I figured it out. It’s simple. So simple you’ll kick yourself.
Don’t blow as hard. The Oak is one of those whistles you just breath into and it plays. It only gets that buzz if you blow to hard. It only takes about half the amount of breath of most whistles, so just blow softer, and there you go, no more buzz. It’s a quiet whistle, yea, but it has a very nice pure tone when you play it right.
Have fun!
Right on the money.
Also, this whistle is one that seems to play better after it warms up and get a little damp in the fipple, say after five minutes or so of playing. The higher notes then get achingly pure and clear.
It’s a very nice whistle, and mine seems to be very well in tune, as well.
Best wishes,
–James
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Similar considerations apply to the (new) Acorn, which is the brass version of the Oak.
Both whistles are excellent. The Oak has the nicest tone, while the Acorn may be slightly more responsive.
Some folks may remember me from my well-documented attempt to wrest control of C&F from Dale quite some time ago (Thom, and Loren still around???)and I’m back after a long absence from whistling.
Picked up my Acorn yesterday for the first time in over a year and found it still as much a good instrument as I remembered it being. Now, if I can just find my Oak to test this “new” theory…
On 2002-09-15 01:18, madguy wrote:
Some folks may remember me from my well-documented attempt to wrest control of C&F from Dale quite some time ago (Thom, and Loren still around???)and I’m back after a long absence from whistling.
Are you affiliated with the Crystal folks? I’m registered with a major political party myself, but it’s in another county. Presently I’m only registered to vote in the Cherokee Nation elections, locally. If you are affiliated with the Crystal people, how did you come to believe them to be the right party for you?
Actually, I lost confidence in the Crystal folks a long time ago…
I formed my own party, but can’t remember its’ name!
On 2002-09-15 01:18, madguy wrote:
Some folks may remember me from my well-documented attempt to wrest control of C&F from Dale quite some time ago (Thom, and Loren still around???)and I’m back after a long absence from whistling.
Picked up my Acorn yesterday for the first time in over a year and found it still as much a good instrument as I remembered it being. Now, if I can just find my Oak to test this “new” theory…
Larry! Is that you? Welcome back. Where the hell have you been?
Teri
Regarding whistle buzz…
Sometimes the thickness of the fipple will cause buzz, if you absolutely can’t get rid of it - even after it warms up, here is something that you might try.
Take a long dowel rod that will fit into the bottom of the whistle. Put a little glue on it and coat the underside of the fipple blade edge with it. When finish, put a little sandpaper on the dowel and sand down the glue until you get the sound that you want. Sometimes it works the first time without sanding.
Copper and brass whistles can actually be soldered underneath to thicken the blade edge but it takes some special equipment.
Larry - 'good to see you here again!
As a matter of fact, I still have the newpaper from that ill-fated day:
USA](http://www.thewhistleshop.com/images/usatoday.jpg%22%3EUSA) Today - Feb. 25th, 2000