fluteing

Keenan,

I've done some experimentation with making flutes. The range is
determined by the diameter of the bore, so if you lengthen the instrument
and keep the bore the same, you'll get higher harmonics. But if you're
using regular holes, the higher the harmonic the less in tune (more flat)
it will be unless the holes are the same width as the bore (which is big).

jason

>Yes, but I can only get harmonics 1 through 3 on the recorder without
>sounding shrill and squeaky. If you lengthened the pipe it would obviously
>lower the fundamental, but would the range stay the same, giving more and
>higher harmonics, or would the harmonics stay the same, giving simply a
>lower pitch? In other words, if I made the pipe four times as long (making
>it three feet!), to lower the fundamental from c" to c, would the range
>change to c-g' or would it stay c"-g''', adding harmonics at e", bb",d''',
>and f+'''? Or something in between?...
>
>Stay Tuned,
> Keenan P
>