Or how about "How to get a Dusty Tune out of a piece of wood!!!!" " In 3,745 easy steps!!"<br>Now there's an idea, why don't you run a little competition to...
In Kerville, Texas. It starts around Memorial Day goes on for 18 days and has had "folks" like Lyle Lovette, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and many others get their ...
HMMMMMMMM!!!! How about the continuing adventures of Dusty & Woody. It's kind of a joke around the old homestead here, I'm always telling my wife, if you can't...
It looks like I've started something here,and I bet you don't even know about it. Anyway! you can either chastise me or give it your blessing!!!<br>Here's ...
Dusty emailed me and said that you don't get much<br>in the way of Exotic Australian Timbers over there, and he said I could probably set myself up<br>by ...
jerotina--you're in for a big job and lots of frustration. It took me several months and about 6 floppies to finally catch up to the current posts, so it will ...
Thanks for those pix of beautiful flutes. Whenever I see someone else's that has different ideas, I try to learn.<br><br>1. On the lefthand flute on the rack,...
1. The thickening you see is the growth node of the bamboo...unlike some people, I leave the outer node intact. I feel it enhances the appearance of the bamboo...
During my research into making a flute (I have two prototypes'(E & F) on the bench right now) I came across a flute making program called WIND by sombody named...
Never heard of Touchles. Lew Price has a software program, too, if you can handle the math end of that thing. But the knuckle method will serve you very well. ...
Dusty, I was wondering if you could possably give some notes to correspond with the hole placements using the hand/knuckle method? If I have the correct bore...
Dusty is right about the knuckle method. It will serve you well. I don't have the software but I do have Lew Price's books. One of my first flutes was a nice ...
if you ship through UPS they take care of any customs dealings, parcel post doesnt run through customs at all ( i dont think) fed ex or one of the other world...
I think there will be a lot of interest , I know that I am always looking for a new peice of wood that is different than what I can find here, the only thing...
The TSH should be moved forward (towards the foot) but only by about 3/4 of the diameter of the bore. That may be accounting for some of the breathyness. It...
I notice on the Tsunami site that you have a fixed bird on your flute. Any advantages to this or was it just your preference? If there has already been a ...
After I have my E tweeked to the correct fundamental Hz (E below middle C), what are the notes I'm reaching for on a 5 and 6 hole flute? Again if this has been...
If I were going to do it I'd just put "Flute blank" on any mailing or UPS/FedExp label, wrap it well in plain brown paper and let it go at that. The less you...
Let me tell you a story about that flute. I did that to try to figure out a way to "secure" the bird to the nest and did the inlay to prevent the compression...
Starting with all holes covered for a 5 hole flute E, G, A, B, D, E all holes uncovered. The "6th" hole on a "6 hole flute" will fall between the B and D....a...
Hey thanks to both Jerry and Dusty for the info on both hand/knuckle and the notes. It's great to get feedback about the hand/knuckle now I need to go back...
Dusty:<br><br>I was wondering if you could take the time to post the tuning for each hole for each common fundamental. A few posts back you relayed the tuning...
1. Back in msg 2924 Dusty said TSH should be "moved forward...3/4 of the diameter of the bore." I missed the first part of the question; moved forward from...
That was in reply to the comment that his TSH was at the very back of the bore and he was sometimes filing into the back wall that divides the chambers when ...
