Do you get a ton of satisfaction from doing something yourself rather than buying something someone else made? Are you musical? Do your hands turn green at even the sight of silver? Then this DIY project is the one for you. Even though PVC flutes aren't solid silver or wood they're certainly no joke. In fact, they're the lively hood of a handful of artisans (http://tippleflutes.com/ for example) and can produce, when crafted correctly, a surprisingly good tone and multiple octaves. Usually they are confined to a specific key and mode. The one I will be making in this how-to will be in D Ionian which is the typical key of the Irish Flute. The materials for this project are extremely reasonable. The tools are also reasonable although you will need larger than are typical drill bits. Keep in mind this project, regardless of the key of the flute, can be made with varying degrees of accuracy and no one factor is quintessential to the making of the "perfect" PVC flute. What I'm saying is: do what you can... with what you got... in the time you have... and you'll have the satisfaction of playing your very own flute with surprisingly little cost and time. I'm following the measurements provided by this website for the Irish flute in D. However if you want to create your flute in a different key you can use this online calculator to calculate the measurements for your specific flute.
Et VoilaMy Irish D flute and C piccolo flute (spray painted) next to eachother Congratulations!! You have created your own Irish Flute!! Now go practice and show it off to everybody you know. Bring it to parties, play it on the bus, bring it to class, bring it to work, sleep with it, eat with it, watch tv with it. Enjoy it!!
Here's a little sample of my smaller one https://youtu.be/2IpHC4S1VPM Here's a little chart to help you practice and read music:
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