Eagle two part whistle.
- selkie
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Has anybody got any comments on this Clare/ Eagle whistle please. I like the idea of it being a pocket whistle and want something cheap to pop in my wheelchair bag when I get out in the country lanes. I have a brilliant Tony Dixon but feel it's too dear to just chuck in a bag and bump off kerbs etc. It would probably get broken.
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Not a bad whistle at all. I have one which I keep in the tool bag on my mountain bike so I can play some tunes on long rides. I also made one myself out of a Generation D. I got the appropriate size of brass tubing, cut the whistle in 2 with a razor saw, and used a piece of the tubing to make a connector, much like a tuning slide. However, this piece inside the whistle affected the tuning somewhat and considering the low price of the Clare is probably not worth the effort.
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I have a clare 2 peice. It's not the worse whistle I have, but it's really tempermental. Every note has a different breath requirement to make it sound un-crappy. It's kinda touchy, and it's affected by temperature greatly as it's made from really thin metal.
I don't play mine much. I might have just gotten a dud, though, I haven't played any others besides the 1 I have....
I don't play mine much. I might have just gotten a dud, though, I haven't played any others besides the 1 I have....
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I really love mine, even though it can be a bit temperamental about tuning, something I suspect has to do with temperature and humidity and that most of us use them as traveling whistles. I have a nice wood case for mine that rides well in the car and can fit at need in a pocket, albeit a bit bulkily. For the price, they're a good whistle.
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I've found the best thing to do with a Clare whistle, one- or two-piece, is to throw away the head and stick a tweaked Generation head on it.
The bore of the Clare is slightly narrower than that of the Generation, giving you a softer sound. Once you've removed the Gen head with hot water, chances are it will shrink a bit and make a perfect fit on the Clare body. Narrow the windway as I described in an earlier thread and you'll have a winner.
All three hybrids I've created in this way have turned extremely well. One of them is a two-piece and apart from sounding A1 it fits into a jacket pocket nicely.
The bore of the Clare is slightly narrower than that of the Generation, giving you a softer sound. Once you've removed the Gen head with hot water, chances are it will shrink a bit and make a perfect fit on the Clare body. Narrow the windway as I described in an earlier thread and you'll have a winner.
All three hybrids I've created in this way have turned extremely well. One of them is a two-piece and apart from sounding A1 it fits into a jacket pocket nicely.
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I have two of them, one for the glove box in each of the cars...you never know when they might come in handy. Both of them play pretty well and they are consistant in quality. Air requirements are less than the other cheap whistles that I have tried, however, the Clare (Eagle) is a bit touchier, but still not bad. I really like mine.
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Paul - try a larger connector and put it on the outside of the whistle tube. You have inspired me. I'm going to try it myself as soon as I can get down to the Home Depot.On 2002-06-22 07:40, brewerpaul wrote:
Not a bad whistle at all. I have one which I keep in the tool bag on my mountain bike so I can play some tunes on long rides. I also made one myself out of a Generation D. I got the appropriate size of brass tubing, cut the whistle in 2 with a razor saw, and used a piece of the tubing to make a connector, much like a tuning slide. However, this piece inside the whistle affected the tuning somewhat and considering the low price of the Clare is probably not worth the effort.
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I got a Clare 2-piece from Shanna Quay ages ago, and I prefer it to the Doolin! The only problem I have is that fingering Cnat OXX OOO doesn't give a very good Cnat, but I adjust breath top taste and it's acceptable. Maybe My ears just don't have very good pitch, so being a bit out doesn't bother me.
The Doolins I got all have a slight wobble in the joint, whereas the Clare is always rock solid. I also carry one in my mountain bike bag, so the occasional toot on my
travels.
The Doolins I got all have a slight wobble in the joint, whereas the Clare is always rock solid. I also carry one in my mountain bike bag, so the occasional toot on my
travels.
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