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Post by nannyman on Sept 19, 2017 22:42:26 GMT -8
Do know the KM Series (Kahlenberg) today definitely differs from AirChimes of the 60's. Back then they used a 1/2" Inlet compared to a 3/4" inlet today. Also back then they had options of 5 different sized restrictors compared to one size today. They still utilize two diaphragm discs. The railway line was licensed to Nathan years ago - not sure if design changes took place over the years. Definitely a bigger diaphragm cap and head on the KM series than their Railway K series counterpart. (image) (image) wow, that's actually some good info to know. thanks! you wouldn't happen to know the numbers of the V-class horns, would you? the KM-xxx number, I mean. just curious so Kahlenberg makes the KM horns today? ha, so it's their fault that the Super Cs sound so weird. back on track (back on course? I'm sorry) I guess we just have to hope ol' Westie gets some whistle TLC soon, huh? -qod The only vessel I can confirm from my research is the Nanaimo Port to Starboard KM-250 KM-200 KM-165
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Post by FNS on Sept 20, 2017 10:00:35 GMT -8
Yes I can confirm that the Nanaimos Airchimes have been saved. As for the Vancouvers I do not know. Yes, Confirmation the Queen of Nanaimo's Horns have been saved. They are destined for Salt Spring Island, as she spent her last 30 years based from there. There was a notion to keep her unique sound alive in the gulf islands. Now that the NANAIMO's whistles have been removed, what is replacing them for Goundar's operations of this ship in Fiji as LP5?
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Post by Charles on Sept 22, 2017 8:06:08 GMT -8
Does anyone else know why the coastal celebration's whistle, the highest tone in that video, why is it not sounding after a few seconds? It starts sounding then just stops kind of ruining the three tone whistle
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Post by queenofdelta on Sept 23, 2017 19:21:09 GMT -8
Does anyone else know why the coastal celebration's whistle, the highest tone in that video, why is it not sounding after a few seconds? It starts sounding then just stops kind of ruining the three tone whistle as far as I know, since they can sound the #3 tone by itself or the proper three-tone chime, the highest tone must run off a separate valve. my guess is that something's wrong with the solenoid. -qod
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Post by Charles on Sept 24, 2017 8:21:58 GMT -8
Yes I can confirm that the Nanaimos Airchimes have been saved. As for the Vancouvers I do not know. Yes, Confirmation the Queen of Nanaimo's Horns have been saved. They are destined for Salt Spring Island, as she spent her last 30 years based from there. There was a notion to keep her unique sound alive in the gulf islands. How come then in one of Scott's photo's of the decommissioning ceremony there was a picture of the Queen of Nanaimo's funnel and a whistle? Haved they not removed one of the trumpets? Are they not removing that so they don't have put put another one on or is that something from somewhere else for her journey to fiji? Thanks Charles
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Post by queenofdelta on Sept 24, 2017 8:33:16 GMT -8
Yes, Confirmation the Queen of Nanaimo's Horns have been saved. They are destined for Salt Spring Island, as she spent her last 30 years based from there. There was a notion to keep her unique sound alive in the gulf islands. How come then in one of Scott's photo's of the decommissioning ceremony there was a picture of the Queen of Nanaimo's funnel and a whistle? Haved they not removed one of the trumpets? Are they not removing that so they don't have put put another one on or is that something from somewhere else for her journey to fiji? Thanks Charles that trumpet was put in place after the originals were saved, don't worry! -qod
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Post by mariner42 on Jan 17, 2018 21:00:49 GMT -8
Please locate in proper thread. Quite a few forum members speak with admiration of the Airchime whistles on our local ferries. They should know something of their history. Airchime whistles were invented by Robert E. Swanson who was a really unusual and multi-talented engineer who it seems could do anything he set his mind to. His achievements are well-known and information about him and his whistles is available. Do yourself a favour and check-out his story. He was a logging historian, a poet, a Provincial steam inspector and a whistle inventor. His whistles are/were musical instruments. They're on ships all over the world and on many thousands of railroad locomotives. Google: Robert E Swanson KNOW B.C. com Robert Swanson(inventor)Wikipedia Robert Swanson - Harbour Publishing Canadian Railway Hall Of Fame - Airtime 2004 ..... all good reading. Also on the web two videos I'm confident you will really enjoy: Robert Swanson - Whistle Farm - 10m:32s Robert Swanson - Whistle Talk - 30m:49s ......I think these are a "must see." He was quite a man. Very clever but also likeable, entertaining and funny. I hope you enjoy his story as much as I did. Cheers!
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Post by Brandon S on Jan 25, 2018 15:57:04 GMT -8
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Post by DENelson83 on Jan 25, 2018 18:23:20 GMT -8
Can we get a video of the QNW's newly-tuned horns? Also, I really wish BC Ferries could tune the horns on the Super-C's so they sound out the same E-major chord that is so associated with BC Ferries.
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Post by Brandon S on Jan 26, 2018 9:32:51 GMT -8
Can we get a video of the QNW's newly-tuned horns? Also, I really wish BC Ferries could tune the horns on the Super-C's so they sound out the same E-major chord that is so associated with BC Ferries. Sadly she is not running until March. I will definitely get a video ASAP.
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Post by mybidness459 on Jan 26, 2018 13:37:46 GMT -8
Well, If the Queen of Alberni breaks down and needs to be taken out of service, or any other major ship then the New West would be put into service sooner...
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Post by grk on Jan 31, 2018 11:07:38 GMT -8
In a work place conversation, from someone who would be in position to actually know first hand, it was learned the the Spirits will be getting air chimes added during their big refits. And yes, in the E major cord we are so used to! Lets hope that this actually occurs!
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Post by queenofdelta on Feb 1, 2018 19:53:34 GMT -8
In a work place conversation, from someone who would be in position to actually know first hand, it was learned the the Spirits will be getting air chimes added during their big refits. And yes, in the E major cord we are so used to! Lets hope that this actually occurs! oh my gosh, my prayers have been answered. those big boats NEED a big sound. anything confirming this? -qod
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Post by Neil on Feb 1, 2018 23:07:54 GMT -8
In a work place conversation, from someone who would be in position to actually know first hand, it was learned the the Spirits will be getting air chimes added during their big refits. And yes, in the E major cord we are so used to! Lets hope that this actually occurs! oh my gosh, my prayers have been answered. those big boats NEED a big sound. anything confirming this? -qod I've never been overly interested in ferry horn/whistles, but I have to admit, those mournful foghorns on the Spirits have always been an annoyance. If they're getting better voices that reflect their status as the reigning BC built flagships of the fleet, which they should be... I'm happy.
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Post by Brandon S on Feb 8, 2018 13:48:13 GMT -8
In a work place conversation, from someone who would be in position to actually know first hand, it was learned the the Spirits will be getting air chimes added during their big refits. And yes, in the E major cord we are so used to! Lets hope that this actually occurs! oh my gosh, my prayers have been answered. those big boats NEED a big sound. anything confirming this? -qod According to an unnamed source, they will be getting either 2 or 3 tone whistles similar to those on the Coastal. I was informed by someone who was in a meeting to discuss plans for the refit.
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Post by queenofdelta on Feb 9, 2018 18:07:01 GMT -8
oh my gosh, my prayers have been answered. those big boats NEED a big sound. anything confirming this? -qod According to an unnamed source, they will be getting either 2 or 3 tone whistles similar to those on the Coastal. I was informed by someone who was in a meeting to discuss plans for the refit. hooray for that. I'm so sick of those cow horns. wonder how long they'll keep their pitch compared to the Coastals and their messed-up chimes, lol - qod
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Feb 9, 2018 22:19:44 GMT -8
Now that I have a new video camera, I'll start to rebuild my collection of horn recordings.... Here's my speech on the horns: In my opinion, the Ferry horn is the next thing in line, after shape, that adds character to the Ferry. Like the variety of shapes and sizes of all the Ferries in the Fleet, there is a variety of horns amongst them as well. For example, comparing the electric one tone megaphone that the Spirits have, to the classic 3 note Airchime horns on the Queen of Vancouver. When people think of a BC Ferry, I bet most people play that classic 3 tone chord in their mind. When AM 730 does the Ferry Conditions, they play the classic stereotypical 3 tone Ferry horn at the begininning of the segment. I can even remember when I was a little younger, when Check TV was still around, they would play the 3 tone chord during one of their advertisements. So why do I care about this sort of thing? Well, knowing that the older boats are slowly starting to be retired, and have grown up hearing the horn everytime I'd take a Ferry, I've grown some sort of attachment to them. Also the fact that when these horns were first manufactured, someone spent the time and effort to fine tune these horns to sound perfect. Now some of these horns 40 years later are starting to start kind of...off. When onboard the Queen of Vancouver these days, I can hear a blast of air coming from the pipes, like theres a leaky valve somewhere, which screws the chord up. At one point, only one of two of the Queen of Esquimalts horns was working. Recently they have fixed that. Anyways, I'd like to share with all of you, the sounds of our fleet. Queen of Vancouver, sounding her horn as she passes Bellhouse Park, Galiano Island. ferryman.sitesled.com/horns/vanact.wavQueen of Saanich, sounding her horn at 10:45pm, as she passes Bellhouse Park, Galiano Island. Heard from Seal Bay, beside Miners Bay on Mayne Island. ferryman.sitesled.com/horns/saanact.wavQueen of Esquimalt, sounding her horn upon departure at Langdale. ferryman.sitesled.com/horns/esqlang.wavQueen of Nanaimo, sounding her horn in Active Pass, as she's about to pass Helen Point, Mayne Island. ferryman.sitesled.com/horns/nanact.wavJust for fun, all 3 V's sounding their horn in a sequence. The 1st is the Vancouver, 2nd is the Saanich, and 3rd is the Esquimalt. ferryman.sitesled.com/horns/vansaanesq.wavMore to come in the next few weeks! the websites do not work?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 9, 2018 22:26:26 GMT -8
the websites do not work? A lot of hosting websites have a short life, or at least shorter than the 11 years since those horn recordings were uploaded. We've seen that with photos, and you hear that with horns. This here forum is a collection of many different personally held & hosted collections. The images and sounds only appear here if the links work, and the links only work if the hosting site and account still exists.
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 9, 2018 22:38:37 GMT -8
the websites do not work? A lot of hosting websites have a short life, or at least shorter than the 11 years since those horn recordings were uploaded. We've seen that with photos, and you hear that with horns. This here forum is a collection of many different personally held & hosted collections. The images and sounds only appear here if the links work, and the links only work if the hosting site and account still exists. and unfortunately I’ve lost the majority of the recordings I made back then when my external hard drive kicked the can one day after falling off a table on to a cement floor. Devastating really. Otherwise I would have tried to refresh those links long ago.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Mar 1, 2018 10:19:26 GMT -8
I have noticed that the Coquitlam does not blow there whistle, or it is just a single tone
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Post by Charles on Mar 15, 2018 20:17:18 GMT -8
I was just looking through my computer and I saw this old recording of the Queen of Nanaimo's whistle. I did a couple of years ago (I apologies for the shakiness). The three astern blasts kind of reminded me of those horn sounds they have on CKNW radio station. Also, can we all have a status update on the Queen's whistles please?
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Post by Mike on Mar 15, 2018 21:16:37 GMT -8
Also, can we all have a status update on the Queen's whistles please? Well, it's a bit difficult to give a status update when there's no new information available.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Mar 17, 2018 23:26:28 GMT -8
Has anyone heard the Queen of New Westminsters horn yet
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 18, 2018 6:11:02 GMT -8
Has anyone heard the Queen of New Westminsters horn yet I've heard it many times over the years.
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 18, 2018 10:31:31 GMT -8
Has anyone heard the Queen of New Westminsters horn yet I heard it yesterday, but to me it sounded the same. It’s definitely still not as nice sounding as the Nanaimo’s whistle. But not sure why it would sound grossly out of tune
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