woodwind
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cutting a flue in a woodwind tube
I am doing this now with a sharp chisel but not happy with the quality of the surface in one area in particular... If you look at then ends of a recorder or tin whistle, you may suprised to find the mouthpiece end is actually not a round hole; it has corners at the top, so that when you slip a...- CarvedTones
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- cutting flue tube woodwind
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- Forum: General Woodworking
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Woodwind proto with brass keys
My Irish Uilleann pipe baritone regulator prototype now has keys; the first one was a quick "git 'er done" variation on the traditional block-mounted teardrop key. Block-mounted keys are a lot more tedious to make; a proper one requires a lot of forging and filing to come up with an attractive...- johnpipe108
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- brass keys proto woodwind
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- Forum: General Woodworking
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Woodwind prototype made in MDF; WIP
My Irish Uilleann pipes, which I made in 1983 of Mexican Rosewood and brass, are currently what is called a "half-set": which means they have a chanter (melody pipe) and drones (steady bass), but do not have what are called "regulators", closed keyed pipes that provide rythmic accompaniment...- johnpipe108
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- made mdf prototype wip woodwind
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- Forum: General Woodworking
