Thanks for all your help educating me in NAF. Keep it up. Just think, a month ago I had never even heard of flute loops? I don't guess they're popular in the...
Pardon if these questions have been asked before...I did do some searching of previous posts and didn't seem to find what I am looking for. And you can tell by...
Hello TuneWeaver, I was selling flutes at a pow wow once and a woman came up to me and asked to hear my flutes. I played one for her and she asked if I had one...
I realized I forgot to include another question in my last post. I was wondering about what you do when you have been playing your flute for a while and it is...
"Flute ties" are not something sold as this. On Ebay, you have better chances to find what you want under the category Crafts > Leathercraft > Leather Lacing. ...
After a long playing session, unlace your bird, and try to remove most of the moisture, by shaking the flute, south end in the hand (beware !), and/or blowing...
Can attach bead work to that leather also. Many places will sell pre-made bead work. Just get the size you want. I hesitate to say it, but you can actually buy...
You don't have to burn the knots friend, there is a way to hold the ends of your sinew under the band, and then make a kind of "no end" thing. You are talking...
Has anyone ever used pipe cleaners to soak up the moistier in your flute? I have. I get the soft big ones and it acts like a flute and clarinet cleaner that...
I have used a Karoke machine and hooked up a mic and put it on echo........cheap way to get the effects....and it is a small machine so I don't have to lug...
Yep, I do make the loop first so you can do it that way. I still like to burn the knot to ensure it never comes loose. Then hide it inderneith. After wards I...
I just purchased a very low E flute from Steven deRuby who normally makes cedar flutes. His high A and G with the open end to blow through have nice clear...
Gwendolyn, since I am not sure if it is ok to do selfless self promotion in this group, If you email me offline I can help you out with a source for very...
Tuneweaver, Regarding your questions about amplifiers, microphones, etc., search the "Messages" section of this website. Use keywords like "mic" "microphone"...
One of favorite makers is someone here out of Omaha Nebraska, Colyn Peterson of www.woodlandvoices.com He also sells flute wraps on his site for 25.00. He...
Your method sound very interesting, thanks for sharing.... I have to try it..;-) ... like to burn the knot to ensure it never comes loose. Then hide it ...
Both work great, I really probably over due it to some extent. I am awful trying to put thoughts into words on a keyboard. But say, I do a complete wrap in...
My family are flute makers, and currently my uncle and I are the ones in the family making them. I was just wondering who else makes flutes. I am just curious...
... to burn the knot to ensure it never comes loose. Then hide it inderneith. After wards I heat the entire wrap to shrink it. > Question from the newbie:...
starseeker97, There are some flutemakers in this yahoo group (myself included), but I think you might want to check out the nativeflutewoodworking yahoo group....
Has anyone tabbed out "The Rose", the song writen by Amanda McBroom and performed by Bette Midler in the 1979 movie based on Janis Joplin? Two of The Divine...
Got this in reply from Odell Borg re my short review of his Sparrow Hawk Triple drone. He has several new flutes coming out in March, www.highspirits.com ... ...
Starseeker, I am attempting to make flutes in the Seattle area. Acutally, some are pretty fair. I would be interested in exchanging ideas and techniques with...
I too am a newbie to this addicting passion for the NAF. So good to see so many fellow jouneyers on this path. Gwendolyn, have you looked into the Odell Borg...
we actually do sell them...they are solid pieces of wood and they are pretty much hand done...we do NOT use a lathe or a router....also, we make every key, and...
Okay, I found packages of leather laces at the craft store, in a variety of colors, soft leather patches, as well as packages of sinew-- tan, not colored. Also...
Hello everyone, I make flutes as well, I find it very rewarding. The only downfall if you can call it that is the more flutes I make, the less I have time to...
I'll have to find a link I know is here somewhere on here for wrapping instructions. I know I saved it even though I have been doing it for many years. The wax...
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