Note 200 PSI PVC requires #10 corks or Diam II Wine Corks diameter which I picked up at a home brewing place) Rulers, in cm Tools: power hand-drills, drill bits, hacksaws, round and flat files, hammers, center punches, matt knifes Dremel tools Mini vices Protective eyewear Tuners for measuring frequency Plumber s goop for sealing the ends.Ģ Or wood filler. Sandpaper Mirrors, antiseptic mouthwash Copy of Hopkin s book out to read. PVC cutters (we have one) Note: two figures in this chapter are from Bart Hopkin s book Musical Instrument design. Materials: Every student should make their own Flute. Warnings: If you share your Flute or borrow somebody else s sanitize it first! Use the disinfecting mouthwash or wash the Flute in a bathroom sink before you blow into it! Use protective eyewear when you are near operating drills. When you are drilling make sure that everybody watching the drill is also wearing protective eyewear. INTRODUCTION Here we will build our own PVC pipe Flute. ģ PVC looks nasty but I have found that the tone of the Flute has a lovely soft bamboo like sound. It is possible to make a beautiful instrument with PVC. You can improve its appearance by sanding away the lettering and decorating it. The challenge is to make the Flute playable, and in pitch. A Flute when blown can be considered a vibrating resonant column of air with two open ends. When Constructing your Flute, you will need to decide where to put finger holes.
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