@@Blackstarr223 to get them to sound optimally, yes. You want that sound to carry as far as you can make it. They will occasionally have 2 1/2” - 3” pipe fittings. And boilers in ships would carry 300psi. They need all the volume they can use to power these behemoth whistles.
Great posting C.J., I love it. They sound gorgeous. Did you hear the colossal chord of my 12 inch Star Brass chime at Hanks Youngstown ? I have a posting of it, "All 12 inch chimes".
It is an incredibly nice engine. Jonas did a great job on the restoration. She has a great bark with the single-expansion piston valve engine. I have rode on, fired up, and ran the engine at several shows when Craig still had it in Ohio, including Wauseon, Stutzman's saw days, and at Wellington.
For the most part, yes, but only at full pitch. Steam changes the speed of sound, so at less than full blast steam will sound different than air, which means quilling the whistle is much easier with steam. Also with some whistles there'll be a kind of hollow sound that's not there with steam, I've experienced this personally with a Santa Fe 6 chime.
Bought in on eBay about 8 years ago. It was definitely a period correct modification but personally. I’m not a fan of the sound of it. I’m hoping to get that lead out of the one chamber later this year before our next whistle blow.
for those who are wondering, the whistle being blown at 0:53 is a slinker-davis gong whistle, which is a factory whistle that is used to signal the start and end of a shift, much like how a school bell is used to signal classes, and idk why cj refused to put the text showing the whistle's name
I remember 10 years ago when the westbound signal at the Gladwyne crossing was mounted a mere few feet from the crossing signals. Whenever it turned green, I'd know that 39G or 31J (the CP train) was coming around the bend.
@@C.J.Holden As i was saying The Southern 3 chime whistle never sounds like a baldwin the sound is suppose to be 4501's sound the sound on the sou sound comes from tweetsie RR 12
That is our modified Illinois Central 6 Chime. One of the chambers had some lead or alloy metal poured in one of the chambers. Sounds good but I’m not a fan of it. Would like to get that removed someday..
@@C.J.Holden Thanks for this information, yeah the IC 6er does sound a little off but it's sound is distinctive so I kinda like it. Did you guys have a B&O 6er at all that day? That one is hands-down my favorite one.
@@C.J.Holden I'm just curious, do you know who the owner of that B&O 6-chime is? I would like to contact them to get chamber measurements. When I watch the Ravenna video with it, it appears that the 3rd and 4th chambers are both equal length, which would explain it's unique sound. I'd just like to confirm.
@@dcoursey82 sure. Two of our fellow whistle collector friends each have a B&O 6 Chime. The one down at Kentucky was a normal sidemount. The other one is a straight-mount. If you would like to get a hold of either one of them. I can pass your email along to either one of the two.
What whistle is that at 19:51 ? It's definitely a 6-chime, but unlike any one I've heard before. Only thing I can think of that comes close is a NYC 6-chime, but even that one isn't as high-pitched.
