Can somebody tell me how tuning slides work? I’ve heard that you just pull it, or push it in. With whistles that can be taken apart, is it seperated at the tuning slide section? Can tuning slides slip out of place on you, and then you’d have to remember where to put it again? Well thanks for all of your help. Talk to y’all later.
Kevin
Yes, you push in the slide to pitch
the whistle higher, pull the slide
out to make it lower. Often
it’s better to use a twisting motion.
Yes, whistles with slides generally
come apart by pulling the slide all
the way out. Yes, it’s possible for
a slide to move without your touching
it, so that the whistle has to be
put back in tune. Occasionally I’ve
changed the position of a slide in
transporting it, or by bending down
while I had the whistle in my bag,
thereby putting pressure on the slide.
Best
ahh, flash backs to my trombone days, thats the idea shorter whistle = higher pitch longer=lower
A tuning slide is useful in allowing the whistle ( or flute) player to play in tune with other, harder to tune instruments. I purposely make my wooden whistles pitched sharper than correct pitch. That way, if you are playing with something like a piano which is too high and would be impossible to retune, you are OK. To play in correct pitch, you just pull the head of the whistle out a bit-- this correct amount can be marked on the inside of the tuning slide so it is easy to seet the correct pitch every time.