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Hello again, Doug here Further progress report. A few more problems but never unsurmountable Tuner arrived yesterday showing a lot of work yet to do. Notes blown as follows :- All holes closed gives G sharp. then lifting fingers one at a time starting at the bottom gives G sharp (again ?) then B fla...

Hi Doug again Disaster - all glued up with airways etc all done. Managed a very low "peep" with air hissing out all over like a demented snake. The advantage however of box section construction is that leaky lengths can be cut out and replaced so that is what I have done tonight. Bingo - l...

On my way. Have calculated a NAF in key of A4 hopefully tunable from A4 to G5 using TWCalc (great for adjusting and fidling about before cutting) and have cut 2 strips pine 20mm wide by 5mm thick and 2 more strips 30mm wide by 5mm thick with lengths of 750mm to give plenty of room for cutting to fin...

Thanks Doug
There's hope that this thing will work yet.
Lets hope when I do go to the top of a Scottish Mountain to play it for the first time it doesn't sound like a church organ coming from the heavens

another Doug

Thanks Tim
Hope springs eternal. Will keep you posted
Doug (a real square)

Thanks Tim
Hope springs eternal. Will keep you posted
Doug (a real square)

I am currently experimenting to make a native american flute and am wondering about the shape of the bore of such an instrument. A half round router tip would give the exact round shape to the bore if made in two split halfs BUT has anyone ever made one with a square bore. The square bore would be m...

Thanks cath. Really appreciate quick response.

Got my "Low D" last night. What a struggle but can do it again if I really try. However its not loud enough to chase those blinking reivers.

Doug

"Chickpea", at least, anyway. Wiki is something to behold, indeed!! In Arabic the word hummus is used to describe the dish or just chickpeas by themselves. The full name of the dish is hummus bi tahina (Arabic: حُمُّص بطحينة) "chickpeas with tahini". Hummus is popular in various...

Hi to you all. I'm Doug, live in the Scottish Borders , am 67 and have got a fire in my belly to play flute/piccolo. Just bought a cheap "Ferris" plastic flute (Yamaha copy I think) and a basic self teach book. Spending an hour or so each evening having great fun in th Utility room far awa...

Easy just tape up thumb hole together with either top or bottom hole (Try one at a time) to give you a standard 6 hole fife played with penny whistle fingering.

Lets know how you get on