I am kind of a geek when it comes to gadgets. In my professional life I work in the IT field and am somewhat of a geek so that spills over to my reffing like as well. When it comes to trying new things, I like to think I give it a shot. This last week I saw that a new store had opened in a strip mall close to work so I headed over there to see what they had. One of the things that caught my eye was a weird looking whistle called the Hammerhead. It looks like an L and is designed to not propagate the sound towards your ears but rather away from them. Interesting design so I picked one up and used it this past weekend.
The Hammerhead has a pea in it but not the old cork type. It is made of plastic or some sort of rubber and has grooves on it to battle dust and humidity better. I believe it when they say that it moves sound away and the fact that it resists moisture and dust better than a regular pea whistle does.
I also liked the sound. It is deeper, distinctive and fairly loud. My only complaint, and this is a big one, is that you need a large dose of air from your lungs to blow it. It is not a simple tweet, it is more of a candle blow out session when it is your birthday and you are on the larger side of 40 (and the person preparing the cake made sure to include every single candle.
So if you are looking for a different sound so not to sound like everyone else using a Fox 40 classic, then go with this one, but make sure you give it a good dose of air, or no one will hear you tweet.
