The paper used on a Dizi is really really REALLY thin. Much thinner and more fragile than wax paper. It's a challenge to get it on and glued down without...
That is usually rice paper, but in a pinch you can use a roll-your-own cigarette paper. Yes it is a slight buzz, and not reedy. The reedy flute is the Bawu,...
Could also be that the dial-in diopter for accurate focus, isn't set right for his eyesight. When looking through the groundglass, adjust the diopter setting...
On my digital camera I have to stay a minimum distance away from the flute and use zoom to get the close-up. If I am closer than about 3 feet the pictures are...
Most digital cameras these days have a Macro setting. If you are not familiar with term,Macro is the term used to describe photos taken up close. I know...
My dizi papers are onion, single layer, dried flat. As Clint stated, very hard to work with. And as Rick stated, I was taught that for practice, a piece of...
I would like to add just one thing to David's excellent post on taking closeups. Mike Jones mentioned that he can't take photos in focus closer than 3 feet so...
I have sat back and watched the discussion about taking closeup pictures for the duration. Some suggestions are valid. As a long time well trained photographer...
A good camera is always costly. I've purchased several Sony DSC-P72's on Ebay for about $35. It works well if you get on there just before the end of the...
I am working on a 1" bore flute in the key of D. My bore length before trimming is 18.25 inches which I assumed was enough to whittle down to a D. I am getting...
Hi Jason, I had the same type problems earlier this year. I found out it was my fetish. I was using a Western cedar and apparently it was too porous and I...
if your totem block does not have a chimney, try one that does. A chimney will extend the K2, which makes the acoustic length longer which might be enough to...
Four years ago at Musical Echoes I sat in on a wonderful "Flutes of the World" workshop given by the great world flutist Suzanne Teng. She recommended plumbers...
Paul: Define plumbers gasket please. Are you talking about the teflon tape? or what? I watched a lot of you tube Dizi flute players and the video on how to ...
Thanks chuck and mike. I do have a chimney on the totem. would that be enough to account for a change of almost 1.5 notes? Will choking effect the volume? ... ...
I would think a high and deep totem block chimney might give 1/2-1 steps of play in the fundamental, 1 1/2 is quite a lot. The chimney will make the flute...
Jason, I am reading these posts and am confused. When I go to naflutomat and put in your numbers it tells me that a D flute should have a 19.5" bore length....
Hello Mick, Nice piccys. Any chance of a sound file? Thanks Eddie To: nativeflutewoodworking@yahoogroups.com From: dadicks@... Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009...
Correction "A good camera is always costly." should read "A good camera isn't always costly." Have to proofread more. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
I like the wood. A lot. Light weight, easily worked, good tonal qualities. Softer than Cherry or Walnut; harder than Eastern Red Cedar or Cypress. Consistent...
Chuck, I just recently made 2 mulberry branch flutes. The wood is genetically very similar to osage orange. It is rather stringy when gouging, and if fully...
"A slight choke probably won't affect the volume much. Try it by inserting a rolled up piece of thin cardboard (several layers) about 1/4" -1/2" wide in the...
True, choking a flute will not decrease the volumn, but it will lower the fundemental up to 1/2 a note. So, the flute should be choked and the fundemental ...
John, When you choke a flute how does that change the location of the finger holes? When you choke the flute the bore is virtually longer so I assume that you...
Yes, i was just thinking this myself. I was able to bring it up to a D with a 1/2" piece of wood with a 3/4" bore in it. I'd have to glue it and turn it down....
All good suggestions. If you don't already have a chimney on your block I would try that first -- I have successfully dropped the pitch of a flute by a half...
Experience, and Kentucky windage, or an Ozark guess is used to determine the modified length of the sound chamber. But if using a finger hole pattern like the...
