Lookie what I did tonight...

Whistle
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I made this in about 2 hours and it actually plays!!! Even though I can’t really play it yet… :laughing:

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What key is that?

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2 hours?! Looks great! You must have magical powers. How’d you do it?
(Edited to remove the question Bagfed also asked at the same time. :slight_smile: )

[ This Message was edited by: Soineanta on 2003-01-19 21:45 ]

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Looks good. I must warn you. Once you make one, you can never stop…

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Thanks!

It’s a Low D :smiley:

…and I can tell that this is going to be an obsession :laughing:

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This is what you’ll have to Months from now:
http://personal.buildpage.com/awenwoodwi/page3.html
I made the aluminum ones too. I also made a PVC Whistle head, with interchangeable barrels in the Keys of:
Db,D,Eb,G,Ab
You should try PVC some time. It’s Cheap as hell so if you mess up, no big deal. It sounds good, and it doesn’t tarnish.

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On 2003-01-19 21:44, Cyfiawnder wrote:
Looks good. I must warn you. Once you make one, you can never stop…

He’s right, you know… but fortunately I’m happy enough to just make retrofit heads.
Making whole whistles is certainly a bit more challenging.

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Am I ever wrong :smiley: ???

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Looks Good! Yep… built one…looks just like it! Made the window too large and it came out too breathy!

Fun though!

:slight_smile:

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On 2003-01-19 21:38, Groovehead wrote:
I made this in about 2 hours and it actually plays!!!

Wow!!! Looks great!

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Is it easier to make low whistles than High ones? Everyone seems to make low ones…

or is it a price thing?

Nice whistle btw, Groovehead

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Thanks for the compliments!

I’m not sure about it being easier to build low than high, but I wanted a Low D and I built this one for around $10 and I have enough material left over to make 4 more :smiley:

So, yes price was a key factor… and I just wanted to see if I could do it :wink:

I’m pretty sure I did the same thing McChastain, I’m definitely cutting the size of the window on the next one… :wink:

[ This Message was edited by: Groovehead on 2003-01-20 07:52 ]

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Hey Martin,
I think the low’s are easier to make, hole sizes are biger so easier to file out to get them exactly on key(using a chromatic tuner)
and if you use solder couplings the’re tuneable.
Richard