Re: Designing a wood into metal tuning slide
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:15 am
Me again Matt
For a discussion on bore size and measurements for production of the NAF see here (another great resource):
https://www.flutopedia.com/bore_diameter.htm
This company will sell you nice blanks ready-bored. Nice diagrams on the website showing you the general idea for DIY.
http://www.woodwindflutes.com/24-INCH-C ... _p_15.html
As to Queensland sources, I'm no Bunnings rep. but their 25mm aluminium tube at about $7/m gives acceptable low D/Eb low whistle bodies (PVC pipe even cheaper) to practice on or produce prototypes.They also have a 25mm hardwood dowel for about $3/m which I think is Kwila. Turned down and oiled up it makes good fipple plugs. At a pinch you can almost get a head or slide sleeve by boring with a Forstner bit, but I've never managed to stop the thin wall splitting so gave up. As I say, good practice material sources before you get down to the exotic woods. Enjoy your R&D weekend. Let us know how you get on?
For a discussion on bore size and measurements for production of the NAF see here (another great resource):
https://www.flutopedia.com/bore_diameter.htm
This company will sell you nice blanks ready-bored. Nice diagrams on the website showing you the general idea for DIY.
http://www.woodwindflutes.com/24-INCH-C ... _p_15.html
As to Queensland sources, I'm no Bunnings rep. but their 25mm aluminium tube at about $7/m gives acceptable low D/Eb low whistle bodies (PVC pipe even cheaper) to practice on or produce prototypes.They also have a 25mm hardwood dowel for about $3/m which I think is Kwila. Turned down and oiled up it makes good fipple plugs. At a pinch you can almost get a head or slide sleeve by boring with a Forstner bit, but I've never managed to stop the thin wall splitting so gave up. As I say, good practice material sources before you get down to the exotic woods. Enjoy your R&D weekend. Let us know how you get on?