Somewhere else someone suggested putting a bit of Jet Dry or Jet Sparkle or the like on the ramp of the whistle to prevent clogging.
Just what/where is the ramp? I have searched for an illustrated guide to whistle parts, but no can find.
TIA
That was probably me who referred to the ramp. It’s what I call a common feature at the window end, or exit, of the windway. A bevel, or ramp, is cut into the fipple below this exit and that’s where I put the wetting agent.
Best regards,
Neil Dickey
[ This Message was edited by: ndjr on 2001-10-29 00:52 ]
I tried this on my Hoover, which seems to clog easily. It didn’t really help. That Jet-Dri may be non-toxic, but it has something that makes my tongue numb for hours. And I can’t seem to get it washed out of my whistle. The Hoover has a very small windway, so I think the Jet-Dri crept up to the top. Maybe you should try the Dr. Bronner soap instead.
Try your wetting agent inside the windway, especially the end closest to the ramp ( which you now know where to find). It’s droplets of moisture in the windway itself that cause the clogging problem.
I’ve noticed that whenever I have a whistle that clogs with condensation, the drops of water are usually hanging from the TOP of the windway. Do other people find this to be the case? This seems especially true for windways where the bottom and top are made of two different substances (usually the top is metal). -Brett
Bretton
Ever wonder why Susatos and Water Weasels(to name a few)have fewer clogging problems? The upper and lower walls of the windway are rounded and allow the condensation drops to run out to the sides of the windway where they are less troublesome.