This is a D flute that I made with a scenic wrap of an eagle over a river. Is this a terrible idea? Is this appealing to anyone? I realized it introduces an non organic element. And I'm not even sure how I feel about it. But I'd like honest opinions about its appeal or otherwise.
first off, thank you charlie for sharing your tools, technique and wisdom with the world. after 2 failures involving a dull chisel and haphazard use of a dremel, i made the burning tools you use out of an old birdfeeder hanger i found in my yard. this gave me my first success, executed with a 2x4 i ripped out of a very old house i was remodeling (the block is a piece or oak flooring from the same house)
my interest in flutes was piqued by a bombardment of I Am Sound ads on instagram. i’m into 3d printing myself, so i began printing available free models online and eventually tried CADing a few of my own. i suppose i owe him a thanks, too, despite my extreme aversion to spending $80 or more on a piece of PLA. i am by no means a musical person, and this all started as an engineering problem in my mind, and evolved into a deep respect for this ancient and storied instrument. there is now a flute of some sort in every room of my house, but this is my proudest. my next hurdle will be learning to use a lathe, and turning one with these exact dimensions with some nicer wood.
I’ve made a few flutes, but this E4 is the lowest one I’ve tried, and the first one where I’ve had this problem.
I can’t get the highest note to sound - see video. I’ve tried moving the bird fore and aft, but it doesn’t seem to make any difference. I’ve tried smoothing out the air channel, and tried making the splitting edge crisper with little files and those things didn’t seem to help either.
Any suggestions?
By the way, because I hate routers I made the flute body by gluing up 8 narrow strips with edges beveled at 67.5 degrees into a hollow octagonal prism. I made several higher pitched flutes using this method and it worked well. More details available if anyone is interested.
I’m doing some research on NAF history and came across this? Whats the real difference between the old style scale vs the pentatonic that coyote oldman made? Just fingering?