well ,i guess i jump in,,first please understand,i am very new at flutes,and computers.I also dont understand alot of the tech term i have been reading.I have...
I just made my first drone. It sounds ok. it's plain but I'll fix that. I was wondering about the placement of the harmony holes?! I would like to add some to...
this will be the third year i'm trying to get Musical Echoes' rules changed. for the flute makers competition you are only allowed to use wood or cane...
i only have a router, and a usual table.., router tables are not available here in the market so i am using only the router and some hand carving tools.....
All: I'm not sure I fully undersand the guideline of 17:1 or 18:1 for the length to bore ratio. Does this mean that if I have length of 17 inches from the...
Don't know much about Goldstone , but it seems if you want a turquoise inlay you should use turquoise... Kuz [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Sometimes knowledge is a frustrating thing. I have a bamboo flute under construction. It measures 380 mm from the back of the TSH to the foot. It is 19.5 mm in...
I have only been making flutes for about a year and will have some dumb questions. The book I have been using is by RA Wolf. In this book he gives recommended...
Are there any flutemakers in the group who live in Denver that would be interested in showing me how to tune my two flutes? I expect to pay you for your...
Hello all I had dream couple of days ago about making a certain flute . I started making { the dream flute} yesterday so far everything is going well .I would...
Hi All, Just uploaded my Excel spreadsheet for tuning 5 & 6 hole flutes for minor pentatonic scale for all keys to the files section. F is the fundamental with...
I have been a professional photographer for longer than I care to think, teaching for over 25 years at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, a professional...
I posted about a week ago with the problem of every flute I make jumps an octave way too easily. David suggested I put a chimney on the bird or a hood on the...
I just finished turning a 20"/3/4" bore flute. Before I proceed to making the flue, I would appreciate some advice. I plan to lay the flute on its side with...
Its that time of the year again,time to stock up on xmas tree flute blanks,throwing my pruning saw in the car and a good pair of gloves,in search of the spruce...
I've been working on this flute. I had it cut to length to give me a G scale. Had it shaped and sanded and had even applied several handrubbed coats of tung...
Carl/Daniel/Tom, I remember you guys are up in Ohio, right? I am going to be going up to the Akron/Canton area next week and would love to see any of my flute...
Thank you very much for those recommendations. Kuz, I am checking out Leonard's site. Clint, as I read your post I got out my F# and my low C to play what...
Hi All, I'm Robert Morgen from Denver, CO. I'm new to fluting and looking forward to learning more about it. I'm planning to buy a flute within the next couple...
Hello wonderful flutemakers, I hope you are having a day of sweet blessings of the light turning in all the ways we celebrate that on this planet... Who/which...
I too am a new NAF maker who needs help. Would a group member please send me free drawings and instructions on how to build and tune a NAF or advise me where...
I made three Bb3 flutes with same dimensions (as close as I could) out of different materials, Spanish Cedar, Aromatic Cedar and Curly Maple. Effective bore...
Jim, Hope you enjoy your winter in Florida. Maybe by the time you get back, I'll be finished with my flute :) Thanks for all of your help on it. It sounds...
RaveTrade.com has a "Super Search" ALL Craigslist & Kijiji program. It let's you search multiple States at a time for "Flutes , Auditions, Collectibles " ,...
Well thought I was doing good until I tried to tune my most recent attempt....I was tuning a redwood flute to be an F# this weekend and did fine until the...
George, your carvings are very nice. I enjoyed the character that you put into your creations. There is a little bit of you in every one, to be sure. My...
The bore length right now is 17 1/2" and is on the sharp side of E. The bore is 3/4". I plan on trimming it down to a G. Before I drill the finger holes I...
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