I am the proud owner of the only whistle signed by Mary Bergin herself. When I asked her to autograph my favorite home-tweaked, read-top Generation high D, she smiled and said that she hadn’t heard that one before. But she did sign it. 
One of a kind. Undisputed two.
I’ll post a pic over the weekend.
WhOA!!! Cool!!
How neat is that!
You better lacquer that thing quick before the signature gets rubbed off you lucky dog!
Umm . . . what does one sign a whistle with? I’m picturing an engraving tool, but I doubt either of you were carrying one of those.
Tery
On 2002-07-13 01:13, tkelly wrote:
Umm . . . what does one sign a whistle with? I’m picturing an engraving tool, but I doubt either of you were carrying one of those.Tery
I assumed it was a fine point “writes on anything” felt tip markers. But, maybe bloomfield was packing a cordless Dremel tool with a carbide bit?
Aaarrgh. I can’t get a decent a picture of my Generation with MB’s autograph. (“O Boy, you have problems,” I hear you say.) The writing isn’t all that strong anyway (it’s thin indelible black marker), and when I take a picture there is always a glare that blends out the writing. 
Any thoughts?
On 2002-07-22 10:36, Bloomfield wrote:
Aaarrgh. I can’t get a decent a picture of my Generation with MB’s autograph. (“O Boy, you have problems,” I hear you say.) The writing isn’t all that strong anyway (it’s thin indelible black marker), and when I take a picture there is always a glare that blends out the writing. >Any thoughts?
You could get another whistle, and fake her autograph, and photograph that instead?
One small fries short of a Happy Meal…
[ This Message was edited by: Martin Milner on 2002-07-22 10:46 ]
Put it near a window in the sunlight and take a pic without flash.
I actually tried that. There is still a strip of bright glare/reflection running along the whistle, making the writing impossible to read. It’s worse in the actual picture than in the viewfinder.
I am thinking of turning the whistle, to get the signature out of the glare… scratches head
Put up a white sheet or board to reflect the sunlight onto the whistle. This will diffuse it a bit too.
Actually,
I do have a bit of potentally useful input. If you’ve varnished the whistle to keep it safe…
I once did a photoshoot on a set of drywalling & plasterboard tools, and the photographer had some anti-glare aerosol spray that he used to diffuse the glint on the tubes & pipes on the tools. You might be able to get a can from a photo shop.
My worry would be that the spray might dissolve the signature…
A good polarizing filter might also be of use . . .
Tery