One of the Most Basic Formulas.... (conclusion)

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Hi, all! Did you do your homework yet?

Okay, let's see.... the answers to yesterday's quiz....

B - this would be 13.69", or roughly, about 13 & 5/8" from the open end of the flute - mark the centerpoint for this fingerhole to be drilled out.

C - this would be 12.92", or roughly, about 12 & 15/16" from the open end - mark the centerpoint.

D - this would be 11.51", or roughly, about 11 & 1/2" from the open end - mark the centerpoint.

E - this would be 10.25".... that's 10 & 1/4" - mark the centerpoint.

F - this would be 9.68", or roughly, about 9 & 5/8" - mark.

G - this would be 8.625".... that's 8 & 1/8" - mark.

Now we want to drill these holes, and slowly enlarge them to tune, *ONE AT A TIME*. Don't go and drill 'em all out at once, or you may have some problems getting them all to tune, and end up with a complete mess. And start from the open end, going on to the next hole, and the next, until you get to the last hole, the one closest to the embouchure.

Use a 1/8" drill bit, and using small round files, slowly (be patient, now) open them wider and wider until you get the note you need. As you widen them, do so more towards the closed end of the flute, having the hole creep up in that direction until it's to the proper note, keeping the hole uniform in shape, until you get pretty close. Use your minituner that you downloaded (from a post or two ago) to bring your holes to tune.

Once you have brought one hole to tune, then you can start to drill the next one out, widening it to tune, then the next one, and so on until you have your complete flute!

Alright, that's it for today - short post, yeah, I know - but next post we will go over how to play this flute, as far as fingering goes, to play the chromatic and diatonic scales.

Until then, keep having fun with your project! ^_^

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