J. Hudson & Co. ACME Specialist Whistles (since 1870). Birmingham, England, UK.The original British Admirality Botswain’s Call, Pipe, or Whistle.
J. Hudson & Co. ACME Specialist Whistles (since 1870). Birmingham, England, UK.
The original British Admirality Botswain’s Call, Pipe, or Whistle.
Handmade and hand tuned for ease of use. A naval link since 1870. Still made in the original UK workshops and used by Her Most Anglican and British Majesty’s Royal Navy since 1868. Used by navies throughout the world.
“There can be only one!”
The boatswain’s pipe is the “modern day” descendant of the flutes used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans to convey orders to the oarsmen and galley slaves. The first use of the whistle in the English Navy was durin crusades of the 13th Century.
It was during the 17th Century that it took on its current recognizable shape and became known as the “Call” or “Pipe”. Its symbolic importance was further emphasized when the Lord High Admiral of the Fleet wore a gold “Pipe”, called the “Whistle of Honor”, as a badge of rank. The standard officers’ call being made from silver.
The “Call” or “Pipe” is named after the boatswain. He was the officer who, being in charge of the rigging, issued more orders than the other officers. Frequently, the human voice was not sufficient to carry orders to men climbing the rigging, especially in storm conditions. The High pitch of the Boatswain’s “Call” could be relied upon to be heard above even the worst howling gales.
The ship’s crew were trained to respond instinctively to the commands of the “Call”. Instant reactions were essential in times of danger. The speed of the blowing indicated the speed with which the command was to be carried out.
The “Call” is the authentic British Admiralty Boatswain’s Pipe of the ACME (Wile E. Coyote / Road Runner) design. It has been manufactured continuously bh J. Hudson & Co. (Whistles) Limited since the 19th Century. Each part of the “Call” has a nautical name: Hole, Buoy, Keel, Gun, and Shackle.
There are three basic tones one of Her Majesty’s sailors make with a Boatswain’s Call: Plain, Warble, or Trill.
Traditionally, altering have called “Attention by Means” using his “Call”, before delivering a long order, the Boatswain officer would preface his “Long Pipe” with the words, “D’ye Hear There!”
J. Hudson & Co. ACME Specialist Whistles (since 1870). Birmingham, England, UK.The original British Admirality Botswain’s Call, Pipe, or Whistle.
J. Hudson & Co. ACME Specialist Whistles (since 1870). Birmingham, England, UK.
The original British Admirality Botswain’s Call, Pipe, or Whistle.
Handmade and hand tuned for ease of use. A naval link since 1870. Still made in the original UK workshops and used by Her Most Anglican and British Majesty’s Royal Navy since 1868. Used by navies throughout the world.
“There can be only one!”
The boatswain’s pipe is the “modern day” descendant of the flutes used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans to convey orders to the oarsmen and galley slaves. The first use of the whistle in the English Navy was durin crusades of the 13th Century.
It was during the 17th Century that it took on its current recognizable shape and became known as the “Call” or “Pipe”. Its symbolic importance was further emphasized when the Lord High Admiral of the Fleet wore a gold “Pipe”, called the “Whistle of Honor”, as a badge of rank. The standard officers’ call being made from silver.
The “Call” or “Pipe” is named after the boatswain. He was the officer who, being in charge of the rigging, issued more orders than the other officers. Frequently, the human voice was not sufficient to carry orders to men climbing the rigging, especially in storm conditions. The High pitch of the Boatswain’s “Call” could be relied upon to be heard above even the worst howling gales.
The ship’s crew were trained to respond instinctively to the commands of the “Call”. Instant reactions were essential in times of danger. The speed of the blowing indicated the speed with which the command was to be carried out.
The “Call” is the authentic British Admiralty Boatswain’s Pipe of the ACME (Wile E. Coyote / Road Runner) design. It has been manufactured continuously bh J. Hudson & Co. (Whistles) Limited since the 19th Century. Each part of the “Call” has a nautical name: Hole, Buoy, Keel, Gun, and Shackle.
There are three basic tones one of Her Majesty’s sailors make with a Boatswain’s Call: Plain, Warble, or Trill.
Traditionally, altering have called “Attention by Means” using his “Call”, before delivering a long order, the Boatswain officer would preface his “Long Pipe” with the words, “D’ye Hear There!”