Does anyone have experience with branch flutes? I managed to salvage about 6 or 7 .. Italian Plum, Japanese Maple and one "brown leaf'd" tree. My friend who...
Thanks Kieta for doing all the homework on the big bore, I printed the dimentions off and put it in my file for flutes I would like to build some day, I am...
What's the normal starting ratio for width to length on the TSH? Also, on a cane flute where the cutting edge is rounded over (natural shape of the cane),...
Got an email from one of the places I order wood from. They have some flamed maple. I really want to order some. Got to watch my spending...changing jobs....
Good evening Arthur, First off, I have never created a flute using cane, but given the very good results I have had with the following calculations when using...
10, where you get it. I am going to be needing to do some wood purchase in the not to distant future and flame maple is a great wood to make flutes out of. ...
Howdy folks, I have not yet read it, but John Shorter in a FaceBook conversation with Scott August, Larry Gralnik, and Billy Dykes....John indicated that he...
Howdy folks, The fellow who posted this message below, David, is new to our group. He had contacted me directly with his question, and since I don't have any...
Sorry, no branch flute experience on my end. I some day hope to try making one and will probably be in the same boat as you David. I am sure there is someone...
WOW!!! what a wonderful article, It took me a while to download it and after figuring how to enlarge it enough to read I am sure glad I did, I suppose I...
Hey Keith, I tip my camouflage hat to you & I would like to say thank you for creating what I like to refer to as the best source available today for learning...
Hello, One of the things I know about creating branch style flutes is; After the branch has been split into two halves it is a good practice to keep the two...
Howdy folks, As many of you know, I am a big fan of making flutes from Poplar. It is very easy wood to sand, and yet is hard enough to not spinter or crumble...
I am positive this is in the manual, but I can't seem to make it register in my mind what I'm to do. I've "finished" my flute. Everything looks and sounds...
ShopHands - Take a look at the message posted by David. I think he is not playing the Native American Pentatonic Scale correctly? I think he is having some...
Ki-e-ta, you are right about poplar. I took your advise, a few days after we had dinner I went back to Home Depot and bought that good looking piece of poplar...
Two other things I forgot to mention ... they are both tuned according to the tuner, and the 2nd hole is a bit larger, not by much, but still it's larger than...
I have 3 flutes in process and after I finish them function wise I want to try this to add a bit of visual spirit to them Thinking about applying a light coat...
Joes response was excellent however he didn't address the length. For flutes that have large bore I will use a length of over 1/4 inch for flutes with 1/2 inch...
Hi All, Â I'm using canary wood for the first time....Any tips about it? Â Thanks Hi All, I'm using canary wood for the first time....Any tips about it?...
Good morning Grazing Horse & group, I have created flutes with bore diameter of 3/4", 7/8" & 1" all of these flute's had a True Sound Hole length of 1/4"....
Good morning Gajon, I am also working on a canary wood flute. It's a 3/4" diameter bore flute having a fundamental note in the key of A. I added two 1/8" wide...
Does anyone have a source for brass spacers? I emailed Leroy Cully, but have gotten no response. I don't want to buy them on eBay. I did a search and came up...
I have made a couple of flutes in canary wood with no problems .I would compare it to black walnut in hardness easy to work with sands well glue up no...
... Wolf, I wood burn some designs into my flute sometimes. I have not tried paint but I know it would work, I suggest you paint first then add your sealer. ...
Hi Wayne, I have painted on a number of wood projects and always lay down a sealer first. If you don't, the paint will bleed on most woods especially cedar,...
