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  2. J Hudson & Co - Wikipedia

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    In 1912, the company made whistles that were used by the crew on board the RMS Titanic. [4] In 1927 Hudson purchased A De Courcy's patent rights, tools and stock. Hudson became the world's largest maker, gaining the Thunderer Registered Trademark. The Acme Thunderer whistle and its variations became the world's best-selling whistle.

  3. Wikipedia:Free sound resources - Wikipedia

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    From field-recordings to sound fx, drum loops and musical instrument samples. CC0, CC BY, CC BY-NC Samplibrary: No Yes Custom HD 96khz 24 bit wav recorded sounds with ongoing free new sounds and The Suggestion Engine where creators can request sounds Royalty Free Videvo Sound Effects: Yes Yes Royalty Free Sound Effects with a large selection of ...

  4. Nathan Manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    M5 bells tended to be varying amounts of hertz off from the diatonic keyboard, just like a chime steam whistle, so about any sound close to various chords could be heard on a healthy M5. In the early 1950s, Swanson introduced the Nathan Truck Horn in T-E and T-5 versions.

  5. Train horn - Wikipedia

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    That where the technology is available, drivers should only use the low tone from the two tone horn at whistle boards. For all new or replacement train horns on trains capable of travelling up to 100 mph (160 km/h) a much lower minimum sound pressure level has been established – and a maximum sound level has been introduced (min 101 dB and ...

  6. 1 Main Circuit - Wikipedia

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    1 Main Circuit (1MC) is the term for the shipboard public address circuits on United States Navy and United States Coast Guard vessels.This provides a means of transmitting general information and orders to all internal ship spaces and topside areas, and is loud enough that all embarked personnel are (normally) able to hear it.

  7. Boatswain's call - Wikipedia

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    A boatswain's call, pipe, or bosun's whistle is a pipe or a non-diaphragm type whistle used on naval ships by a boatswain. The pipe consists of a narrow tube (the gun) which directs air over a metal sphere (the buoy) with a hole in the top. The player opens and closes the hand over the hole to change the pitch.

  8. List of unexplained sounds - Wikipedia

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    This sound, dubbed the Whistle, was recorded by the eastern Pacific autonomous hydrophone deployed at on July 7, 1997 at 07:30GMT. According to NOAA, the Whistle is similar to volcanogenic sounds previously recorded in the Mariana volcanic arc of the Pacific Ocean. NOAA also stated that locating the source of an event requires at least three ...

  9. Steam whistle - Wikipedia

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    The whistle consists of the following main parts, as seen on the drawing: the whistle bell (1), the steam orifice or aperture (2), and the valve (9). When the lever (10) is actuated (usually via a pull cord), the valve opens and lets the steam escape through the orifice. The steam will alternately compress and rarefy in the bell, creating the ...