OK, this isn’t really a tweak, but might be helpful to some.
I just got my Every Whistle a few days ago and must say, I really like it. I will probably do at least a brief review soon.
Anyway, one slight issue I was having was that the tone ring slides pretty easily. If I put it where I want it and start playing, it slowly rotates around. It’s not bad, but if I had it on a quiet setting, it might close completely after playing a few minutes.
Again, it’s not a flaw and it’s not a big deal. But here’s a simple remedy. I just did this minutes ago, but I think it will be fine in the long term.
I just took two short strips of waxed dental floss and stuck them on the bottom of the whistle so they end up parallel with and under the tone ring. They’re not thick enough to cause any problems. But that slight thickness along with the wax adds a bit more friction to the tone ring, and it’s doing a better job of staying put.
Hmmm… Mine doesn’t move unless you want it to. I think, if I had the same problem, I would put a little piece of teflon tape in the channel with the muffler.
In the channel with the muffler (or tone ring) is a clearer way of saying what I meant. That’s where I put it, but I used dental floss because it was handy.
Mine really just moved a few times on its own. But, it was so easy to move, I just kept thinking it was going to. This just gives me a little more peace of mind, if you will…
Glad you like the whistle, and sorry the tone ring moves. It sounds like you sorted it out, but here’s something else you could try. Squeeze the open ends of the ring inwards a little and hold for a few seconds. First one side then the other. Sort of make a “G” out of it, rather than a “C”. You don’t have to go too crazy, just press inwards until the top of one side is touching the inside of the other.
It’s easier to control if you use two hands, but I needed one for tha camera. That should take care of it. But if you want to be more agressive for some reason, soak it in hot water for a few seconds, then remove it and hold the “G” shape as the plastic cools. Repeat for the other side.
And if that doesn’t get where you need to be, lemme know and I’ll send you another tone ring. But it should be fine after the pinch treatment.
But speaking of tweaks, I got a nice call today from a customer telling me they really liked the result after putting a C natural thumb-hole in their Every whistle body. Barry makes his own Native American flutes so was cofident enough to just give it a go, and was so pleased he called to talk about it. I’m considering adding a thumb hole option for players that like them or would like to try them. While the oxx ooo c-nat is good on the Every, he likes having the option of doing it either way. Any thumb hole fans have comments on the idea?
Thanks for the tip. I was going to try that, but wasn’t sure if squeezing it would make it tighter for long. I’ll give it a try though. I’m sure that between that and the dental floss it will be fine.
I must say again that I’m really liking this whistle!
[kicks a little dirt]