- >>Welcome to the group Shadowlynx. I second the motion on the advice of buying Russ Wolf's Fluteshop book. All the essentials of building quality flutes are...
My method: Place a 3 x 3 block, length desired into vise. Bore as deep as 18" auger will bore. Add extension and reduce the auger size about 1/8" bore....
Shadowlynx, Check out the info in the "Files" section in the folder marked "For Beginners." The "12 step process..." file is a general outline of one way to...
Hi everyone, I guess I wasn't paying attention, But I remember someone saying that they coated the inside of the SAC with marine epoxy, to prevent watering...
G'day everyone! Thanks for the warm welcome and all the helpful info. I've already decided on the type of wood I'm gonna use for my first flute (leftovers from...
Hello Shadowlynx; How about trying a wood the comes already pre-drilled and has a stopper for the sound bridge and is cheap and plentiful in AussieLand;...
I just finished an F# flute. The fundamental is good. None of the single holes overblow. The problem is when I play a note where the first and sixth holes are...
... that ... the ... Hau Bruce Actually sealing tha SAC with epoxy is more to keep hard woods frum absorbing moisture and warping and seperating joints or...
Shadowlynx, If you go to this forum's files section you will find several files with how to's and if you go through the old messages (yes we know that there...
If you have a Dremel then you are started down the road. You can packages of fibre cutoff wheels that fit on the Dremel. You just have to figure how to control...
G'day all! Well... I'm well and truly on me way to making my first flute! I would like to thank everyone that's been giving me heaps of advice, info and......
D.J. - ... I've got lots of fingering charts for different makers' flutes at: http://flutekey.com ... the follow the Fingering Diagrams link in the Flute...
Here is the link to flutetree.com that has extended scales for many different fingerings. Just click on the box titled fingering at the top left then pick what...
... that ... Bruce What I've also heard has been used to coat the inside of the NAF is Tung Oil or a non - toxic wood sealer (used for turned wood salad bowls...
... gear ... Shadowlynx I've used a Dremel tool for years doing all kinds of stuff and it has worked great for me, you should be able to use it to "rout" out ...
... of ... don't ... but ... the ... size ... some ... First of all, I would not start with that lovely piece of rosewood, but would save it until you've got a...
The flue should be about 3/8" wide X 1/32" deep. Sounds like you're pointed in the right direction... Luck gm the_shadowlynx <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: ...
Hi All - I just posted a picture under "Brian's Flutes" titled Mystery Wood, in the hope that someone might know what it is. A friend found it in an old...
You will prob get a lot of diffrent answers to this ? In my exper I have made this area every where from 1/4" to 2" and they have all worked I currently use a...
That tracks with my own experience, Jim. Since I don't use a flat back wall, a 1/4" thick wall between the SAC and bore at its thinnest point (the center)...
... Thanks for the reply - I had a reply from ptartworks on another site who thought it might be Ironwood or Ipe. I did a google search and found that these...
It's my understanding that native americans didn't tune flutes to play western style musical scales (i.e. pentatonic, minor, etc) so "tuning" wasn't important....
greetings all this is Dan Jarvis; flutemaker in Eugene OR Do any of you have contact info for Nev Autry? I need to get in touch with him. If any of you...
Hello Shadowlynx : The only suggestions I have in mind, and mine is not so big, are these; see if any of your friends husbands have a table saw and a router....
Hi Shadowlynx; I guess the length of the plug depends on what you like. Some of the makers use an 1" long plug,and some use 1/2" plugs. From what I understand...
Hi shado its me bobbi i take a pencil and strait edge and i make pencil lines on both sides of the tsh too the sac exit hole. then i use a exacto knife and...
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