Musical Instruments
The Whistle & Slide Whistle
A Whistle is a device that produces a single note whereas the Slide-Whistle is an end-blown instrument that produces a single, though variable, note whose pitch is controlled by a slide that moves a piston to change the volume of the resonating chamber.
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The articles provided here are:
- Whistle - WIKIPEDIA - a 4-page article describing this general device for producing a single sound.
- Slide Whistle - WIKIPEDIA - an article describing this type instrument. Though usually thought of as a toy, it has had professional uses on stage (vaudeville) and in orchestras
- Glissando - WIKIPEDIA - a description of the type "musical sound" produced by a slide-whistle.