Another video in the JunkDojoTV series - this time making a PVC penny whistle from standard materials in 5 minutes (takes 3 minutes when I'm not explaining it!).
The dowel can be of any wood. However, softwood is preferrable due to ease of manufacture. For a long-lasting fipple cedar is highly recommended. However, pine or spruce will also suffice. An old, dry tree branch may provide you what you want. The important thing is that the fipple fits with only a miniscule gap of about 1 mm or so between the fipple and the inside body wall. Remember to whittle & sand down the air ramp before installation.
The bamboo has to be well-dried before use. If it's green, leave it in the drying shed for a few months more. Soaking the bamboo in hot oil or paraffin wax overnight usually takes care of the dimensional stability problem. It is preferrable to do so before crafting the flute. This way the instrument is protected from changes in relative humidity and the like.
That's the easiest way I've seen to make the fipple! BUT, am wondering if could use a heat gun to soften/expand the short piece of pipe to slide over it, without having to cut it? Would eliminate the edges on the underside of the mouthpiece.
Of course! In fact, a bamboo whistle produces a better sound, IMHO. The same process shown in the video can be applied to the manufacture of a bamboo whistle. However, when drilling the holes, care must be taken not to rush. Otherwise the bamboo will crack. I usually use an X-Acto knife to carve them out. And when making the fipple, cover the top of the airway with thick wax paper after inserting the fipple block.
I did this with 3 classes of 11 to 14 year olds. It worked pretty well. I did a bit of research to get a template for the hole size and spacing (low tech whistle- look it up) I will post myself playing one soon Thanks
The "inside thingy" is a piece of wooden dowel or cork or similar material shaped and sanded to fit inside the pipe. It acts as a stopper and wind tunnel.
Great video. I learned a lot from watching the video, but simplified the work by buying a mouthpiece (1/2 inch) online for $5. The mouthpiece fits well on a 3/8 inch of PEX pipe. I haven't drilled the 6 holes yet, but when I blow into the incomplete tinwhistle, I get B flat. I was shooting for D, but B flat is only one pitch higher. Next, I'll drill the holes. A lot of fun.
This is a good vid but be aware that PVC plumbing pipe has at least twice the wall thickness of this pipe he's using. And you can't cut it with scissors, you have to use a saw. The conduit in the UK is quite a bit thinner. Nonetheless, this process works!
You shouldn't, but if you don't really work with the stuff a lot,momentary exposure won't kill you. THAT said, I heat, mold, cut, etc, this stuff all the time. Respirator and ventilation at all times!
Would there still be a need for a 'Piper's Grip' if a 60 degree 'Elbow Joint' was installed above the Holes Section? The lower tube that would fit into the 'ElbowJoint' would need to be shortened (due to the extra length of the Elbow Joint) in order to maintain the Low D pitch. Bass Recorders have an Angled Neck or a Crook Neck for the same reason so reducing the length of Low Whistles by 4 or 5 Inches would make the holes easier to reach (try bending a drinking straw 3" from the top).
The active length is from the fipple edge (the sharp bit, essentially the 'reed') to the distal end. You can put however much length you like of whatever shape as long as it happens before the fipple - If you look at another old video on my account for the 'fujara', a large overtone shepherd's flute, where that pre-fipple length is several feet in length which is necessary to reach the finger holes. HTH Paul
maybe.. probably harder to tune... and it would probably dry up or break down.. you want something that wont be effected by moisture and is perfectly sized
DEAR SIRS Without opening the sound hole, and the combined Tsutsuoto. 83% between the edge to the pipe end, 73%, 68%, 58%, 50%, 43%, But where in the circular opening song sound hole or will the measure? The ratio between the distance D tube on hand is slightly different. Yours sincerely
I measured the dimensions of the tube on hand. D tube 1 Edge 267.0,8 X5 ,145.0-5 ,125.0-6 ,103.0-6 ,80.0-5 ,64.0-8 ,36.0-6 ,0-12, mm, D pipe 2 Edge 264.0,8 X4.2 ,150.8-5 ,129.0-6 ,105.4-6 ,84.5-5 ,66.0-8 ,36.6-6 ,0-11 .8, mm, I wanted to make in 18mm and 14mm inner diameter is next. Yours sincerely
You pretty much screwed up at the end. You were supposed to be making a whistle but then out of the blue, you drilled those holes, implying you were suddenly changing your plan to making a flute, but if you were going to make a flute, you would have had to plug the other end, which you did not.
I don't pretty much understand what you mean with your comment. That's not a plain whistle, it's an irish whistle, but usually called just "whistle". Of course it would have holes. Do you know the difference between a whistle, a flute and a recorder? Take a look at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_whistle What he does here is just a PVC irish (tin) whistle. It may seem like a common recorder, but it sounds very different.
The dowel can be of any wood. However, softwood is preferrable due to ease of manufacture. For a long-lasting fipple cedar is highly recommended. However, pine or spruce will also suffice. An old, dry tree branch may provide you what you want.
The important thing is that the fipple fits with only a miniscule gap of about 1 mm or so between the fipple and the inside body wall. Remember to whittle & sand down the air ramp before installation.
The bamboo has to be well-dried before use. If it's green, leave it in the drying shed for a few months more.
Soaking the bamboo in hot oil or paraffin wax overnight usually takes care of the dimensional stability problem. It is preferrable to do so before crafting the flute. This way the instrument is protected from changes in relative humidity and the like.
Love the quality of the video😀
That's the easiest way I've seen to make the fipple! BUT, am wondering if could use a heat gun to soften/expand the short piece of pipe to slide over it, without having to cut it? Would eliminate the edges on the underside of the mouthpiece.
i WANT TO HEAR THE FLUTE SOUND AFTER FISINHING!
Of course! In fact, a bamboo whistle produces a better sound, IMHO.
The same process shown in the video can be applied to the manufacture of a bamboo whistle. However, when drilling the holes, care must be taken not to rush. Otherwise the bamboo will crack. I usually use an X-Acto knife to carve them out.
And when making the fipple, cover the top of the airway with thick wax paper after inserting the fipple block.
I did this with 3 classes of 11 to 14 year olds. It worked pretty well. I did a bit of research to get a template for the hole size and spacing (low tech whistle- look it up)
I will post myself playing one soon
Thanks
I can’t find the video.
The "inside thingy" is a piece of wooden dowel or cork or similar material shaped and sanded to fit inside the pipe. It acts as a stopper and wind tunnel.
Great video. I learned a lot from watching the video, but simplified the work by buying a mouthpiece (1/2 inch) online for $5. The mouthpiece fits well on a 3/8 inch of PEX pipe. I haven't drilled the 6 holes yet, but when I blow into the incomplete tinwhistle, I get B flat. I was shooting for D, but B flat is only one pitch higher. Next, I'll drill the holes. A lot of fun.
+James Beadles What? Bb is a whole major 3rd lower than D
thanks for the information paul...
u da man! I will use your info on how to make a proper fipple. That always gives me trouble in making a flute.
@frenchi256 It is a dowel. A dowel is a solid round rod made of wood.
This is a good vid but be aware that PVC plumbing pipe has at least twice the wall thickness of this pipe he's using. And you can't cut it with scissors, you have to use a saw. The conduit in the UK is quite a bit thinner.
Nonetheless, this process works!
You shouldn't, but if you don't really work with the stuff a lot,momentary exposure won't kill you.
THAT said, I heat, mold, cut, etc, this stuff all the time. Respirator and ventilation at all times!
Very clear and helpful, thank you!
One question:
at about 4:30 what do you mean by "a little tight"?
Where would you "loosen" it?
good one i made it very nice thankyou!!!
Would there still be a need for a 'Piper's Grip' if a 60 degree 'Elbow Joint' was installed above the Holes Section? The lower tube that would fit into the 'ElbowJoint' would need to be shortened (due to the extra length of the Elbow Joint) in order to maintain the Low D pitch. Bass Recorders have an Angled Neck or a Crook Neck for the same reason so reducing the length of Low Whistles by 4 or 5 Inches would make the holes easier to reach (try bending a drinking straw 3" from the top).
The active length is from the fipple edge (the sharp bit, essentially the 'reed') to the distal end. You can put however much length you like of whatever shape as long as it happens before the fipple - If you look at another old video on my account for the 'fujara', a large overtone shepherd's flute, where that pre-fipple length is several feet in length which is necessary to reach the finger holes. HTH Paul
My account being this one of course, junkdojo...
the irish were soo smart with creating instruments outta practically nothing.
maybe.. probably harder to tune... and it would probably dry up or break down.. you want something that wont be effected by moisture and is perfectly sized
Hey Nnekase, glad it helped. More to come :) - Paul
what's exactly that rubber material that u plugged into the pvc? thanks
We were told NEVER to machine PVC without FULL FUME EXTRACTION
Oh thank you :D
@nornornor333333 agreed!!! play the damn thing man
he's from bikbangbong? that's where i'm from!
What size is the drill? I don't think he ever said?
Could you write for me again the list of materials please?
bing bang bong! XD
00:07
DEAR SIRS
Without opening the sound hole, and the combined Tsutsuoto.
83% between the edge to the pipe end, 73%, 68%, 58%, 50%, 43%, But where in the circular opening song sound hole or will the measure?
The ratio between the distance D tube on hand is slightly different.
Yours sincerely
I measured the dimensions of the tube on hand.
D tube 1
Edge 267.0,8 X5 ,145.0-5 ,125.0-6 ,103.0-6 ,80.0-5 ,64.0-8 ,36.0-6 ,0-12, mm,
D pipe 2
Edge 264.0,8 X4.2 ,150.8-5 ,129.0-6 ,105.4-6 ,84.5-5 ,66.0-8 ,36.6-6 ,0-11 .8, mm,
I wanted to make in 18mm and 14mm inner diameter is next.
Yours sincerely
where do you get the inside thingy material
in my humble opinion
If you can cut that PVC pipe with scissors, it definitely must be schedule 20 pipe. You could never do that with schedule 40 or 80.
We don't have your building codes, or your pipe. It's CE/ISO PVC electrical conduit.
@nornornor333333 It's whistle, not flute.
its jig saw
How we know if this works? mmm...
sinfalacias2009
it works...
:)
fail i mean
00:05
uzumaki naruto
theres a video where a 10 y.o. boy teatches the same in 30 seconds and simpler equipment.
You pretty much screwed up at the end. You were supposed to be making a whistle but then out of the blue, you drilled those holes, implying you were suddenly changing your plan to making a flute, but if you were going to make a flute, you would have had to plug the other end, which you did not.
I don't pretty much understand what you mean with your comment. That's not a plain whistle, it's an irish whistle, but usually called just "whistle". Of course it would have holes. Do you know the difference between a whistle, a flute and a recorder? Take a look at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_whistle What he does here is just a PVC irish (tin) whistle. It may seem like a common recorder, but it sounds very different.