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... or shooting me a private message here. Standard whistles are $50.00 USD, and I may charge some nominal fee for more exotic materials or lots of customization. So, I've working ... not just the tuning slide. So, after a bit of design in the ol' CAD software, this is what I came ...

The only thing that gives me pause about the design is the nylon keys sitting in resin blocks. I wonder how wear-resistant that ... Seems to me that they might loosen up after enough use with the two plastic materials wearing against each other. But then I guess most people wouldn't be buying ...

... after the mouthpiece, tube material selected and tube have been designed. Consistency of quality in the molded plastic mouthpieces ... attention on the metal mold apparatus and quality of materials used, to assure it's still all within accepted ...

... everybody here already knows the answer to and so never mentions, one which I have not searched ... various stages over centuries with changing materials, design and outside influence. As a rough outline whistles ...

... or Galeon? 2) I have pretty average size hands and don't have trouble reaching the holes on ... Possibly due to where they are made and the materials (silver tuning slide vs brass). 4) Do ... a Pratten style? They appear to be a different design from their wood flutes but I'm not sure. ...

With whistles, the size, weight, materials and design of the body come into play to affect tone. The heavier, thicker ...

With electric (and certainly acoustic too) guitars, the various wood types and construction designs have various responses to the vibrational energies ... are directly related for the issue of understanding how materials of the instrument affect tone. It's a simple physical ...

... a lot. Really cool work from so many people, and some amazing innovation with materials! It seems like some interesting things regarding ... any salient takeaways that might inform instrument design? Like using a blowing machine versus a water U gauge ...

... sources (Nederveen, Lefebvre, et al) and, over time I have amended my model to incorporate ... query to ChatGPT. I asked ChatGPT: What flute design characteristics influence the tuning of the ... the tuning of the third octave. Different materials have different densities and properties ...

Tone and sheep skin bags, (again)! I have previously posted ... the tone is a result of the reeds and drones/chanter design and material and nothing to do with the bag and ... added the credence. As in my previous post on bag materials, the blind testing and the software proved the ...

That organized list of whistle materials and their relationship to clogging is a great help!!! Looks ... Hardy as an improvement over the previous Thunderbird design, for clogging issues, by shortening and adjustments ...

... my best success was not printing the lip, and having that be part of your tube. Then you can ... left as such - vapor polishing on compatible materials, or application of a clear coat seals ... is still a perfectly valid reason for design revision - it's a simple matter to just model ...

... even alto) flute are finger stretch, weight, and size. With finger stretch on open tone holes ... tone hole length. A low flute in traditional materials like Blackwood is also fairly heavy, because ... then I think you might want a vertical design with a "swan neck' for embouchure. That ...

... fafhion, that further allowf diftinct and better venting of the notef and a more harmoniouf ... key would probably be more stable. The trial design was not aimed at perfecting the idea, is ... that though. There are other more suitable materials than pe. I think spring and lightest transit ...

... I’ve so far salvaged the clappers (not yet sanded and cleaned) and will build everything else ... dries? 5) Lastly, it looks like the default design for gussets that I've seen on several bellows ... like to avoid as it would entail new tools and materials etc. I know one end of copper tubing could ...