[Mattwins]: Flutes

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Jan 22, 2020

Building a lamp from a flute

Alright, no in-depth tutorial this time, in part because I'm tired and didn't take any pictures along the way, and in part because turning a cheap / defunct flute/clarinet/piccolo/soprano sax/recorder/Celtic tin whistle is a piece of cake.

Stairway to Heaven on PVC Flute

How could one of the most famous songs of all time sound on a $20 instrument budget?

Add a PVC flute to a flea market acoustic guitar, and it sounds better than my playing could express :P

Feb 3, 2016

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time "Song of Storms"

I decided to arrange a bit of the "Song of Storms" on the Celtic tin whistle for fun and I thought it turned out kinda cool, enjoy~

Jan 27, 2016

How To Build Homemade PVC and CPVC Flutes

My three custom PVC flutes so far - from left to right: 1/2" CPVC, 3/4" CPVC, 3/4" PVC

Since taking up the Celtic Tin Whistle, I found another outlet for this type of musical instrument; building your own custom flutes from PVC. Now I love everything DIY, so I took the project and ran with it, and within two days I had made the three flutes above.

Pics, reviews, instructions, and more after the break!

Clarke vs Waltons Tin Whistle in D Demo and Review

Quick demo of both the Clarke and Waltons tin whistles in the key of D

Setup: I ran the microphone straight through a mic interface and into Audacity; no post-processing or effects were added except for a very slight delay effect by leaving a fraction of the volume of the computer's recording audio blended with the mic output. [Edit: on certain songs (Yankee Doodle in particular) the exported video amplified the delay quite a bit more than showed up in the pre-processing stage, whoops!]

The Clarke Celtic Tin Whistle is possibly the most popular tin whistle on the market, and is available for as low as $10. It's rather lightweight and doesn't feel like the strongest construction, but is finished very nicely and looks and sounds excellent.