Teaching Penny To Whistle
Apr. 22, 2007
 The cover of wolf-whistle box. Click here to listen to the SOUND. |
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The wolf whistle installed on the intake manifold of Penny (left), details of connecting the cable
to the whistle (center) and mounting of the control under the dash (silver knob, right)
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Originally purchased for Bugsby, Lynn instead installs the original Hollywood wolf whistle on Penny. Lynn thinks that this will be a fun addition that will get a lot of attention at car shows.
Before obtaining this whistle, Lynn had not realized that the "wolf whistle" sound required some dexterity on the part of the operator. Lynn finds that he needs to create a sharp, full pull and release of the control, followed by a slower, partial pull and release to mimic the sound. Click here to listen to one of his attempts. Lynn finds he can create a range of sounds, including one that sounds like the "dive" warning signal on a World War II submarine.
Lynn spends some time creating a control that gives him the subtle control he needs. He purchases a general purpose cable control knob and builds the dash and firewall mounts himself. He has fun creating a cool coupling between the whistle and the cable using a 1/4" bolt, a fender washer and a stainless split ring. He grinds the fender washer to connect the bolt to the split ring, and drills a hole across the bolt threads to capture the cable between two washers. With this arrangement he can make fine adjustments and easily remove the cable later for lubrication.
Lynn acquired the whistle from Restoration Supply Company. The box is stamped with Speedway Motors, P.O. Box 81906, Lincoln, NE 68501 (phone 402-323-3200). The whistle was made in Taiwan.
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