)depending on the angle of decrease.
<a href="http://www.startrekexp.com/store/prop_r ... ">Ressikan Flute Prop</a>
Sorry,best I could do...T.H.
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It originally appeared in a wonderful episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Inner Light (it won some sort of award as I recall). You may remember the episode. The Enterprise comes across a probe of some kind and Picard is knocked unconscious by it. He proceeds to "dream" that he is someone else living on another planet. He lives the entire lifetime in his mind. He learns to play the whistle/flute while he is unconscious.
Hmmm on second thought...I'm doing a poor job of explaining this. See here:
http://users.pandora.be/geert.bonte/tre ... flute.html
Hope that helps!
PS Kendra...on that link there are real audio and midi clips. Take care. -Gatton
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Hmmm on second thought...I'm doing a poor job of explaining this. See here:
http://users.pandora.be/geert.bonte/tre ... flute.html
Hope that helps!
PS Kendra...on that link there are real audio and midi clips. Take care. -Gatton
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In Star Trek TNG - 5x25 - The Inner Light, the whistle was an Eb.
In Star Trek TNG - 6x19 - Lessons, the whistle was a D.
In track #8 "Orchestral Suite from The Inner Light" on The Star Trek 30th Anniversary Special CD, the whistle was also a D.
I think this proves that the $2000 prop used in the two TV episodes wasn't a playable instrument... although careful observation does reveal that Patrick Stewart was fingering the notes correctly when the camera was on him.
It does stand to reason that perhaps the prop is a playable instrument that was just overdubbed during the editing process... but that's probably just wishful thinking from a whistle playing "trekkie" who doesn't want it to be just a prop.
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In Star Trek TNG - 6x19 - Lessons, the whistle was a D.
In track #8 "Orchestral Suite from The Inner Light" on The Star Trek 30th Anniversary Special CD, the whistle was also a D.
I think this proves that the $2000 prop used in the two TV episodes wasn't a playable instrument... although careful observation does reveal that Patrick Stewart was fingering the notes correctly when the camera was on him.
It does stand to reason that perhaps the prop is a playable instrument that was just overdubbed during the editing process... but that's probably just wishful thinking from a whistle playing "trekkie" who doesn't want it to be just a prop.
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K raindog, did you really sit in front of the tv to see if he was fingering correctly? That's a guy thing.although careful observation does reveal that Patrick Stewart was fingering the notes correctly when the camera was on him.
$2000US is nuts for a whistle.
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Well, actually I sat in front of my computer watching DivX rips of the two episodes where Picard plays the Ressikan flute... hopefully Paramount won't see this post and send their lawyers to hunt me down!On 2002-03-14 12:24, Jazz wrote:
K raindog, did you really sit in front of the tv to see if he was fingering correctly? That's a guy thing.
I actually learned the tune by playing along with Patrick Stewart, that's why I know he was fingering correctly.
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Under an earlier topic, Graphics Guy said:
"Ummm.. Yep it does whistle, But its not really in tune, It was just a prop, and never meant to play an important role. Most of the sounds you hear on Star Trek are added in Post Production."
That surprised me because, if I were an actor pretending to play an instrument, I think I would feel a lot more comfortable with a prop that didn't actually make a sound.
Mysteries surrounding the Ressican Flute has been under discussion for a long time, and many of the questions have now been answered except (to my knowledge) one: who was playing the whistle that was actually heard, and what kind of whistle was it?
Are you out there, Graphics, Guy? Do you have the inside info?
"Ummm.. Yep it does whistle, But its not really in tune, It was just a prop, and never meant to play an important role. Most of the sounds you hear on Star Trek are added in Post Production."
That surprised me because, if I were an actor pretending to play an instrument, I think I would feel a lot more comfortable with a prop that didn't actually make a sound.
Mysteries surrounding the Ressican Flute has been under discussion for a long time, and many of the questions have now been answered except (to my knowledge) one: who was playing the whistle that was actually heard, and what kind of whistle was it?
Are you out there, Graphics, Guy? Do you have the inside info?