i, all. My name is Beth and I just joined this list today. I was wondering - are any of you flute makers in Rochester New York? I'm working on building my own...
eth, Welcome to the club. I'm located in Annapolis Maryland, quite a ways from Rochester but I will be heading into Mass. towards the end of this month and...
recently acquired a chunk of cypress wood and used it to create several flutes and birds. One thing I noticed was it's ability to suck up moisture like a...
reatly enjoy chatting with other flute-makers/<br>flute enjoyers, but...<br><br>7 p.m. EDT is 4 p.m. PDT, and personally, most <br>days I do not get home until...
f you have a specific time and date which you would like to schedule a chat, e-mail me a specific time and date by clicking on "message to founders" on the...
i, glad to be a new member. So much moreinfo now than when I started two years ago.I make pvc slot flutes, no bird, in "G" and"A". Also made some wooden ones....
he wing wall around the sound hole definately makes a huge difference. I've even noticed the difference when the walls are extended to just beyond the bevel of...
ello ccflute - <br>Is it easier to make flutes of PVC pipe than of wood? How is the sound? And what do you mean by a "slot" flute? I'm only getting started in...
plan to get some of the Lew Price books to help me with my flutes, but until then, does anyone know of any websites which help explain the relation between...
hanks for the comment on the walled bird. Tis indeed a "lot" better. I had a maple flute which was much to breathy and was about to discard it. Tried the new...
kay, I have an in-process flute which needs holes:<br>The bore diameter is about 3/4 inch.<br>the length from fipple to foot is 16 and 1/4 inches. This is ...
ergall,<br><br>For more on the Native American double flute you can check them out on my web site. Go to flutes from the main page. on the flute page click on...
make double flutes with bottom three holes on the right flute nad the top two on the left flute. Drones are doubles with all holes on one flute and the other...
eth, a 3/4 inch bore will make a good G# or A but you are pushing the limits with an F. It will have small fingerholes and play OK but it will play much better...
or the terminally curious I've posted a picture (collage) of one of my double flutes (drone) to the photo gallery. It's tucked into the 'our photo gallery'...
'll probably make it an A, then. I've never heard one in that key so it should be interesting. Someone else emailed me and suggested an F#. If I get access to...
eth, Don't cut too much off at any one time. Using a fine tooth hack saw is a good way taking off small slices about 1/8 inch at a time when you get close to...
hanks Terry, I was having trouble visualizing. Nice work, particularly the story teller ! Dick<br> P.S. Great Wave mentions a pull saw which is from Japan....
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have been experimenting some with the length of the flue from the outlet of the compression chamber to the sound hole. I am doing this by varying the length of...
hat is good science, cowboysteve, and thanks for posting your results. You are correct in figurin' that the shorter bird will seal with less chance for ...
his photo is in an album that holds the title "Tools". Feel free to post any photos of tools that you may find benificial for flute makers, power tools, hand...
have used a variety of distances between the holes and have found that at least an inch is what I prefer. There tends to be a sofening effect with a longer ...
Exacto" also make a tool with replacable cutters, one of which is the "flattened" type chisel which is about 7/32 wide....very effective for shaping the flue...
just uploaded a photo of a scanned flute in the photos area under flute construction. This is a nice little A flute that is a mode 1 and 4 combo 6 hole. The ...
