The cartoons as a kid always had a whistle whenever a ship pulled up to dock. When I got a bit older and learned of the existence of the bosun's pipe, I suspected that was the cause of the whistle. Although, why it took me until I was 32 to specifically look up the sound of the bosun's pipe to confirm my suspicion is beyond me, but I'm glad I did.
Had to find one in a hurry. Friend of mine, an ex Navy SEAL and instructor of SEALs, died Aug 21, 2022. Under his instructions 3 of his trainees went on to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was my most faithful usher in our church and he surprised me one morning when he made me his honorary swim buddy. The pipe I found needed a lot of work to tune, but managed to get a passable tone. Thanks for your instruction.
I'm a little old lady civilian, and was researching captains' whistles when I came across this video. You see, I run the front counter at a very loud and busy Domino's. Sometimes I need to alert the whole kitchen/delivery team to something, like a customer's last-minute request for a ranch cup. And consider: a ranch cup is extremely unimportant in the grand scheme of things. Thank you all, here, for the unimaginable sacrifices you made to protect our democracy. Alrighty! I'm gonna grab my ranch cup real quick and duck out awkwardly. With great respect, gratitude, and a little silliness too, Betsy Andrews
I always call out "Prepare to come about!" in advance of the tack or jybe, then "Coming about!" as I begin the maneuver. My hands are too full to blow the bosun's call. ;-)
Wow this thing is a whole discipline! I bought one at the Boston museum for my toddler and now I'm trying to learn how to do the higher pitch. Read Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith, privateers in South Africa used it! Awesome!
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The manual he was trained from is obviously not for US Navy piping. He would be ordered to Captain's mast by the skipper for playing on the 1 MC. Coast Guard tradition sounds ridiculous. Imagine te solemnity of colors or a burial at sea with these clownish tones.
Thank you for helping me to find some of the calls my dad had taught me when I was a small child. I am prior U.S. Navy and I use some of the tones to call my dogs and work their commands.
