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You may need to turn the volume down since this 130/53 has quite a shrill whistle.The engine was run in this fashion to achieve something approaching a tick-over speed-
Peter
angus
Very nice machine and suitably shrill too. Coincidentally, I'm very glad you made the remark about the volume, not because it saved my hearing, but because I noticed that my speaker was muted. That wouldn't normally matter, but I was waiting for some work-related email that triggers a distinctive sound when it arrives -- so that I'll know even when I'm not at the computer -- or at least it will when the speaker isn't muted.
Anyway to make a long story even longer, I unmuted the machine and heard the awaited message arrive a few minutes later. Had it not been for your video I'd probably have waited another frustrating hour or so before checking again.
MrDuck
It is shrill indeed
Les
It's that shrill That I watched the majority of the video muted, it didn't spoil it that much.
Very nice machine and suitably shrill too. Coincidentally, I'm very glad you made the remark about the volume, not because it saved my hearing, but because I noticed that my speaker was muted. That wouldn't normally matter, but I was waiting for some work-related email that triggers a distinctive sound when it arrives -- so that I'll know even when I'm not at the computer -- or at least it will when the speaker isn't muted.
Anyway to make a long story even longer, I unmuted the machine and heard the awaited message arrive a few minutes later. Had it not been for your video I'd probably have waited another frustrating hour or so before checking again.
Thank you and pleased to hear that steam technology helped you.
It's that shrill That I watched the majority of the video muted, it didn't spoil it that much.
The whistles on the majority of my engines are pretty hopeless.This Bing whistle is in a league of its own.
Sandman
Certainly makes a lot of noise.
Just what the doctor ordered.
sarfraz
That's a really good whistle. I should know. I had my sound turned right up by mistake.
Gary279
Awesome!! But I think you just sent all the ship builders home early..!
Bugsy
Dagnabbit!
Blew the fuse in my hearing aid!!
Casey Jones Snr
Great video.
ozsteamdemon
I just love those old Bing verticals and never tire of watchin em !
dampfmaschinenjoe 1967
The engine and the whistle are both working very well I suppose after I have got muted down the speaker set on my PC. To be fair : You´ve got a nice engine there !
cheers Joe
Celsius 100
Thank you everyone for your comments,including some very amusing ones.
Wallace
I enjoyed that. It's often hard to capture the true sound of a whistle on video
Centrifugal Governor
Nice engine & the whistle at full volume has saved a trip to the doctors to have ears syringed