Hi Daniel, My remarks were meant to draw attention to the irony of the historical events rather than draw attention to, or disparage, either religion or...
Greetings Ken, Hope you can make it to my gathering. For sure you will enjoy and have a good time. It is a very relaxed setting out in the country. Many people...
I haven't started a flute yet, but I have been thinking about it for years and I am very excited. I have a 7/8th" core box bit on order and a stack of...
Thanks for the pics.Incredible! 5years ago I had the ultimate pleasure of seeing and playing an old flute in a private Native American collection. The...
Welcome to the group Kala. I'm fairly new here myself, but already I've learned more than I could have imagined; certainly a greater volume of knowledge than...
I just had a river cane flute large diamater, a little bigger than a quarter inside. When it was finished it sounded too high with all holes closed, five hole...
Hi Kala, Recycled wood can be a joy to work with. However, it often contains embedded nails. Running such a piece through a power tool can cause a lot of...
Hi: I play a pinquillo flute from Boliva that is made with cane, where the end is plugged and drilled with a small hole. It seems to help "choke" the air flow...
Choking off the foot of the flute is a good technique for lowering the pitch. I've used this technique on small flutes as well. One of my personal favorites...
Jon: I agree with Moose, your flutes are beautiful and your music is inspiring! I really like the "Under The Oaks" CD. Excellent work! Mark G. ... From:...
Hello I just joined the group. I've recently returned to the faculty full time at my University... after the last 10 years as CIO of it's Providence campus......
hola mike soy alvaro zumaran investigador de instrumentos nativos aerofonos prehispanicos en peru bolivia peru ecuador sobre todo trabajo flautas en huesos de...
Hey Vince: cool, another pipemaker and flutemaker. All this week, I have been email exchanging with Argus Dowdy, probably the best living master of the...
Hi Vince, It's good to see another member from Rhode Island. I am a URI student myself, living in West Kingston (undergrad philosophy student). Yes, having ...
Hi Mark, I appreciate the encouragement! Fortunately, amongst my growing pile of failed branch flutes (which I hope to come back to someday to fix) I've had a...
Jon: I don't have a copy...yet. I listened to the sample tracks of Under the Oaks on your web site and that was enough for me. Can I order it from your...
Aloha Kala, Welcome to the group. Two years ago I knew nearly nothing about making flutes. Today I get very much joy from playing the flutes I make. And I...
Dear Mark and Mark (Mark Twain?), Gratitude and gratitude for pluggin my CD in front of 2,267 people! (check's in the mail) Yea, you can order from my website...
sure, were the plane tickets to Zion in the mail also? A plug is a plug, hope you have a great time. I look forward to getting your CD. blessings back to...
Thanks for the welcome... you know I never took any pics of my pipes...!! A coupla have migrated to other parts of the country.. the others are for friends......
Wow..great! Yes... let's talk off list.. petronio@.... I'd love some F2F help. Art's a nice guy.. hey..maybe I can 'turn ' you to Com STudies...:). It's...
Hi Marc, You made some very good points about everything. I just finished reading a good book, WARRIOR WOMAN by James A. Thom and wife, Dark Rain Thom. Is the...
thanks for your note. I'll check about that book, thanks for letting me know about it. It's really late, so I need to get to bed, just wanted to acknowledge...
Has anyone done any tests as to the effect of nest thickness? Why do makers like Butch Hallmake 'sunken' nests? Do they have an overall effect on the sound,...
My take on this is the sunken nest is typically used when a lathe is used in the making of the flute. Turning a round area is easier with out the raised nest....
Dave: Others with more experience may be able to shed more light, but what I have read is that the sunken nest area, or the little walls on each side actually...
