Condo Soundproofing/Whistle Test

Whistle
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-Recently plunked down money I don’t have for a Seattle condo, took soprano whistles to the inspection and stationed my sweetheart in adjacent units to gauge sound penetration. The inspector was a Yorkshire man, knew the area where Silkstone maker Paul Hayward makes his fine whistles (one used in the test) but withheld comment on my music.

-The Silkstone alloy D+ and Susato standard bore D whistles penetrate
three 5/8" drywall sections easily as well as the insulation between when played right next to the wall, but sound attenuation was good when the whistles were played a few feet back. The inspector was an engineer, but refused to speculate on containment of bagpipe music. Recorders were
not mentioned. :slight_smile:

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Hehe.

I’ve recently taken up practicing the piccolo.

My wife is not amused. :smiley:

Seriously, a “quiet” piccolo makes the loudest whistle seem downright silent. The sound will pierce any intervening objects with minimal attenuation. I highly reccomend learning to play one if you want to show up your session fiddle-players. :slight_smile:

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Condo? Short for condom? :astonished:

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[quote="Wombat
Condo? Short for condom? :astonished:[/quote]

Short for condomminimum, which is a very small condom…

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Yes, they are very expensive here in the States. Free enterprise and all.

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condominium
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=condominium

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-To clarify, “condo” was used here to indicate “condominium”. Thus a 660 sq. ft. condo is not the object of remark t’would otherwise be, nor is its owner. :wink: