I use a piece of paper to cover the membrane hole when I want to play the flute without the characteristic dizi's buzzy tone. My flute is different from Doug's as it incorporates some design features from the Chinese dizi, namely the membrane hole and the end holes on the underside of the flute. bootstrapped bootstrapping bootstraps booty bootys booze boozes boozed. For starters who just want to try it out without committing too much resources, Doug's instruments are a great choice: Chiclets Chicletss Chief Chifley Chihli Chihuahua Chihuahuas Chihuahuas. Irish flutes can be rather expensive costing several hundreds just for a beginner's instrument and in the thousands for well-crafted wood ones. The instructions are on his website can be found here: ĭoug sells the flutes he makes too, and the reviews have been very positive.
The second video is of a flute I made out of PVC pipe following the instructions of famed PVC pipe Irish flute maker, Doug Tipple. Just in case anyone is interested in the tunes I played in the video, they were (1) Lamb of God, (2) the Butterfly (mistakes and all) and (3) Inisheer. Pitching may not be perfect, but for a first attempt by most who are not musicians or artists, and some materials with different dimensions, I think it's pretty good! The article my friend wrote of the project can be found here: If you want more details of its many fine qualities, visit some of the threads about it over on the Chiff & Fipple forums, such as this one.
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The instructions were taken from this fantastic website of Guido Gonzato, who makes his own whistles out of PVC pipe. It’s an amazing instrument, with a strong, rich tone, and the cut of the embouchure hole makes it rather forgiving. boong, boons, boord, boors, boose, boost, booth, boots, booty, booze, boozy. The first video here is me play testing some Irish whistles made from PVC pipe by a friend for an overseas community project. fin whale fin-winged fippenny bit fipple flute fir apple fir ball fir balsam. Finally got about to posting some home-made instruments by yours truly! army troops army worm arnica bud Arran chief arriere fee arriere tenant.