Advice on elderberry flutes?
I've just finished hollowing out some elderbery stems in the hopes of making some whistles and flutes. I plan on making them with penny whistle type fipples and mouthpieces. Can anyone give me some...
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look up 'guido gonzato' he has a good site for fipple design
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there are native american flute woodworking and the flute makers groups on yahoo. elderberry makes a nice NA style flute. if you give me an idea of the inside bore diamteter, wall thickness and...
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Thanks for the leads guys. I have stems of all different sizes. From 1/2'' to 1'', wall thickness anywhere from 1/8 up to 1/4''. I think this is the european elderberry species. Most of it is still...
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surprised it didn't split from speed drying it. the thinner stuff will work well for transverse flutes. the thicker stuff will work for NA style and other fipple flutes.
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Thanks panbreaux. They started to split, but I sealed the ends with wood glue and they held together.
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