MonViolon [en/it]Jul 29, 2022
What natural instrument without special knowledge?
I did #xylophone (easy, you have to make one if you haven't tried it yet) https://exode.me/w/fuTBAecw6k67zz53ZcoWxe
Now a #whistle!
I'm an expert (no), tell me how you did it yourself!
1st try in *Viburnum opulus* (Sambucus or lilac are easy to use too) ⇒ wood too soft for clean bevel but it works.
2nd try: I drill ⌀10 in *Prunus padus* and then sand to make a nice blind pipe.
#flute #diy
Xylophone, 1er prototype

PeerTube
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jul 29, 2022
The easiest way is to saw (hacksaw) to notch at 90° and 45° (start with that). As I had already done it and because I saw https://flute-a-bec.com/acoustique-embouchure.html 🤩 I wanted to test with the mini chisel + scalpel. took care of my block (probably ridiculous details here but hey, why not?).
Window 7×7mm (too long).
Vinyl glue, I adjusted the position of the block by testing. FUUUT!
I wait for it to dry a bit…
Philippe Bolton, Facteur de flûte à bec: L'embouchure de l'instrument

L'oscillation du flux d'air autour du biseau de la flûte à bec

Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jul 29, 2022

1h. The glue is not dry but it does not move any more. I cut off the excess, I sand. That's it. Soft sound, quite low because the tube is closed.
To be improved:
- don't hesitate to throw away when the drill goes at an angle.
- use a thinner wood for a better bevel (in Estonia Juniper or Prunus cerasifera)
- Smaller window: 5mm should fit with my 10mm drill.
- test open tube with "extensions" with holes! 🎵

So, how does #whistle work for you?

Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jul 31, 2022
Finaly I added an extention to my #whistel so that it sounds lower and can play two notes.
The form looks a bit absurd now but easy to handle.
This gave me the idea 💡 to make a new one from a single piece of wood (a branch with a fork) 🤔
#woodcarving
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]
And this second 2-notes whistle sounds like that (almost E - G).
Aug 2, 2022 at 9:19pmWeb
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Aug 26, 2022
New #whistel for testing new things (windway higher than the bevel, use lilac #wood and what if I leave the bark on ?)
3 notes : G, A, B.
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Aug 28, 2022
I finally added one hole to my #whistle, which allowed me to play 3 more notes!
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jan 4, 2023

A new tiny #whistel made of apple #wood from a broken tree of our garden.
Length 65 mm.
Diameter 13 mm.
Hole 10 mm.
Shellac varnish.

#woodworking #woodenToys #fischio

Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jan 4, 2023
It sounds like this (when you are too close to the microphone).
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jan 5, 2023
Wooden #whistle: I am looking for a quick version to make. This simple one still took me an hour to complete.
Apple #wood.
Length 90 mm
Diameter 17 mm
Hole 10 mm
#woodenToys
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jan 5, 2023
… and her's how it sounds.
The pitch can be changed by placing the fingers on the side of the bevel.
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jan 15, 2023

Another, for a little neighbour's birthday… Yes, every child in the area will have one. I like the whistles, I hope they do too 😋

Apple #wood.
Length 90 mm
Diameter 14 mm
Hole 10 mm
Shellac varnish.

#whistle #woodenToys

Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Jan 15, 2023
Toot 🎵
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Apr 25, 2023
A small wooden #whistle (pict. 1-2) is solid, aesthetic, it smells good, it's very nice to hold but...
I just tested the #bamboo (pict. 3-4). It's not as nice as wood but very easy to work with.
A wooden whistle takes me two hours of work whereas a bamboo whistle takes me only half an hour and the sound is perfect 🤷
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Apr 25, 2023
The sound of bamboo! 😜
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]May 12, 2023
Another wooden #whistle for another birthday. Two notes. A flower and a name engraved. My most successful one so far: good powerful sound, easy to blow.
#woodenToys
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Sep 20, 2023
Birthday #whistle made of apple #wood.
6 mm hole. I had never made such a small internal diameter but it works.
Recorder-type window hollowed out with a mini chisel.
Air canal 10 mm wide and 1.5 mm thick, hollowed out mainly in the wall of the tube (now I prefer this, even if it was easier to make a flat on the block).
Inside: linseed oil.
Exterior: shellac.
Very happy with the shape.
#craftsmanship #woodwork
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Sep 20, 2023
… Here's the sound.
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Sep 21, 2023
Three whistles finished today. Two notes (each). Apple wood. Linseed oil. Decorations inspired by traditional Estonian motifs.
#craftsmanship #woodwork
Show threadMcAcresSep 20, 2023
@monviolon that looks great! What's the sound like?
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Sep 20, 2023
@mcacres Thank you very much! I didn't save it and I've just given it away. I was satisfied with the sound too: clean, not too "windy".
Show threadMcAcresSep 20, 2023
@monviolon very nice!
Well done
Show threadMonViolon [en/it]Sep 20, 2023
@mcacres Finally, I was able to record the sound. I'll post it soon.