I recently bought a sliding whistle. Can't lie, it wasn't the most expensive, but it definitely was a not suspicious price. I tried using it, but the sound was very off. The best I can descibedescribe it is either a possesedpossessed bird call or a cryptid infested forest.
It's made of plastic so I can't really take it apart, and the piston seems to be ever so slightly wobbly when pulled out. I'm thinking that maybe it was made poorly and isn't sealed right, but I'm no expert and I'm not ruling out that I'm simply playing it wrong (although from the videos I've seen even first time users get a more consistent sound).
Any kind of advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!