In attempting to make a better bird style that would make finding and tuning the fundamental easier , I pleasantly discovered that tapering the bottom of the...
There was some mention of how many members we lost because of the flute Exchange, I would say that the number of New members that have joined Because of the...
Hello everyone, It's time to start thinking about the June flute exchange.? Our last ones have been very sucessful and I'm trying a new way of geting the word...
David: give her a few minutes in the kitchen and she will probably solve the air leaks problem Don't give her too many ideas, she will make a jiggler Jello...
just add pictures of my just finished 2 headed wolf flute from and interesting piece of coco bola it in the key of F, 23 3/4" long 7/8" bore yea i see about...
Don't forget that we have one of our very own flute makers that will be featured with her family on Extreme Home Make Overs this coming Sunday night (5/10)....
Hey Rocky: Whatcha got interesting in the kindlin pile? Any left over exotic wood you want to trade? I love to take the scraps and make up weird but useful...
I made my first bamboo flute last night and after much to do got it to sound. my daughter heard me struggling to play my new toy and rushed to my rescue.(she...
Good Day folks, Most of the flutes I build are gifted away. There is nothing quite as satisfying as seeing the appreciation on someones face who either cannot...
I have a couple of questions, one is "Is there a way to "know" if the cutting edge is too high or too low when a flute is overblowing. That`s with no finger...
I have read the reasons why the flute exchange caused some problems in the past and I can see why. However, as someone who still has a whole lot to learn, and...
Hi I wish to make a Walking Stick Flute as a gift for some one. I have never made a closed flute before, so how does one go about finding the right bore lenght...
Yeah. From me. :-) I can send it to whoever wants it. It's old and I've made some changes to the procedure but the essential info is still valid. Clif ...
This is to inform you that we are opening a virtual NAF flute circle for spanish speaking people, from all over the world, who play and love this instrument....
I made 3 flute blanks a few months back.....instead of the normal hole at the end of the flute , I left a little extra wood on the end - otherwise the foot...
I have noticed in the files and message archives that a fair amount of flute makers use sassafras. Sassafras has some toxic properties. And smells like root...
My grand neice heard me playing one of my flutes on a recent trip to Va. and begged me to make her one. I would love to do this for her. Unfortunately, I...
...or at least a new way to "bend" notes! The other night I just had a couple gulps of diet coke and was playing a flute. Well, the carbon dioxide from the...
SMALL 1/2 INCH BORE KEY OF C ALL HOLES PLAY GOOD TOP NUMBER 6 PLAYS GOOD WHEN PLAYED SOFT BUT WHEN PLAYED WITH A LITTLE FORCE IT GOES KINDA DEAD ...SQUEEK...
Wow another great event with some now great memories. It was great to catch up to so many great friends and flute makers, but we missed you Dusty. I was...
Donn, Very nice vidios. They made it seem like you were there. What was that insturment with the flared end? Very good, you should go into the movie...
I just posted some new pics of my newest work,Bamboo G#,two pretty big river cane flutes and a V"Drone,not really satisfied with the inlays but they each have...
HI all, This post is just meant to hopefully stimulate some intereting dicsussion. Most experienced flute makers know that there are basically three ways of...
