Main Discussion Area > Primitive Skills
Flute build along
Stoker:
Very interesting buildalong..Like to see the branch flute I have a peice of yew that's calling.
Thanks Leroy
Josh:
I'm starting on mine this afternoon... gonna have to hollow out with hand tools though... Mine isn't gonna be nearly as detailed and pretty as yours is but I want my first one to just be a no-frills functioning flute (hopefully!) wish me luck. :)
Josh:
Okay, I have mine almost finished...in the process of tuning it now. the fundamental note is F. removing one finger at a time starting at the bottom hole I am tuning it G#, A#, C, D, E, and all open holes is F#. this is the primary tuning I found on a different site. I have a question about my holes. I have noticed as I am tuning each hole starting with the bottom one that my holes are increasing in size as I work my way towards the sounding edge, is this normal? I am on the second to the last hole now and it is very noticeable the size increase from hole to hole as you go up the flute. Is this gonna present a problem when playing? The holes are 1 1/8" apart and in the exact center of the sounding edge and end of my flute. It just looks weird to me.
Michael C.:
The diameter in the entire length of the flute is important to how large your finger holes will be, how close to the flue you started your holes and how far apart your holes are. If you have a higher key flute like an A or an F (sometimes G's) the finger holes will be closer to 1" apart, depending on where you start your holes, and your chamber diameter is also going to be about 3/4" instead of 1" in diameter. I tend to use 1" diameter bores on most of my A to Em flutes, but I don't measure very much any more because I have messed up enough flutes to kind of eyeball where I want to start. If you're holes aren't staying close to consistent then you may be using the wrong frequency to tune to or maybe your holes were started to close to the foot of the flute. Can you post some photos? It's kind of like making your first bow, it's not going to be your best one :)
Josh:
here it is... after like the 2nd or 3rd hole they started staying around the same diameter. the bottom hole was the one that ended up being really noticeably smaller. Thanks again for the build along! :)
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,25240.0.html
Also it came out a little breathy but i think i have it narrowed down to making my sounding board a little too deep. I tested it with a piece of masking tape over the sounding board and the breathiness went away. what can i do to permanently fix it besides sanding down the nest? I can't wait to start on my next one, just like the first arrow from a bow you built that first note from my first flute got me addicted! :)
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version