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PVC Bb Drone Flute

btinsley785 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:12:55 GMT

I made a PVC drone flute using the roura design. I made two Bb flutes and left one without finger holes using wine corks for the plugs. Then I used a 3/4" tee,

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Re: contrasting finger boards

David Allen — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:44:30 GMT

I can't tell you how Alan did it. But I had to do this on a lathed flute. I used a router to cut out an area exactly 1/2" wide and slightly longer than I

Re: contrasting finger boards

Mark — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:04:24 GMT

I'd like to know the technique you used to make the fingerboards. I have a bass flute that I need to do this to, but I am unsure how to go about it. Any help

Re: contrasting finger boards

Larry Gralnik — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:40:42 GMT

Very nice Allen!! Did the different woods affect the sound at all?

Re: contrasting finger boards

robinsonvh — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:16:28 GMT

... Alan, How did you do this? They look great!!

35,000 year old bone and ivory flutes found in Germany

Beverly Nadelman — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:11:23 GMT

PARIS (AFP) – Stone Age humans may have ripped raw meat from the bone with their teeth but they also played music, according to a study reporting the

Re: Prehistoric flute in Germony is oldest known

Cindy Bauer — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:52:25 GMT

Thank you, Bob ... From: b_hxp Subject: [basic_naf_making] Prehistoric flute in Germony is oldest known To: basic_naf_making@yahoogroups.com

Re: My First Roura Flute

btinsley785 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:46:21 GMT

... Nice! Trouble is, I'm too much of a rube to eat in places like that. Places I eat out, when I eat out, are more likely to have screw tops! ... Bob

Prehistoric flute in Germony is oldest known

b_hxp — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:16:18 GMT

I thought you all would like this. Bob BERLIN ? A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted

Re: My First Roura Flute

Darrell Allen ( Two Feathers Flutes ) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:31:18 GMT

... Are you using just thin, like around 1/8" slices from your corks for your plugs ? Curious.......................

Re: My First Roura Flute

Darrell Allen ( Two Feathers Flutes ) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:26:42 GMT

Re: My First Roura Flute

Chuck Flanagan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:05:07 GMT

I use the #7 straight sided corks. I am able to get 4 or 5 plugs out of each one. ... From: Michael Jones To: basic_naf_making@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: My First Roura Flute

Michael Jones — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:59:16 GMT

# 7 fit the 3/4" sched 40 well, #8 are too big. Mike Jones ... From: btinsley785 To: basic_naf_making@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June

Re: My First Roura Flute

btinsley785 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:13:30 GMT

... Thanks, Darrell. I've got a beer and wine makers store just down the block from me. I'll stop in and see what they've got. Bob