I once had an Oxo with a great low-toned whistle. Is this the same one? Sounds a bit like of fog horn?
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I've had my kettle for several years now, and it has a high pitched whistle. Can't tell you about the ones that are being sold right now.
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There were two different ones made. Hard to tell from pic which one it is. The original tea kettle had three small holes in the spout and sounded like a train whistle. The newer kettles have slits in the spout and just make high pitched whistle.
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It sounds very similar. I would compare it to the type of sounds a xylophone makes, where a stick is hitting bars at different tones.
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It's not a big gong like you'd hear in "The King and I." It's a Chinese tam tam, 12" in diameter. It's made by Zildgian so you know it's sounds good. The attached video gives you the closest sound of the PO565 except it's pitched about a fifth higher than the one in the video. You can play it soft like the guy in the video or give it a really hard whack. It sounds great. Give a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otucItOqJ_A. Hope this helps. Dave
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I find it loud enough, but it's not piercing (I've had that type.) Should be heard in the next room, but not if folks wander too far. Something to remember is that usually the steam whistles will not produce sound once the water has boiled away. It's a pain - I let my last kettle cook away because I had put it on with the whistle spout in the "up" position. (Kettle base was so hot that it popped the seal at its edge.) You can't do that with this one: the whistle is down and in place unless your hand is on the handle pressing the release.
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I suppose this is fairly subjective, but personally, I've never heard a tea kettle whistle that I thought was pleasant. As the water begins to boil, the note starts softly at about a high C, increasing in pitch to roughly a high B flat and increasing volume. If you leave the kettle on a high flame, it will command your attention. I don't find the whistle soothing, nor do I think it obnoxious.
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Hi, this would be more of a marine horn sound. It is a higher tone, than the train horn.
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I would say extremely close, it may be a smidge darker. But, as I've learned from one of my artistic sons, color is in the eye of the beholder. I love the tea kettle!! True no whistle, and no large spout, but I bought it for the style, and it works great for me.
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Unless I've just never figured it out, the top doesn't come off. We just always fill it with the spout, which is pretty broad. When we first got it, it was temperamental about whistling, but now it's consistent. Like one of the other people answered, it has a nice whistle, not as screechy as most kettles. I still think you can get just as nice of a kettle for a lot less money, but this one does look unique on the stove, though admittedly a bit out of place in our diner-like kitchen. It would best in a more modern-looking kitchen.
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the whistle is loud but if you don't put the top back on after you fill it or if the spout sticks open ( which it can cuz its a different design ) then it won't whistle .... i like it better than the rest cuz it doesn't get the calcium deposit so you have to decalcify all of the time.. I would buy this again.. I use it everyday throughout the day..hope that helps.
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I am an older fart. And, back in the 60's I had a great uncle that used one of those horns to hear better (a real cow horn of sorts!). The reason I mention this.. if you cup your hand behind the speaker and direct the sound toward your face.. it's different between night and day. Will suffice when no headphones are around! A lot of the tinny-ness is removed. Sometimes simple works. If I can enjoy Yes music this way.. then the sky is the limit.
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I actually reviewed it a while ago. I returned it to the store because I didn't like it. I bought a different one and do not remember what Indidn't like about the OXO. I usually like the OXO products.
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The whistle on a Chantal teakettle starts low but rises to a pretty piercing level. My husband was quite hard of hearing but he could hear it even before it got to it's highest level. Hope this helps.
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No ... that's why we bought this one. We were looking for one with no whistle!
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I really love my whistle. It took me 2 days to learn to use it. I cannot still make the sounds specific to an event each time. I only use it to get all my little dogs to come to the door when I want them. I then reward them with a treat. It would take more time to train myself to play the whistle correctly for sheep herding. I hope this helps. You can play it softly or loud depending on your needs.
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I've found that if I don't fill it with much water, say I only want two cups, it doesn't whistle as loudly as when I fill it with lots of water. Be careful not to overfill it or it can overflow when it boils and put a gas flame out, leaving gas escaping in the house. That happened to me once. :?
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Lol I'm sure your doing nothing wrong. My kettle doesn't whistle all that loud.
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Hi Caroline, I really love this tea kettle! My previous kettle had a whistler that you could remove and my husband was in the habit of leaving it out so as not to wake the house up. One morning he forgot the kettle and it boiled dry, cracking our cooktop. Expensive lesson! This whistle is attached and is loud but not obnoxious. I choose the style because it is a little old fashioned looking. My other kettle was also le creuset, but the style was no longer available. I would highly recommend this kettle!