Can You Make a Flute from Dirt and Dead Things?

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continuing our musical instruments, Sam, Joey and Analise attempt to make flutes from clay, bamboo and buffalo horn.
Special thanks to Peter for his guidance! Check out his Channel / @spearfisher
Thanks to Como Zoo in Saint Paul, Minnesota for teaching us about Bison horns! www.comozooconservatory.org/
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Today, getting what you need is as easy as a trip to the store. From food to clothing, energy, medicine, and so much more, Andy George will discover what it takes to make everything from scratch. His mission is to understand the complex processes of manufacturing that is often taken for granted and do it all himself. Each week he’s traveling the world to bypass the modern supply chain in order to harvest raw materials straight from the source. Along the way, he’s answering the questions you never thought to ask.
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[@sl0w_rv3rb]

the song at the end... it has that school talent show feel to it, majestic!

[@gabumonboys]

A classic if you will.

[@mariusfrost7066]

When you are away traveling so you let your interns do all the work

[@sawwaiyan487]

He deserve best boss of the year award.

[@Dockhead]

nothing like cheap labor.

[@giorgio3064]

The moment the girl who made the ocarina, danced I lost it

[@chungusisamemer8167]

@@Baitrix1 its another peraon who made the dance dumbass go to school

[@diablotry5447]

@@chungusisamemer8167 Hey dumbass, Baitrix didn't say that the girl created it, he literally said that she was dancing the kids dance. Learn to read, fuckwit and go back to school while you're at it

[@ex_dimo]

@@diablotry5447 i'm pretty sure he meant the orange shirt kid didn't make the dance (because he didn't).

[@smithy1578]

I have made many ocarinas myself so it was entertaining to watch her go through the same problems that I did when I first started

[@chungusisamemer8167]

@@ex_dimo yup right

[@AndrewCothill]

the annual general meeting of the asthmatic society sounded great at the end

[@jameskaminski2813]

Get back to work!

[@kurokitsune6173]

I can't stop laughing at this comment 😂

[@DocJackson96]

Such a supportive boss. The intensity of that clapping shows you he loved every second of their songs.

[@WarrenNewman]

It reminded me of Shia LaBeouf applauding 'actual cannibal Shia LaBeouf' same intense clapping

[@shuhood3763]

@@WarrenNewman yeah i think he was trying to copy that

[@VioletEnds]

@@shuhood3763 That is absolutely what he was doing, lol

[@MaximilianonMars]

This and Shia were referencing Citizen Kane guys. I haven't even seen Citizen Kane but that scene is famous yo.

[@AntiTako]

I am pretty sure he was just happy they stopped.

[@RastafarianPilgrim]

*Makes ocarina* "Do the holes work?" *ACCIDENTALLY plays the Zelda treasure jingle*

[@kinseyfischer1021]

Ya

[@kauekairony990]

The jingle is literally C D E F

[@EchoHeo]

you opened the quote with a * and closed it with a "

[@chrisl3780]

Time stamp

[@jasondecrae3123]

Emiliano lewis 13:31

[@mayo2877]

The end result was terrifying. Cool, but terrifying.

[@peggyh.6569]

Why?

[@mayo2877]

@@peggyh.6569 It's cool what they did. But it also sounds... well... eerie I guess, because it's so dissonant but sometimes it almost fits which makes me shiver for a moment. It's hard to describe.

[@chebypattern]

it was sad xd

[@peggyh.6569]

@@mayo2877 Oh, I thought you just found them being able to make instruments in the end frightening.

[@mayo2877]

@@chebypattern Lol, that too xD

[@stevengonzalez2682]

The instruments are the equivalent of letting your kid draw you and the drawings is bad, but you appreciate the effort put into the drawing.

[@TheDeadKingsRaven]

With one of your kids actually talented at drawing but you want them all to feel special so you just tell them they all did excellent.

[@Dekkia_]

I think you should use the song they played in your outro from now on.

[@finntheace6205]

Dekkia yes I support that idea wholeheartedly

[@EVPointMaster]

Andy doing the Shia Labeouf at the end was a nice throwback

[@VioletEnds]

IKR! I'm glad someone else caught it

[@remanjecarter2787]

Well now we know what he was doing while he left his interns

[@moshadj]

Its from Citizen Kane lol

[@RamirezPG]

Regarding the clay: Processing it can be quite tricky. I made numerous beginner's mistakes as well^^ -Don't put whole chunks in the water, as they will form a slick outer layer that protects the inside from dissolving -Thoroughly dry them first (breaking them up a bit helps with that) -Then use a rubber mallet (or something similar) to grind them down, as a metal hammer will grind the stones and sand in the clay a bit, adding unwanted material -Sift the dry powder to filter out stones, twigs and other organic material. The finer the sieve, the better -Put the fine powder in a tall container (e.g. a bucket, or a glass jug to check the sediment) and add large amounts of water -Stir until everything is dissolved, then wait for a bit (a few minutes) until the sand settles down -Carefully pour the murky water through a sieve, without pouring out the fine sand and sediment from the bottom of the container -Use flat screens instead of round ones, as the clay tends to form clumps more easily -Rinse and repeat^^ -Pour the final batch into a wider container and wait -Let the clay settle down until a clear layer of water forms on top -You can try to gently pour/siphon out most of it, or you let it evaporate under sunlight or at a warm spot with some ventilation -When the clay has a batter-like consistency, you can put it on a larger surface to speed up the drying process or put it in a piece of cloth. (Not every towel or piece of cloth will work, though, as clay particles are really small.) -If you spread it out, avoid forming crests and peaks while spreading it, as those will dry faster than the rest -Use an absorbent surface material that won't contaminate the clay. (Didn't have any at hand, so I had to wait.) -After quite a while, the clay will change color a bit and won't really stick to your hands anymore -When it has a rough, Play-Doh-like quality, begin to work it a bit (research some techniques online), then form a block -Wrap the block in plastic wrap to prevent the clay from drying out and store it A block I made about 2 years ago is still malleable. If it smells musty/earthy, that's normal. I read that letting the clay "ripen" over a longer period improves its quality. Some people with sensitive skin might get skin irritations from the mold, though. If your clay isn't processed enough (if it's too gritty) the clay will tend to break while forming more delicate shapes. A simple test ist to roll out a small clay snake and wind it around a finger. If it breaks apart, further processing is needed. Adding sand to a slippery clay is much easier than removing sand from a gritty one. Further testing: -Roll the clay to an even thickness -Take a cookie cutter, glass, etc. and cut out a few circles -Measure the diameter and let them dry evenly and slowly -Measure the shrinkage in diameter and thickness after drying -Fire them (research best practices online), then measure further shrinkage in diameter and thickness -Some of them might crack. Grind them down a bit and add the so-called grog into a batch of clay to strengthen it -Take measurements of the ratio of grog and clay -repeat the tests with varying thickness and diameter with and without grog -Write everything down Further research: -Glazes -Firing process -Different ceramics and their recipes -Tools and techniques (flywheel, grafting pieces of clay together, sanding and polishing, etc.) It's quite a broad topic.

[@mrathe3]

Good thing my ears were already bleeding from the breathy sounds of what I could describe as homemade flutes from hell

[@nicklaskallman280]

7:40 I personaly would never do this with a chop saw. I work with woodworking Machines everyday, and there is many ways to use them that they are not intended but that just looked unsafe to me. The forces of the spinning blade will easily drag your hand into the blade when the piece of Wood is so short, and even worse it was round so you get minimal Contact to the fence with the piece. A bandsaw would be better or just a normal handsaw would do that job easily, pretty much no time loss and a lot safer. Otherwise really cool video.

[@garethbaus5471]

Who needs fingers anyways?

[@sqiud3933]

@@garethbaus5471 you need them for when your hungary

[@choassassin]

The last few moments of this video have made me laugh so much, more than I have in a really long time. Thank you. Great video.

[@jacksonpercy8044]

They should have played "My Heart Will Go On" at the end, but oh well. Also nice Citizen Kane/Shia Labeouf reference.

[@MindlessDude]

Am i the only one who thought Andy was petting the football in his arms near the end? took me a few more takes to realize it was a cat HAHA

[@Magrijack]

Your comment made me imagine this scene, and I burst out laughing.

[@garethbaus5471]

To be fair his football is furry.

[@spawnage170]

6:24 When you push a little too hard

[@Sketchy_Dood]

god damn it

[@Sk0lzky]

My zucchini saxophone's still better I mean it used to be, I ate it after I'd made all my flatmates angry enough

[@Lucky-sm3yu]

I get this is kind of off topic but I think that if you haven't tried already you should make wine everything from the bottle to the cork maybe even a label if you feel like being fancy. It's honestly astonishing how much work goes into crafting things as simple as table wine from picking the grapes to harvesting the cork it would really be a neat video.

[@Hunar1997]

But can you make handflute from scratch

[@GyroCannon]

I mean kinda...? It comes with a child attached though.

[@theblackbaron4119]

@@GyroCannon You need to remove the hands first, save them for later, when you get hungry.

[@BThings]

The homage to the clapping scene from _Citizen Kane_ at the end is what tells you that you're not crazy for thinking the music sounded less-than-stellar 😅

[@nyctiphaes]

you just validated all the haters who say woodwind instruments sound horrible lol

[@HaloBalla]

I lost it at the end when you were petting your cat to them playing the instruments they made.

[@brando444]

I'm a bagpiper, and i'd love to see you make a bagpipe from scratch!

[@garyhuntress6871]

"see if I have the agility.......oooooooooo I DON'T have the agility!!" *spits coffee*

[@Odesious25]

17:20 When you have a Doctorate in music yet confuse Mary Had A Little Lamb and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

[@minette36]

right? tho--glad to know im not the only one that defaults to Mary had a little lamb when trying out an instrument....

[@Magrijack]

Angry Manatee It was cut, so he probably played both, or couldn’t make twinkle twinkle little star work.

[@versi0nzero]

i freaking love Andy. petting the cat😂😂

[@Alybobson]

1:22 The duduk is what the sound of the tsungi horn in Avatar: the last airbender is based on.

[@isnerdy]

The bamboo flute demonstrated at the beginning is a quenacho, not a quena. The flute that was made was the size of / tuned like a normal quena. However, a different species of bamboo is used to make quenas. It has a completely round cross-section, and grows with long enough spaces between the nodes that you don't have to break through them. Typically, the node is used as the bottom end of the flute, with a hole placed in the center that can be used to help tune the lowest note. For a round mouthpiece, like the one pictured at the beginning, a round file is used, not dremel bits. They also exist with square mouthpieces, which are cut with knives. The guy who introduced it said it's a relative of the shakuhachi, but Andean and Japanese cultures didn't interact with each other - the two flutes are just superficially similar.

[@chriswick21]

omg the final recital lmao

[@m1_garand434]

I think this is a cover of the dude who played Africa by Toto on a potato

[@Milites98]

Glad you got some time off Andy’ love the humor y’all bring and the projects you guys do!!

[@CowboysFoodStuff]

My ears.....ahhhhh........The guy 1st place, the ocarina 2nd place (little more work would have been first place by miles), Bison horn........wellllll at least you can play jaws. In the end the musical guy (I am horrid with names) takes home the gold. He had lots of positive to say even while being very critical. Ocarina would have killed......still could.

[@thecapacitor1395]

13:22 I'm willing to bet she's went to a few Cybergoth raves in the past.

[@classicalheroes8910]

16:06 my last two braincells when they realize it's summer vacation

[@jedmarshall217]

Couldn’t stop laughing during the recital part.

[@ChrisLeeW00]

Good that you're using protection, never go raw clay.

[@123genki]

The guy who made the flute has to be Andy's brother. They have very similiar expressions

[@flea214]

"Stay up to date and be disappointed with everyone else" :)) Glad you were with us during that ride andy!! We were not alone!

[@angrydingus5256]

One of my absolute favorite things about this channel is seeing people create something and being impressed with themselves when it works. That is the pride of working with one's hands and it really is an amazing feeling. Great video as always, even if I am seeing this one a few years late.

[@JessWLStuart]

This was all AWESOME! I never knew how they made clay! Makes me appreciate the clay I used in school much more. Meeting the bison who donated the horn was an cool touch. Now I know how to deal with the parts of bamboo I couldn't figure out how to remove when I was a kid! Oh, and the master-petting-the-cat-like-an-evil-super-villain at 17:57 was classic!

[@ProfWereW]

This video was the best in a long time. (You post rarely)

[@wholelottalight]

Not sure if this is a diss on the quality or the rarity of uploads.

[@williamthegeckowallace3573]

I know we need more pan flute bands to keep away the genea pigs

[@DarkZazz]

Lmao, all I could hear at the end was screaming. “Help me” “we where forced to do this” “don’t beat us again papa” Idk, just me?

[@sqiud3933]

I heard a preschool talent show at the end

[@theunholysmirk]

the woman who made the ocarina is precious and i love her

[@DirtmopAZ]

This was hilarious. Brilliant episode!

[@silentninja32]

that bit at the end where he stands up. I see you Andy! XD love it

[@metalpachuramon]

The girl with the ocarina reminds me to Aubrey Plaza

[@jazzyb1407]

The end killed me. Also credit to the ocarina girl she was pretty cool!

[@TB-tz8dl]

Such an awesome video!!! I love all the newly introduced people on this channel! :) can't wait for future projects! also, I want that Ocarina! :D

[@anonnimus4485]

For the bamboo, you usually drop a hot cinder in one end and it burns through each layer.

[@lukeduncan56]

Make a guitar from scratch please!!!!! That would be awesome!

[@acerockman3520]

Did i see a wicker man in the intro? I made one for may day and set it on fire with “sumer is icumen in” playing in the background, great fun.

[@michaelcook295]

yall are so great this one was extremely funny hope the vacation went well :]

[@hvidponi]

Sam, Joey, and Annalise seem like a great addition to the team. Hope to see more of them.

[@allan.mp3]

The final had me dying LOL

[@BlazeOGlory]

So far this has been my favorite HTME video. I would really love to see the interns in more videos.

[@SPEARFISHER]

Love that hunky flute expert!! What a Dreamboat **sighs**😍🥰

[@emilynightingale7758]

i thought that was a weird thing to say, and then i saw who made the comment. I knew there was something fishy going on...

[@SPEARFISHER]

@@emilynightingale7758 aw sheit, busted! 🤪

[@jasonsummit1885]

I think this is one of the funniest episodes yet!😂😂😂😂

[@tazjam12]

I love the fact that you're from MN and I get all the references of where you went.

[@jamesmoreland7569]

*Ahem* DON'T PUFF OUT YOUR CHEEKS

[@Zenas521]

I hear the breathy moans of drunken ghosts singing in the next room.

[@Livy_lives]

It’s like watching three different channels, I love it! :D

[@gabeberry3799]

The clapping at the end 😂

[@sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia]

I think starting with wind instruments was ambitious! It's actually very difficult to get the hole placement and size tuned correctly on a first try...I applaud the great effort! But, I think I would have tried to start with strings. I feel like a home-made violin, fiddle, zither... something would maybe be a bit easier. ...I mean, I'm not expecting a Stradivarius--the shape (and thus tone) doesn't have to be perfect. I'm talking just a hollowed body, and then some gut strings with a horse-tail bow. I bet you could make a pretty darn decent string instrument, especially because it's easier to modify the string length and tightness to get the pitches you want instead of having to start all over if it goes awry. Also, I'd love to see some hide drums. :) Maybe a rain stick? If you could make a didgeridoo, I think I'd have to support you on Patreon.

[@CrimsonPhantom88]

I really like your team's personalities, they seem like they're having fun

[@coreytaylor447]

that was so beautiful... it brought a tear to my eye

[@BonesOCE]

Again the best KZbin channel

[@rogergadley9965]

I’m in my 70s, my grandfather, who was born in 1879 and had a muzzle-loading rifle when he was a kid told me how to smooth a cow (bison, what-have-you) horn. No sandpaper. He, and I as he guided me through the process, used the sharp, broken edge of glass to scrape the horn smooth. Scraping with broken glass works very well on horn.

[@lmaokatie]

Being from Minnesota myself, it’s always so fun to watch you guys go to well known places here; every time I think to myself “hey!!! I’ve been there too!!!” 😂

[@smithy1578]

I have made many ocarinas myself so it was entertaining to watch her go through the same problems that I did when I first started

[@thunderusnight]

6:24 When a bathroom disaster is cleaned with a towel

[@merelymayhem]

The final recital had a real chaotic and cursed energy

[@NefariousHippie]

I really liked everyone in this video, I hope we see more of them! Really impressed by how the instruments came out, and the ocarina dance was fun haha.

[@pearlhadfield2258]

This is easily my fave vid so far.

[@zaepher3176]

Now this is what I like to see! Awesome video!!!

[@Shadowbane25]

The music at the end... My ears are crying tears of blood!😂

[@corvuscallosum5079]

These people are fun. Would like to see more of them as well.

[@davidblanck4131]

I love when you all do team challenges.

[@phillipramos372]

17:50 my new ringtone

[@cojomojojo]

this was a really nice video with all the interns, really liked it

[@dbseamz]

There's actually a way to use your hands as a flute. It's really hard to describe in words but you basically cup them together with one curved and one more flat so the only gap is between your thumbs, then put your thumbs against your mouth and use them as the reeds. You can change the pitch of the note by changing the angle of the flatter hand (I use my right hand), and with enough air you can even get high notes with the flatter hand extended enough to make another gap. My dad showed me how to do this for imitating owls and mourningdoves, I was also able to get distinct enough notes for simple songs.

[@edrreal]

How to make everything: Uilleann / Union Pipes

[@elbowache]

This channel is hysterical

[@DukeBG]

13:16 best part of the video, the excitement is palpable

[@iiSairocksu]

This is my favorte htme video now

[@ManuelSilva-lv6un]

Just beautiful, seems like the perfect ideal job.

[@josephgioielli]

Sam, the woman working with the clay, has a great personality that really shows through. Very natural sense of humor and delivery. Great in front of the camera.

[@jjohnston94]

When did we start using "source" as a verb? Was there something wrong with "get"?

[@aturogs1954]

YOU are all so funny as hell! Never a dull moment. Incidentally, I saw a Japanese video article on wind instruments made from unusual things and one was made from a carrot.

[@Makam2893]

I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe. Very funny episode, will done.

[@ane7714]

THAT SONG AT THE END- TRULY A MASTERPIECE

[@potatoboi2161]

This is simply music to my ears

[@elbowsbuns1896]

I can't stop laughing at the cough at the end

[@abbiebrady5844]

I love the Shia LaBeouf reference at the end

[@cockodemon7443]

"*gasp* i dont have the agility!" I felt that in my soul

[@bellanovia1648]

The final recital was everything... No pun intended

[@elliotmerry3889]

Love the interns!!

[@Joyride37]

I love that this channel is from Minneapolis because I can just visit all the same sites and do similar projects. Thanks for representing the twin cities y’all

[@IberianCraftsman]

17:52 PRAISE THE WIND! 😂

[@FaceEatingOwl]

Pouring clay water down the sink is brave 😂