sweetone whistles

Subject: sweetone whistles
From: alison
Date: 21 Jan 99 - 12:44 AM

Hi,

Just looking for a second opinion before I destroy some whistles.

Can you remove the mouthpieces from Sweetones to retune them...... like you would do with a Generation?

I have plenty of experience with Generations, but will it hurt the Sweetones?...... mind you they're unplayable at the moment anyway because they're out of tune.

Slainte

alison

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
Date: 21 Jan 99 - 05:47 PM

Yes, I've got a few Sweetones. Whether it does them any good or not, I've whipped the mouthpiece of them to adjust up and down in sessions, and it seems to work OK.

The ones I've got seem to be liable to corrosion at the top end where the mouthpiece fits on, butyou can rub it off or ignore it.

So yes, anyway, works for me.

Bobby Bob.

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: Alice
Date: 21 Jan 99 - 06:23 PM

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I found it because I have Alice's haiku page on my website, where almost any subject is accepted as long as it is in haiku form.
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Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: Big Mick
Date: 21 Jan 99 - 10:09 PM

Ahhhhhh, a posting from the Fair Alison that I can respond to. I have, in fact, tweeked my Sweetones the same way one would a generation. Seemed to work fine for me.

Mick

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: alison
Date: 21 Jan 99 - 10:39 PM

thanks everyone, I'm off to disassemble some whistles.

Slainte

alison

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: Kernow John
Date: 22 Jan 99 - 06:27 PM

Alison
If you find the ends hard to shift I plunge the plastic part into hot water.
Regards Baz.

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: alison
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 01:08 AM

thanks Baz,

yes that makes it much easier, (but to anyone who hasn't done this before DO NOT use boiling water....... it'll melt your mouthpiece). Vaseline makes it go back together easier too.

Slainte

alison

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: Garry
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 06:09 AM

Vaseline is good for other things too, but it sure is hard to clean up afterwards Ky is better

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: Garry
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 06:11 AM

They are out of tune because that is how you play them

Subject: RE: sweetone whistles
From: alison
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 07:54 PM

thanks Garry!!!!!

how can you tell though?..... I can never hear it over your guitar!!! ***grin***

See you Friday, or Saturday, or Sunday.............

Slainte

alison