I thougt people might be interested in seeing the case I designed for my laughing whistle. Fleece lined with denim on the outside, this case has a PVC interior to prevent it from getting bent in my backpack.
(Also effective against people in English class when swung with sufficient force.)
Very kewl!
Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
jim
Nifty!
How’d you make it??
was it hard to make??
Not at all: a sewing machine, a trip to the hardware store, and a pair of old jeans. I was rather motivated because my whistle had JUST arrived that day and I wanted to take it with me to school the next day. With designing, layout, material scrounging and restarts when the machine clogged, I’d say it took about 4 or 5 hours to make. Would be much faster a second time, I imagine, as I have already killed the pair of jeans and gotten the PVC.
very interesting. I’ll have to consider doing that…
Right now I have many bags/cases. My two hard cases are made from wood cigar boxes, but because of the size, the one only fits my tuneable whistle (Susato or Weltmeister), and the other fits a tuneable whistle and my Feadog D. I also have a ‘roll-up’ case which works very well, but doesn’t give the protection I want/need.
Thanks for sharing those pics!
Looks like you got a better Laughing than I did.
Why, what’s wrong with your laughing?
Very nice! I made a couple of plain pvc cases, lined with foam, and you’ve inspired me to put a proper lining and cover on them. Thanks!
Very cool case!
Hey, how do you like your Laughing? I love the concept of a collapsable whistle…how does it sound compared to a conventional brass whistle, and do you ever have problems with it?
Hi Dazed!
My laughing is my favorite whistle. (Background info: I have a laughing, 3 Dixons - tunable D, tunable A, nontunable D, a clare two piece, a doolin two piece, a Generation G, and some Susatos.) I can only compare the ‘brass’ sound to the doolin and clare and I don’t think it’s a very fair comparison…
Hmm, problems with it? It’s a quiet whistle (NOT a problem) but that means a narrow windway, and I do have clogging issues sometimes. You can’t finger Cnat with OXXOOO. I either half hole or use OXXXOX, which is a little tough to remember. The telescoping feature is really cool. It goes down to around 6.5 inches long.
The barrel gets scratched a little bit because of the telescoping feature, but this is to be expected and doesn’t show up once the brass starts to tarnish. There are three parts of the whistle; the middle part on my whistle goes in smoothly but the end piece has a bit of resistance somewhere. I haven’t figured out where yet, my guess is that the inside of the middle piece is getting scored. It doesn’t affect the outer surface though.
Here’s a sound clip: http://www.rit.edu/~eeg6662/sound/Swallowtail_jig_clip.mp3
Hey Avanutria:
Thanks for the clip…sounds nice!!! I confess I’m kinda used to 0XX000, but it must be worth it for such a cool whistle.
I’m doin OK so far in the eternal effort to fend off the WHOAs, but I might have to get me a Laughing…
Let me put it this way…I’ve GOT a laughing, and I plan on getting a second one in case I ever lose/break mine and Noah isn’t making them anymore!
Your whistle case is a thing of beauty and your photos are great, too.
Such talent!
Shucks, thanks! 
Nice Case!
Someone mentioned that a roll-up case doesn’t provide the protection he/she wants (perhaps Whistling Elf?)?
What about using a variation on this design to get a PVC pipe into which to put your Cavallaro/Daniele O roll? You could make a slick canvas wrap for the PVC, whatever you like. Just occurred to me: I think I’ll buy some PVC today!
Stuart
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Yeah, it was me that mentioned that a roll-up case didn’t give me the amount of protection I needed. I’m always having to stuff my whistles in my backpack with music and books or stuff them in a locker or something, and they can dent easily.
I’m going to get some PVC sometime today and make one, although my design is a little different- I’m going to give it a drawstring top.
That’s a good idea. Are you planning on getting a piece of PVC to stick the roll in, or to make a whole new case? I have a roll for a set of several whistles, so I think the PVC as a case for the roll would work for me.
Stuart
Forgive my ignorance, Avanutria, I’m a rank beginner and would love to learn that lovely tune. Since the file is titled “Swallowtail” can I assume that’s what it’s called? I know I’ve heard it somewhere, but the name doesn’t register in my memory. Doesn’t matter, really, I just want to find it so I can learn it myself.
Stuart, I was planning on making a whole new case, but that’s a nifty idea to stick the roll-up inside the pipe…