Posts under ‘Flute’

I’ve have some 1 1/4 inch aluminum tube sitting around since my telescope project (remind me to tell you about that some day). I wanted to make flutes out of it, but couldn’t get my mouth the correct shape to blow over the holes.While tinkering with it, it occurred to me that I could make [...]

“Little Hawk” from Free Spirit Studio. He had some of his own flutes at a wood carver show.
Check out his website at www.freespiritstudio.org
His flutes sounded amazing. He suggested that when I make my flute, I make it as long as from my elbow to my finger tips from blow hole to end. Then make [...]

Now that I’ve figured out the fipple, tuning is the next challenge. This site lists ratios to calculate the finger hole locations, but they are for “ideal” situations. There also is a link to a finger hole calculator. The calculator doesn’t seem to work for me. I think the walls of [...]

While doing Yoga to “Music from the Hearts of Space” my attention was captured by notes being played on the flute. The music made me think of a hand made instrument, being played by a lone musician…
I began searching the internet for plans to make a flute. I couldn’t find anything complete, but lots [...]