Curious cuckoo whistle download

View attachment JimmyOz Registered User. Why would they glue the bellows on and still screw and staple them on. Sep 4, 5, Country Region. A piece of toothpick glued into the worn screw hole will do the trick. Sep 17, 1, 63 74 North Carolina Country Region. Another tip is to close all extra holes in the flute. I use tape.

John P said:. Oct 19, 48, 2, North Carolina Country Region. THTanner said:. It is interesting that those extra holes do not really matter much. The sound is produced by the puff of air flowing over the fipple in the top section of the whistle. This is similar to the musical instrument called the Recorder that so many kids learn to play in grade school.

Any holes don't really affect the production of the note or the loudness very much, but they can change the pitch just like the finger holes in the Recorder. Most whistles have a sealed bottom block, but they still work with that block missing if they are long enough, they are just a lot quieter as some of the air flows out the bottom instead of over the fipple.

I have used that as a way to make the bird quieter when a customer asked to tone it down. I never considered that! So in theory, one could tune the things by positioning the holes low or high. Or make a series of holes and cover the ones not needed for the desired note.

Very interesting observation, TH. And I'm both humored and grateful to know that the thing has a name. Reactions: PatH. I have a clock with a set of these whistles. Jan 1, 20, utah Country Region. Trivial Facts: 1. The recorder is also called a "fipple flute" 2. Hezzie, of "The Hoosier Hotshots" played the slide whistle. Find them on Youtube. In case you were wondering.

Additional Comment: That guy's performance is amazing. Reactions: THTanner. Stevie Wonder knows what to do with a penny whistle With some sperimenting and a linkage to change the pitch along with the bellows stroke, you could make one or two sliding notes like a 'wolf whistle' and other interesting sounds.

Patent pending, Willie X. Or you could have paired whistles tuned a 5th apart, to make a pleasing chord when the birdie speaks. Or tuned some other interval to make him really disgusting. The possibilities are endless. I am trying to understand the Cuckoo whistle. I just had a problem with one and found that the fipple was glued on wrong and the opening was a little too wide to produce a good whistle. I popped the fipple off and was surprised to see that there was a piece of leather directly behind the fipple.

The leather was obviously intentionally placed within the whistle since it was in a slot that was cut inside the whistle that the leather was held in. I thought the whistle was all wood other than the bellows. I think you're right - it's not original. No doubt someone was in there trying to modify it to act differently than it was intended to.

You must log in or register to reply here. Find member. Latest posts C. The curious cuckoo whistle is a real novelty in paper engineering. A simple box shaped whistle that produces two distinct notes. The pitch is changed simply by touching the sides of the box. The file is available for everyone to download for free. Just click on the link. Print the single page out onto thin card micron, gsm score along the dotted lines then carefully cut out the parts.

Accuracy is important on this project, if the parts are mis-aligned or there are holes in the box it probably won't work. Glue the sides of the box over the top of the box making sure that the parts are aligned. Glue the saddle into place lining it up with the edge and the base of the box.