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willow whisltle build along
Ok Here is how my dad taught me to make a willow whistle. It needs to be done in the spring when the sap is running so that the bark can slip.cut some willow shoots or branches as free from blemishes...
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Branch flute build along. Part1. Lots of pics dialup beware
I am going to do this in 4 parts to help the dialup members. First thank you for the kind comments. I was interested the first time I saw a branch flute for sale on ebay. I started making them then...
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Branch Flute Build Along. Part 2 of 4
1st half look, the carving out. Keep fingers out of the way! Both sides carved and checking fit. Carving a stop for where the sound chamber stops. All carved and ready for glue. I like the Titebond...
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Branch flute build along. Part 3 of 4.
I use a small diamond rat tail file to clean the holes with out widening them. Where the bird fits needs to be as smooth as possible so you don't lose any air under the bird. Sand or file it. I do...
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Branch flute build along. Part 4 of 4
Carve the chanel with same angle to about 3/4 the length.This next step is IMPORTANT, if you cut too much you cannot put it back. Cut the remaining chanel as flat as possible. It should be no deeper...
View ArticleABC format/This is a great way to learn and share tunes
This is the ABC home page www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/There are tens of thousands tunes/melodies in this format.ABC is a music notation using key board.There is free software andshareware that can read...
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fiddler's bodhran and tippers
Notice, forearm is almost parallel to drum head,wrist is bent and stays bent during the up an down motion.Hold tipper lightly,anddo'nt even think about the top yet.This tipper is maybe a little long.I...
View Articlepenny whistle/tin whistle/Irish whistle
Strider A key of D penny whistle can play in four keys/ D, E min., G, AA key of C whistle is /C, D min., F, GAll 6 hole whistles tuned in a diatonic scale/ doe,ray,me,so...excetracan play four keys...
View Article6 hole tuning revisited. :-)
Since I have been making flutes all of them to this point have been 5 hole flutes with grandfather tuning. One of my mentors, John Suttles from Fallen Branch Flutes posted these instructions on...
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Flute Shop TSH construction technique/tutorial( lots of pics
Here is my tutorial for my method of TSH construction and the flue......from the SAC - I will edit it after the post the pictures....Here are my tools of choice a pair of calipers, a dremel tool with...
View ArticleMaking a Transverse Bamboo Flute - Photo Essay with Video
Hey folks. I just uploaded this to my photo site today. I thought to import it here to the Planet in order to keep things more lively (although a link would save me tons of effort!). I'm just cutting...
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Cheesebox 2-sided drum (lots of pics)
Yesterday my husband and I made a 2-sided drum out of an old cheesebox I found at an antique store the day before. I'd heard that these old cheeseboxes were sometimes used 'back in the day' for drum...
View ArticleTurkey Wing Bone Call Build-a-long
I have been asked/invited to do this build-a-long here, which, after we get done with it, will then be transfered to the appropriate reference section. I had done one about a year ago on another forum...
View ArticleCedar didgeridoo "buildalong"...
Actually more like a follow allong, cause im still not 100% sure what im doing with these. Well my first didge didnt turn out to bad, so i decided to try another. and i figured while im at it, ill...
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Calculations for Making Drum Frames
This was originally posted by Legba on the main forum. I found it very useful in making my very first drum frame using a number of staves of wood, beveled at both ends so that when glued together they...
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Elderberry flute build along (Pict. Intensive)
I am just learning to build Native American Style flutes. I was taught by my friend, Dave Clemons and am still figuring it all out but. I have had a few successes. Since people want to see the...
View ArticlePlease can you help with my whistle question?
Although I am humbled by the skill of those of you who have made NAF, and some are truly amazing! I live over the wash in the UK and I'm looking for some advice on making an end blown wooden...
View ArticleBurning Rod 101
the burning rod is one of the most useful tools for making transverse flutes and note holes in any other type of wooden or bamboo flute. you can make much larger versions for burning out the nodes and...
View ArticleMaking a super simple Arundo "Pocket NAF" instructional video
Here's a video I just made of how to make a super tiny little "Pocket NAF" (NAF small enough to carry in a pocket). The video shows the entire process except for cutting the cane section used, and...
View Articlenative flute making - notes choking out
Greetings all. Been making flutes for a while. Some good, some bad. A problem I've had occur on more than one occasion is my notes become weaker and choke out as I play up the scale. On a 6 hole flute...
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