I was kidding about the discount...I figured this was an April Fool's Day joke- every time I try to get to the site, my Internet Explorer shuts down! Anyone...
Hi, I just wanted to see if anyone caught Scott's performances on the East Coast? He performed for the flute circle and then went to Potomac gathering. I have...
Howdy Chuck, Sure did! We (our flute circle) were furtuante to host Scott for a Workshop, Concert and some private sessions in Raleigh on route to Potomac. ...
Their site must've been buggy that day- I can get into it fine,now. My apologies if my joking confused anyone, but it really did shut things down when I treid...
Hi Chuck, Â I caught Scott's performance at Potomac. A good show with his Mac Band music and background pictures. Â Also he did an hour and a half workshop on...
SO OK! I am not a skilled woodworker - but I have finshed a couple of flutes and they are looking and sounding good. I used blocks from flutes I bought to tune...
Make sure the surface that your sandpaper is on is perfectly smooth and flat. It also helps if the paper is taut. I use a piece of machined steel that I can...
Hi, I think Donn told you right. Some wood will make a difference in how hard you need to sand. Soft wood needs a softer touch while harder woods needs a...
Thank You Everyone Thanks for the feedback. Everything you have said makes sense. We are going to start over with a larger piece of wood and try your...
The problems you learn to fix on your first flutes are usually the easy ones to learn to fix. It's the problems that occur when you know a bit more about what...
Cherie: Since I enjoy making branch flutes the most, I quit trying to find plans and trying to build off a blue print of a flute. So, all those planned...
Hi all, In previous posts people have mentioned a free online tuner that they claim to be very effective. I believe it is called SAK 8? I've tried to do google...
Hi! John, it seems to be a popular misname its actually "shak 8 tuner" primarily for shakuhachi tuning, it does include other instruments though, I would try...
Chris: I tried several searches, what did you put in as search criteria? All I could find was incense dishes with holes. I suppose that by definition, a dished...
A dished hole means that the outer portion of a finger hole is expanded in a shallow, concave "dish" shape. Dished holes can make a flute easier for some to...
I'm running behind in monitoring all the Yahoo flute groups, but let me respond to Keith's belatedly... I participate regularly with the Indian River Flute...
Mick's link is good. The reason you may not have found it yourself is it is a SHAK tuner, as in SHAKUHACHI (Japanese flute). It is free and very good. There is...
I was searching american flutes and it came up as an action. I don't remember hearing the term dish hole before and was just wondering. Thank you for the help....
Having a larger L/D bore sometimes requires a larger finger hole. On those I usally move the holes south from the center measurement about a 1/8"- 3/16"....
Our Saint Louis Flute Circle meets at UMSL's Music Building, Building 25 on the UMSL campus on Natural Bridge Road, the Third Sunday of each month at 1:30PM,...
I use sandpaper glued to a piece of plate glass, which is dimensionally stable. I have rectangles of grits from 60 up to 220, which I think is fine to make...
... I currently use a piece of 1/4" float glass that I affix the PSA ( pressure sensitive adhesive ) sandpaper too. Scrape the glass with a razor blade first,...
Chris, it may well be the same with flutes as it is with Uilleann pipes if we have a chanter that is fundamentally good but has some flat notes then if we...
Greetings, Has anyone in this group ever worked with wood from a Madrona tree? It was very prevelant in the Pacific NW, but a fungal disease is wiping them...
Hi Steve, I've worked with Madrona quite a bit, its HARD and warps & splits badly when drying. Seal the ends real good. ... -- Richard Richard L. Rombold ...
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