Chris, For loudness, generally bigger holes and thinner flute walls help. On bigger flutes (~ F), the walls in my flutes are about 3/16, and the smaller flutes...
Carlas, Another option is to use the "hidden seam" method (see a description in the Files section under "For Beginners") that only needs a table saw and a hand...
Hi Chris, I've been making flutes only about 7 months. I can't answer all your questions, but I just improved the loudness on a flute I've had made for a few...
Hey Mike, I'm guessing that the dearth of responses to your questions about tapered bores results more from lack of answers than to lack of interest. What...
Hi Don, I've got a tapered-bore flute clamped up right now. I decided to go with a round cross section the entire length rather than rely on ovals. I needed...
Just wondering if anyone out there really hand carves the flutes any longer like some of the old time guys. I heard that the router and lathe method causes...
Hi Chris, The person who told you that routers and lathes cause instability in wood is either genuinely ignorant or more likely engaging in a kind of marketing...
That's a new one to me Maybe you could get the person or persons that came ac cross this info to enlighten us a little. There are some out there that do the...
Wow! Lots of cool and useful information on loudness and such. I'm chuckling because I am trying to make a quiet flute for practice. A friends 50 plus year...
... any ... Chris Hi...me again. I carve the outside of all my flutes by hand as I do not (yet) have a lathe. I mill the inside of the bore either with a ...
... Michael, Here's a trick some pennywhistlers use to stay married: stick a chunk of poster goo on top of the cutting edge just beyond the actual edge. I...
Now that's too cool! That way you can have "both" flutes! Wonderful and a big bear hug from Stonebear. I know the stuff you're talking about. Be well....
Just finished 2 limb flutes, hand carved, that Dale taught me how to make during his visit here. These flutes are unique in looks, and play like any flute. I...
Thank you Carlas ... From: moosewinds_mike To: nativeflutewoodworking@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:40 AM Subject: [Native Flute Woodworking]...
I know this may sound strange but I would like to try & make a hand craved flute the old way. Do you have that information in the files as well? if not is...
Hi, We're in Ft. Myers, FL, but I would be willing to help if I can. We're about 2 1/2 hours from Tampa but have a place to stay. I hope things progress ...
Hi Michael, Most of the factors described in the excellent advice on making louder flutes can be interpreted as: do all you can to make a clean, laminar air...
... craved flute the old way. Do you have that information in the files as well? if not is there a book I can get that will tell me how. Carlas, if you will...
Hi Mike, It sounds like you believe that moving the plug will change the upper octave tuning more than the lower octave; that is, the fundamental tuning is...
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I just posted a tuning chart for the correct way to tune a Native American 6 hole Minor Pentatonic Mode 1 & 6 flute. The 6 hole flute is played with hole 4...
Response to making flutes the "old way". If the old way is all hand tools, that is how I started. The only unusual tool I needed was a bent knife to make the...
Thanks so much! I have needed this, and didn't know just how to ask. Wonderful!!! ... nativeflutewoodworking ... 20Pentatonic%20Flute%20Tuning%20Chart.xls...
Edward, I witnessed that effect in a transverse flute and it held pretty well in a couple higher-pitched NAFs. I wasn't too anal about the precise playing...
Kestrel Tools in WA offers bent knife blades that you can put your own handle on for a considerable savings. They have a variety of shapes and sizes. Later,...
