hoover whitecap

Whistle
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ok, so i’ve heard that Mack Hoover makes a head/fipple called the Whitecap and that some of you really like it. i want one. just a couple of questions:

  1. It is just a head, right? not a complete whistle?
  2. does he make them for D tubes only?
  3. is his website down? i can’t find it.
  4. how much do they cost?

thanks for the help..

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Everybody needs a whitecap. I love them.

Mine costed $20, for the mouthpiece only but you can get Mack’s own tube, too, for more money. I’m pretty positive they come in other keys, but am not certain. Mack is awesome. I lost his site, though.

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Here’s the website:

http://home.bresnan.net/~mackhoover/ordering.htm

Hope this helps! :smiley:

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(duh)

http://home.bresnan.net/~mackhoover

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We posted at the same second. Not fair.

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I had the same questions before getting mine. The Whitecap is a head only. It’s CPVC plastic lined with a thin brass tube. making a standard cheap whistle into a tunable whistle. You’ll also need a standard metal tube such as that from a Generation, Feadog or Acorn. I’m sure Mack can tell you what other tubes they fit. Once you have both, you remove the cheap whistle’s plastic head (this can be tough - see the whistle tweaking instructions on the C&F main website) and replace it with the Whitecap.

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I love mine. I use it on a Gen tube, which it fits like a dream. My Oak tube was a tiny bit thicker and it has to be really forced. It won’t fit my Hoover narrow bore tube.

It has a slight clogging problem that is easliy rectified with the soap solution.

I don’t think his lead times are terribly long these days.

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thanks for the help, guys.

i’m about to order a few generations from the whistle shop, some of which i’m sure will be good candidates.

definitely worth twenty bucks.

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You can get a Whitecap already mounted on a brass body, if you don’t want to mess with putting it on a tube of your own.

Redwolf

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I’ve got a whitecap low G (complete whistle) … Ooooooooh maaaaaaaan, that whistle is smoooooooth and sweet!

Best,

Little John

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Quote @ Chuck_Clark

I had the same questions before getting mine. The Whitecap is a head only. It’s CPVC plastic lined with a thin brass tube. making a standard cheap whistle into a tunable whistle.

One whitecap I had (#894) didn’t have the brass inside, while the other (#935) did. The one with the brass does fit a tiny bit tighter than the other one. They also fit Gen Eb tubes.

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how are they in the upper register?

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Easy as pie and smooth as silk. That’s why people were asking about third-octave D, I think…the Whitecap makes the second octave so easy and sweet.

Redwolf