How to Make a Flute - Materials and Flute Physics
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Here is where we go over some of the materials we can use, and also the physics of what goes on inside an enclosed air column when you excite the air within with vibration. The correct bore-to-bore-diameter ratio for a basic transverse flute is also covered here.
Today's blog post which is mentioned in this video is here; rockfreakinsoli...
Please stop on by and leave comments if you like ^_^
Finally I found you again in the back of my mind. I wanted to tell you how you helped me into making and playing my own flutes during a time in which didn’t have anything except for a house, food and much more time on my mind than I could handle. Now I am several years and some 25 flutes further and some fine bamboo is waiting to be crafted into music. You brought me a lot of calm and joy over the years and a very healthy admiration for tubes. Last flute I made was g major in green fish tank acrylic. Thank you for that.
Hello from Nagoya, Japan! This is me, Rockfreakinsolid, via my other YT username... I'm very happy to see your comment! I've been working hard these last few months to resurrect this old channel of mine - hopefully very soon, I'll be posting again... I've spent years learning many more instruments, woodwinds, strings, percussion, as well as experimental - there will be tons more content... I hope to provide good things for musicians, makers, woodworkers, teachers of math, science, music, art - and all the homeschoolers out there, as well as those who wish to earn a living making musical instruments of various types. I hope this reply finds you and yours being well, safe, and living a good life! Again, Thank You ❤😊❤
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@@rockfreakinsolid I will be toasting on you tonight. Let the good times continue. I hope the fall into fall will be mild this year. Can't get enough of this summer.
You are absolutely wonderful at explaining this stuff very simply. You would make an excellent teacher. Thanks!
I played flute and Recorder for years and never gave it a thought about its complicated physical make up, and science involved. Thanks for taking out of your time and explaining it in such intersting manner. Funny too! PVC? I used PVC to plumb my Koi pond, never occured to me I could use it as a flute. I stumbled here accidently, now I am glad I did. I have better appreciation of my instruments.
Now I know why my flute did not play right. incorrect ratio-got it. 28to1 Thanks ,good stuff Dude.
Great, very helpful.
We definitely need more peaceful music in our world
Really good explanation of the physics.......
John
dude this is such great information! thanks. and i love your candid demeanor, makes it kinda entertaining.
I can see how practicing on pvc makes a lot of sense- but when I figure it out, I'm definitely going to use wood. That's something I've got plenty of in the pacific northwest- bamboo grows like a weed here, there's no end of it. I'm enjoying your videos, I'll probably watch them all...very explanatory for someone like myself who hasn't studied music but wants to learn. And you have ridiculously good hair;-)
Hilarious comedy, raw intelligence and effortless communication from a truly inspiring teacher all rolled into a rock star performance. A truly astonishing use of well-honed skills and deep understanding of the subject matter playfully conveyed with clever mannerisms.
You, sir (or, ma'am?), are WAY too kind - thanks so much! I've just **finally** made it back into my account AFTER OVER A DECADE - I've in the meanwhile learned about a Helluva lot more instruments, so I'll soon be posting again! Thank you so very much for your kinds words! 🤘😁
You are one of the few that can make your entertainment factor as enjoyable as the academia educational factor
Thank you so much for the physical explanation. I've always wondered why splitting the air should make a vibration. Now I found out: It doesn't.
What you said makes much more sense.
Thanks man.very good tutorial, i'm gonna be checking this out soon. greets from the caribbean.
@rockfreakinsolid thanks to you I now understand why my stone (serpentine) flute refuses to make music- the mouthpiece is cut wrong, with flat sides so the breath can't 'vibrate' in and out- but I know a stoneworker who can fix it-yay!
great videos on flute making. you do great in explaining to the average person. My best to you, Gary
I like you, you're like the embodiment of rock n roll. The way you talk, act, look, etc. I was actually interested in the topic of the video, but I got sidetracked thinking about how cool you are, haha
You are way over the legal cool limit dude. Happy Earth Day!
Perhaps. Would like to see him clean up a bit and continue with more videos.
During my last 4 yr. prison bid for marijuana cultivation, i made side hole flutes out of paper and toothpaste. It was a very productive hustle. Had the place lit up.tuning didn't matter. The idea stuck with me to make some out of bamboo. Very informative. Figured out how long to make the flutes from bamboo a Rasta friend gave me. Now I shall seek where the holes like to be placed. Nice to have found you
That's a beautiful story.
Thank you
Oh my Gosh, thank you so much! You are AWESOME! I am a first year elementary music teacher at an urban school with very little funding for a music program and I want to make a bunch of these for my students. I would like them to be diatonic and tuned to a C or a G major scale. I am off to your blog to learn more.
Excellent explanation of the physics of sound / flutes! Great job! Keep up the good work!
Two week in the past, I came down from the mountain peaks of the Caucasus. I walked there from the Caucasus bulls. Saw this video and now make the flute. Good luck!!!
Great information, well conveyed, easy to understand - you're a very proficient educator and I really enjoy your videos. Also, I find myself interacting with you and answering you as you go. lol Thanks for posting!
Thanks man! I just explained the "air splitting" theory a few days ago. Will know better next time.
mcleod making tutorials? hell yeah! thats a hell of a hair sir. congrats!
I got that wrong. Start with no holes, then make the lowest hole and get it tuned how you want it, then work your way up.
All the holes below the hole you're tuning have an effect on it, so do them from the low end up. If you start by making the top hole right for the note, it will keep getting higher as you make the holes below it.
woah dud that some science right their
Good stuff, you are really creative.
What would be your advice, if I want to use an external pump like a bicycle pump or whatever rather than my mouth to blow the air into the flute? That way it becomes possible to sing and play the flute + (hopefully dance as well) at the same time?
Damn how informative video! I am really going to check out your blog aswell!
I am planning on doing slide didgeridoo out of pvc but now I might do flute too :)
love your video man... i just found a gentleman willing to let me use his bamboo that is growing in his yard and have been trying to build a well tuned flute xD
However, it may make more sense to make a D flute (trad Irish), since it only has six holes. The fingerings are then the same a a C flute, apart from the F and F# - you get an F# with your left hand holes closed and your first right hand hole closed, and you need to flatten it to get the F. The other notes will be more what you're used to though - first finger hole closed for a B, all holes open for a C#, and play the C like on a sax (second hole closed, first open) - no C at the bottom, just D
The flute in the video also has six holes - way cool!
wow was this video made in the 80s or the 90s?
The flute has 6 holes because it's in a minor or pentatonic scale.
thanks for your time
Hi there, do you think you could make a flute that was made like a rectangular box? Would that sound with an open end?
LOVE IT!!!!!
I'm in band but he teached me more
alright.. party on Wayne!
thanx bro. rock on.
You'd play the F# as a flattened G - finger for a G, leave at least one hole below that open, then close at least one hole below that. E.g XXOXOO or XXOOXO or even XXOOXX, whichever sounds closest. See my other comment though - fingerings on a 6 hole C flute are a bit weird. A 6 hole D would be easier to learn to play, for a concert C flute player.
@rockfreakinsolid
How would you produce the note of f# on your flute if it is tuned to the key of c?Also, how do you know how long to make the flute? What note do you tune it to to get the final length? I know how to find the positioning of each of the notes, but how do you find the length of the tube? I have checked all of your videos and your website and have found no luck. If you could answer these questions I would be immensely great full. Thank-you so much!
thankx man, this what you+re saying is very helpful stuff
Thank u this helped me onmmy project
oh my god your hair *drools*
Now I've forgotten why I even started watching this video
Mkay?
@rockfreakinsolid embouchure? Not sure if you call it the same thing as when playing harmonica? I'm fascinated by this since I love Native American flute music - but I'd rather be able to buy a cedar flute. I just don't have the tools or skills to build one. Love the idea, though - since I do other DIY hobbies/crafts.
@rockfreakinsolid It's a good thing.
thank you for saving my ass on a physics project
wow..very interesting..will never try it though,but is is super to watch you
The length is from the inside of the cork or stopper to the end of the pipe? How do you decide where to place the embouchure hole? (Blow hole, if you like :))
Make the embouchure hole's center point be one bore diameter's distance from the plug wall (inside), and make the embouchure hole no more than a half bore diameter wide. Sorry it took so long to reply (long story... deaths in the family, divorce/custody battle, immigration office issues here in Japan, etc.) - it's me, the guy in this video - typing via my other TH-cam account. I'll be resurrecting this channel (Rockfreakinsolid) soon.
I bought a wooden flute that has more aesthetic than function. I'm going to try and change that! Thank you for lesson one!
So can I make a chromatic one? Also, each wood have a different sound. So PVC has its on sound. Is it possible to make alternation to the PVC so the sound will be as a certain wood flute?
Thank you. Very helpful.
H of 1 = (2^(a/T)), H = Height of length, a = note position of a value, H = length of tube.... etc
hmm never thought of pvc gotta try this!
can't you tune a flute by widening the finger holes?
I like his hair-it reminds me of the 70's.
Kids, never focus on irrelevant information. He's spitting liquid Gold and that's what you're thinking about? Haha, sounds like someone's an amphetameanie on the low
Hi, I am looking for a template of flute holes to print. Do you know where they are on the web? Thanks.
I am learning. good informative vidio
dude you are right in everything , it's NOT PVC. Black pipe is ABS. WHITE PIPE IS PVC...
Thanks dude, awesome vid! :D
one question, when i blew slowly the sound is not bad, but it is to quiet . when i blew a little bit harder the sound is to pitchy .. how to make the same sound i like more hearable , more louder.
try faster air, not harder, fast cool air
dude*
you're fucking awesome!
Not enough measure form hear to here info . You tell us how to do the math to get the length for a A but what do I do with that? Can I make it all holes closed to be a c like my Yamaha flute? When I measure the length is that end to end? You talk about how the vibration starts but not about the angel of the hole. I got the mouth hole but not sure Well as you said it is just pvc Ill do math for a c and cut it end to end
Please give me a master formula to make flutes of various scales with the help of various lengths and various thickness of pypes/bamboos......anybody please help me ....
wait..theres only 6 holes...isnt that 2 holes less than a scale? because if the bottom note is G
the scale would be like G A B C D E F# G? but theres only 6 holes o:
Love. That. Hair!
Are ya still a live? Ha. Keep us posted with more videos.
YES!! And I only just about an hour ago, **FINALLY**, got back into my channel! Access was lost to me for OVER TEN YEARS!! I can't believe I finally got back in!! I'll be posting more soon!! WOO-HOO!!
you look a bit like brendan frasier without smiling or frowning.
M'kay.
He sounds like Brad Roberts.
I wanted to sound a safety note here. The black pipe you are showing in your video, ABS, is made from materials that are not regulated for toxicity, IE dark water usage only. You should not put your mouth on this type of pipe!! It's not safe. Instead, use the PVC or CPVC, which IS safe.
أريد أقوا الكوله وبصوت واضح الدقة وكيفية الصنع
Mmmmk.
His hair drives me CrazY!!!
party on Garth :)
Hey shay L don't show of
some maori flutes have a throat inside for a certain resonance of sound .
and a tissue.
my imaginary me
has that hairstyle
he says hi
Fucking nice hair!
I just tried making a nose flute out of cinnamon
im pretty sure this guy is a werewolf... no one has that good hair and talk that nervos witout howlin at moon once a week ^^
I think you can learn more about it on woodprix website.
(drool) mmmmmm Phonons....
Such constructions and similar can be found on the Stodoys website.
Waynes World! Party time!
You remind me of the Joker from Batman haha.
lol cardboard tube
HOT!
from the different videos I've seen, you shouldn't do that.
she is so pretty, almost looks like shes impersonating a man at times
i thought this guy was girl :O
You have made this video, essentially about you. I want to make a flute, not look at your hair. How about trying it again where you just show the flute. It's like the weatherman. His/her face is actually irrelevant to the weather.
Thanks.
hey dude cut ur hair the 50s and 60s r over now
Emily McKamey wow ur out of touch. Long blown out hair like that was popular in the 70s NOT 50s. And long hair has always been in style in a lot of native American communities. Go back to fidget spinning and eating Tide pods.
Too much of.talks waste veedio