Tin whistle The whistle's fingering system is similar to that of the six hole, "simple system English flutes" ("simple" in comparison to Boehm system flutes). The six hole, diatonic system is also used on baroque flutes, and was of course well known before Robert Clarke began producing his tin whistles. Clarke's first whistle, the Meg, was pitched in high A and was later made in other keys suitable for Victorian parlour music. The company showed the whistles in The Great Exhibition of 1851. The Clark tin whistle is voiced somewhat on an organ-pipe with a flattened tube forming the lip of the
Whistle post Whistle post A whistle post (or whistle board), in railroad usage, is a sign marking a location where a locomotive engineer is required to sound the horn or whistle. In Czech Republic, a whistle post is a red and white striped pole of different sizes and shapes and it's called "Pískejte" ("whistle"). In France, a whistle board comprises a black rectangular board bearing a white letter 'S' for ""Sifflez"" (= "whistle"). An additional white board with a black 'J' for ""Jour"" (= "day") indicates that the sign does not apply at night time. In Germany, a rectangular board bearing the