2013-05-11 Designing and Making a Native Flute by Bob Aldea (1h27m49s)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ส.ค. 2013
- GWA Class 05-11-13
GWA Member Bob Aldea explains the process he uses to create working Native American flutes. From the creation of the blank to final embellishment, Bob demonstrates the techniques he and his son have used to win multiple awards.
Full Video (1:27:49) Filmed and uploaded in HD.
Hi, Bob. And many of us are still watching this video today. Great work.
No exceptions ... if you wish to understand, and mechanically construct a flute ... THIS IS BY FAR AND AWAY, THE BEST. instructional video. He explains in great detail ... what the others seem to "forget" to mention, AND does it in a non-distracted manner without wandering all over the subject .... and wasting tons of time on personal details of no real importance to the subject at hand. Outstanding job sir!! Not ONLY in your depth of undertanding and knowlege of the device, but in your skill as a good communicator ... and outstanding instructor!!! Somehow, you answered a whole bunch of "mysterious" /mystery questions I had developed trying to watch the others. Clearly, your audience also has many of those same, "unanswered" ghost questions. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! AGAIN ... GREAT JOB!! Am an old guy, and love music ... will attempt to make my own now .... thanks only to your work here!!
one of the BEST demos I've seen... Bob is very good, explaining everything in detail, one step at a time with no back-stepping needed. If you have any questions, please wait for him to finish then ask, because he doesn't miss much.
Great lecture. It's incredibly helpful and educational for me! I just started trying to make some flutes, and this lecture really gives some good insight!
Gracias por la excelente información. Saludos desde Guayaquil-Ecuador 🇪🇨
Such a thorough instructional presentation. You answered all of my current questions to correct my flute that I was about to give up on. I wish I knew you existed when I lived in Georgia. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
As a beginning flute maker, I found this information very helpful. Thank you.
Wow!! This is a wonderful instructional video!!! What an awesome teacher!!!
This is a awesome instructional video. GREAT JOB 👍👍👍
I started created flutes a year ago. I've watched videos from other builders/creators and haven't found a solid diatribe converting
Raw mars to a finished product. Thank you for your teachings.
Great presentation Bob, your a good teacher and very thorough. ;-)
Hey young man. Do you have a book on making flutes? If so let me know please sir. I’ve bought two books from people and and don’t even match up with their TH-cam videos. They say one thing in the book and another on the video. And neither work. I’ve done wood work most all my life since my dad gave me my first pocket knife. But the problem I have is finding the hole placement and the length that tunes it before you do your play holes. No info I have helps. I’ve watched your video twice on flute making but I’m missing the hole placement part I guess. The people are asking tons of great questions but not about the placement of the playing holes. Is it possible for you to help me figure this out. I use the same woods. Cedar, poplar and pine. Thanks Mr. Bob.
I guess every seminar has that one guy that keeps interrupting every minute to ask a question, instead of shutting up and waiting for the professor to eventually get to it when its time.
With a live audience it can become a problem. If it gets too bad we stop the recording and ask them to hold the questions until the end then go back to the presentation.
Gwinnett Woodworkers well i guess you know you did it right when someone stumbles across a 5 year old, 1 1/2 hour long video and watches it twice.
Good job bro!
Great, thank you and we hope you were able to learn from this.
my thoughts exactly I'm 30 min into this video and this guy has yet to teach how to make one , because of all the questions...
I was thinking the same thing. And most of the questions he had already answered. People need to listen and learn. Then, ask questions later. But this is a great video. I will probably watch it multiple times!
Excellent video! Thanks!
Your welcome!
Hi, I would like to know how you made the wood block or built up section of the flute that has the channel and edge that makes the sound. You stated that one quarter inch was the optimum thickness for the cutting edge.
Thanks
Dale
I really loved your video. More important is all the info you gave to others that doesn’t explain it well or give a person all the info. I started trying to make flutes because I’m disabled and love wood working but I’m having trouble trying to figure out where to put the playing holes. Is there an app or do you have any info on how to determine the hole placement. I really would appreciate some help on this Mr Bob. I wasted a lot of wood and time. I can’t find any info on what to do to determine this problem im having. I love the sound of homemade wood Flute’s. I live in north eastern Georgia at Sautee Nacoochee. I have excess to plenty of wood but I hate wasting material. Thanks for any help.
I would love to make my daughter a six hole one day if I can figure this hole placement out.
I agree, it was a very good presentation and would like to know how a person could get a copy of the handout?
Sir were you get the perfect measuring chart on how to make a flute
I have been burning everything in the sound hole area. The track between the two holes are even burnt using a piece of red hot metal 3/8" wide and 3/4" to 1" long. I burn it 1/32" deep. It's all about the tools which they can be fashioned from scrap metal.
Also, I tried to find a way to contact Bob Aldea. I would like to find out if it's possible to purchase one of his flutes?
How can I get a copy of the handout?
A copy I would like too.
Does Bob sale his flutes ? I would like to buy one from him
I have a question about membership in your club. Are members able to get copies of your handouts? Are you ok with people from other states joining your club? I tried to find someone to email on your club's website, but couldn't find an address.
Bob reminds me so much of Jonathan Winters.
Why dont he use metrics, i have no idea about inches, we stopped useing them decades ago in uk however old people still do
I prefer metric for woodturning. I think we just use what we grew up with. I wish America would have changed to metric when I was a kid. Now I have to maintain a metric SAE tool boxes.
Im a flutemaker as well and I can tell you that making a bass and even contrabass Native American style flute is much easier than he's saying... I have made several and never had to sacrifice tuning or amount of notes, always being able to use a 6 holed minor pentatonic scale... He uses a piece of software and in my experience I've found those are almost NEVER accurate... I began to develop my own way of tuning and I call it the rule of halves... I center my note holes around the halfway point from the fipple's edge to the end of the flute's bore.... then I lay out a max distance below that halfway mark, and above that halfway mark, again using 1/2 the distance from the fipple to halfway mark, and from halfway mark to end of bore.... then I lay out the holes evenly within that realm... start with small holes, drilling them out on a drill press, avoid using a hand drill and then use a round bastard file, I start with a very small rat tail file that came in a kit of 5+ files by General Tools at Home Depot... I will use the half round and rat tail for hole tuning, the flat for forming the edge of the fipple in the sound hole and for a more boisterous flute, even file the trailing edge of the air hole leading out of the slow air chamber... it will allow more air to come out more slowly as per the principles of physics and fluid dynamics, restrict flow and cross section area of a tube and fluid will flow more quickly, and by that factor will force you to play much softer, blow more gently and you'll almost always have a flute that "overblows" easily and will be too quiet. If anyone wants more information about how to make Native American style flutes, I can certainly help out as well... I've been making them for several years in addition to being a professional woodturner. Im in Gwinnett County as well... I'd be more than happy to come in and demonstrate how I make flutes or how I also turn floor and table lamps....
Hi. I too am a woodturner, but I live in California. I just started making flutes. Would you mind me contacting you through your email address?
You guys don't get out to museums much huh? There are examples of 2 chamber track flutes that far exceed pre-columbian invasion.