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Posted by Joe on April 17, 2008, 7:17 am
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> --Reason I ask: I'm making whistles and am finding that I can make
>just about anything toot but I'm having a horrible time tuning the damned
>things! Any help appreciated. I've been studying this page:
>http://www.fonema.se/whistle/hotwhiz.html ...but I'm having a hard time
>making sense of some of the nomographs. Would like to chat with whomever
>about the things I may be getting wrong.
I dunno nuttin bout calliopes, but in my enthusiasm for pipe organs,
I've accumulated some large pipes. They are tuned by the very precise
method of cutting a strip of metal out of the top of the pipe (in the
rear, where it can't be seen). The strip is not detached at the
bottom, but rolled up (down); it kinda reminds me of the metal that
used to come off of sardine cans.
These are open-ended pipes, though. I don't know how they tune closed
pipes.
When I get my regenerative blower going this summer, I'm gonna find
out how they sound. Maybe someday I'll actually find an old pipe organ
for sale that needs work (meaning I can afford it).
Thanks for the calliope whistle link, BTW
Joe
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>just about anything toot but I'm having a horrible time tuning the damned
>things! Any help appreciated. I've been studying this page:
>http://www.fonema.se/whistle/hotwhiz.html ...but I'm having a hard time
>making sense of some of the nomographs. Would like to chat with whomever
>about the things I may be getting wrong.