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- Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:56 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Bore roughness and tone
- Replies: 105
- Views: 34213
Re: Bore roughness and tone
I'm no scientist, but if you want to remove as many variables as possible, you might want to consider doing a test on a tube without fingerholes. At least at for the initial stage. If you use PVC, you can probably use a single headjoint(as mentioned above) and two bodies. Perhaps you can rough the i...
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:31 am
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Halvesies.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6790
Re: Halvesies.
In theory, Terry, yes, I can make just about any bore profile. The problem is that I don't know what bore profile to use for most things. My current project is based on measurements from an old 1800s boxwood clarinet I have. I'm just following directions at this juncture, so to speak. It will be qui...
- Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:03 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Halvesies.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6790
Re: Halvesies.
For that matter, the inside need not be round either. I could do a triangle or square or an oval. Correct for end-blown woodwinds, but not correct for the head end of transverse flutes. Here the vibrating air column starts out spiral and sorts itself out into longitudinal as it proceeds down the fl...
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:26 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Halvesies.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6790
Re: Halvesies.
Thanks, guys. Glad to know that I'm not a total crackpot with this idea. I will check out the examples you cited. For the outside shape, I'm not obsessed with round, although weight considerations will push me in that direction. Since i dont have a lathe, necessity will rule here. The biggest consid...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:33 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Halvesies.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6790
Re: Halvesies.
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- Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:33 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Halvesies.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6790
Halvesies.
I am trying to make a woodwind without reamers. I don't have the tooling, nor the space, nor the budget for this occasional hobby. To that end, I am attempting to use my cnc router. My idea is to mill the inner bore out of flat stock (x2) and join them together. This would then give me a rectangular...
- Thu May 27, 2021 9:53 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Sam Murray Chacate Flute?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4479
Re: Sam Murray Chacate Flute?
I'm not sure this wood is related to cocus. Based on the scientific name, it is more closely related to Bubinga. Regardless, exotic wood supplies are dwindling right now. I'm sure COVID has had an impact. I make a guess that this wood was not selected primarily for its suitability, but for its avail...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:29 am
- Forum: World/Folk Winds
- Topic: Bansuri flutes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23729
Re: Bansuri flutes
Nope. In my experience "talent" doesn't even exist (apart from things like "absolute hearing" which you are born with) and is an excuse for people who lack the ambition to practice enough. When I ask my neighbours (he plays the first violin in our local symphony orchestra and sh...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:11 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Birch Flutes?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10281
Re: Birch Flutes?
Even within the same tree you can have different densities(and hardness). Any numbers you see will be typical, but wont necessarily be an average, and definitely will not be definitive.
Lots of good info from the Wood Database man himself. https://youtu.be/IfXW9Tw-3O0
Lots of good info from the Wood Database man himself. https://youtu.be/IfXW9Tw-3O0
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:15 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Birch Flutes?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10281
Re: Birch Flutes?
C'mon, Terry. You know the old saying: One man's trash is another man's treasure.
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:32 am
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: Could a Bagpipe Have Metal Reeds??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17104
Re: Could a Bagpipe Have Metal Reeds??
There's no metal in Mylar. I thought it involved sputter coating, like how organic samples are metalized prior to examining with an electron microscope. Mylar is the trademark name of Dupont. It is simply PET plastic sheet. Has been around since the 50s. Commonly used for stencils, etc. Typical thi...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:34 am
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: oiling frequency / dryness
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8469
Re: oiling frequency / dryness
It only takes a few daily repeats of light bore oil application to work its way through the wood. I did this on what i thought was a dry flute, and it only took 2 applications for me to see consistent oil spotting on the outside. Note: oil travel is NOT completely unidirectional. The oil wicks with ...
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:19 am
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Flute making Apprentices
- Replies: 101
- Views: 55729
Re: Flute making Apprentices
I've always thought 'going to hell in a handbasket' was mostly used as emphasis because of the alliteration. There are other phrases which seem to do the same thing, like "I don't give a fiddler's $%^$."
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:15 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Re-introduce end evaluating gear
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5826
Re: Re-introduce end evaluating gear
Carbony is not loud.
For loud and pure, you might look at Susato or similar.
For loud and pure, you might look at Susato or similar.
- Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:04 am
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Will the the silver of silver plated keys wear out?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2410
Re: Will the the silver of silver plated keys wear out?
Terry, was there a setup cost for making molds etc? Such tooling costs are pretty much the norm in the manufacturing world.