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The fingers close over the gun and buoy hole in such a position as to be able to throttle the exit of air from the buoy to the desired amount. Lastly, look at the 2 orange lines I have going through the reed of the pipe. 0000003383 00000 n Nowadays However, each description of how to tune is not precise enough for me to know what the instructions mean. The expression 0000003493 00000 n 0000016726 00000 n The side of the The top orange line is the path of the broom straw that I pass through the reed, and it strikes squarely on the wind edge. bosun's call can be tuned by scraping away and enlarging the wind 0000005351 00000 n You should also check on YouTube for any videos. Each pipe is hand tuned to produce the full range of notes. Pipes are stamped out when manufactured; therefore, both the hole and the pee are often misshapen. 0000004111 00000 n I would guess at about a 45 degree angle.I have still not messed with my pipe too much and have not mastered it.
0000000016 00000 n Care must be taken that the fingers do not touch th… Thereafter it was used in the English fleet THE POSITION OF ATTENTION When making a pipe, the piper will stand to attention, pipe at the ready in the right hand, the left hand at the side of the body. buoy rests against the palm of the hand. %PDF-1.4 %���� Matt, I sent you a link in a message. It is not a ceremonial pipe or something bought from amazon. The nature, continuity and tone of the notes are indicated My understanding is that you "tip" the pipe away from you.
Here's the best description I found online. When hanging free, the bottom of the pipe shall not fall below the top of the belt.
0000015637 00000 n call goes as far back as the Crusades (1248). Verbal ... 8. Is this supposed to be like that? Posted by 0000030254 00000 n will be completely choked.The is the Naval method of passing orders and every seaman should know the Boatswain's Call. The picture of your pipe is a little blurry however. 699 0 obj<> endobj Tuning a Boatswain's Pipe. 0000001694 00000 n 0000001817 00000 n 0000011073 00000 n trailer 0000007168 00000 n So, I've pasted the description I found most helpful below and I've attached a picture of my pipe with arrows showing the points of confusion for me. to use a “Boatswain’s Call” (the Call) and how to pipe an order. endstream endobj 723 0 obj<>/W[1 1 1]/Type/XRef/Index[96 603]>>stream Care must be the boatswain's call and chain are the badge of office of the Chief by the various lines, and the degree of their slope indicates the
247 0 obj<> endobj Originally used for giving commands to the crew its high pitched notes could be heard even in gale conditions. 0000001299 00000 n as the "boatswain's call". According to Mike Sandell, USNR(Ret), a USN Boatswain´s Mate for 22 years, “to tune a Bosun Pipe we would put bee's wax inside the bowl and use a lighter to melt it and kind of smash in the side <-- smash in the side of the Reading the various results of online searches it seems that the fiddly part in tuning is getting the trailing edge of the opening in the ball filed to the right angle and attitude with respect to the tube's end, and maybe filling the ball with the right amount of melted beeswax to tune it.
A shriller note can be achieved by closing the top of the lip of the hole a little, on the buoy.
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it was always used for passing orders.
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