Pipe (instrument) Pipe (instrument) A pipe is a tubular wind instrument in general, or various specific wind instruments. The word is an onomatopoeia, and comes from the tone which can resemble that of a bird chirping. Fipple flutes are found in many cultures around the world. Often with six holes, the shepherd's pipe is a common pastoral image. Shepherds often piped both to soothe the sheep and to amuse themselves. Modern manufactured six-hole folk pipes are referred to as pennywhistle or tin whistle. The recorder is a form of pipe, often used as a rudimentary instructional musical instrument at schools, but so
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