Re: When the shays were still running(at home).
Author: Tom Moungovan
Date: 05-22-2011 - 17:05
Bill Kohler Wrote:
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> I really liked that whistle. The N&W "hooter"
> whistles remind me of the 10 spot. I remember
> hearing it "crack" like the N&W whistles.
They are adjustable too...loosen the hex on the top of the bell and run it down toward
the languid plate and it'll sound a higher pitch. Go the opposite way and you can get them
to sound deep and hoarse. Most plain whistles were fabricated in this manner.