How To Make a DIY PVC Overtone Flute /Homemade PVC Overtone Flute

[@Templergrail]

Oh Thankyou very much for your advice on how to make a PVC Overtone Flute. I started to make my own three years ago and have built quite a few good sounding wooden Overtone Flutes, but have mir Flutes that have not turned out at all and until now I could not understand where I was going wrong. It was very frustrating and so I just gave up until today. I was cutting the dowel wrong, but with your advice you have given me the right motivation to building more Overtone Flutes and even hope on completing more Fujara. 🤗❤️🙏😇

[@Fransenn]

I just recently found out about these flutes. And I absolutely love them. I’m making one out of a stick as soon as I find a good subject of willow or rowan to use!

[@cesarvidelac]

I have to thank you for this techniques. The way to cut the labium helped me to repair a Moeck soprano recorder that I bought very cheap because the child that had it, inserted the cleaning rod in the air outlet and made a horrible notch in the labium. It was a gamble, but I used a chisel to cut the burr from the inside and an exacto knife to reshape the labium, and it worked! I checked the tunning and amazingly is still correct :) Many many thanks for this tutorials!

[@1fujara]

hah! Glad this was of some value to you! cheers

[@thomasswoodward]

Winne, thank you for all your content. You've been a lasting source of inspiration, both your making and playing. One day when I'm rich I'll have one of your flutes. Until then I'll make my own with your help and inspiration.

[@derlumpenhund]

The skills, the humor, he's got it all!

[@1fujara]

oh hah, well thanks-

[@tyrozone5]

@@1fujara Please make the PVC Fujara video. Looking forward.

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

The ketchup bit is hilarious.

[@PabloBossledaLuz]

Not only an excellent luthier but also a great musician. Congrats!

[@1fujara]

thanks man :)

[@zebanon5]

At 4:35 when he demonstrates playing a pipe without any modification, my jaw dropped and I lost my shit. I took the fipple off of my low whistle and closed all the holes to play some overtone goodness. Woke up my girlfriend and she came out to tell me off.

[@MrMurphyParodies]

What a nice cheap way to make a flute! Well done! I just saved a lot of money!

[@jurgisgecys1855]

the tutorial of the year !!!! i loved the humor :DDDD

[@moongooat]

I lost my overtone flute after a gig with my band some years ago, just found this video, and yes, I will make my own. Great video! Thanx!

[@1fujara]

welcome :-)

[@tyrozone5]

Wow! That's amazing. One pvc pipe gave me 3 flutes. My wooden dowel is long enough to make more flutes! You're a genius sir! Thanks!

[@calindosa1145]

Astounding! Full of good sense and good humour. I'll go for it!

[@jamesgrellier4750]

This is a beautiful video and excellent explanations. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this!

[@1fujara]

my pleasure! I am working on new concent, if you want you can support new video making here! www.patreon.com/mesmerizingsounds

[@johnhutchinson5398]

The best player I’ve ever heard. I’ve watched a concert you had done and I was blew away. I made one out of large bamboo and I took it up to Cherokee North Carolina and played it up at clingsman dome. And people started posting about aliens and stuff 😂. Thanks I still haven’t gotten the continuance playing like you do. Thanks

[@bobdaly2696]

I never thought i would see you put out a diy pvc flute video. Elation that you did is a mild description. I make pvc flutes as a hobby. Taking the info you posted in the video and implementing it in my hobby has put me in touch with the ability to create flutes that give me great joy. I appreciate you!

[@1fujara]

my pleasure! I am working on new concent. If you want you can help me by support new video making here! www.patreon.com/mesmerizingsounds Feel free! cheers

[@piccolazua]

Thank you, they sound great those flutes.

[@echodelta9]

I make the wind way flat and the width is twice that of these, much louder. I tune pipe organs and the flutes I make are more like pipe organ pipes than most PVC flutes. All 3 parts are PVC, no wood to swell and change the tone. Outdoors any weather no sweat. Look at a normal metal diapason pipe, often on the facade of most organs. Instead it's plastic, a piece is heated and flattened. Flats are heated into both round parts and mouth parts formed by cutting. Solvent based glue holds the languid, foot, and pipe together. Schedule 21 thin-wall sounds better than schedule 40 the thicker size normally used in plumbing. I have gone up to 1-1/4 inch (33mm) dia and to 8 foot length. I found that elbows and ridges inside mess with some harmonics. I heat and bend a smooth 180 into one piece of pipe then couple to the straight piece with the fipple end. Another effect to playing is stopping the end hole with a percussive hit (flute resting on floor) giving a open tone and kept closed tone. With close micing the bass and drum magic happens as well as the overtones.

[@nikoladze]

Oh this is so much more than a great tutorial!!! ❤ thank you Winne!

[@dhavalbhoi2727]

Believe it or not, this was something absolutely new to me. And cheers man, thanks for sharing this.

[@1fujara]

my pleasure

[@pekkal6194]

Hey! Made one out of the carbon fiber fishing rod! Took 10 minutes, I even had old wooden dowel that fit exactly! That was the easy part... I have no idea how to play, but it sounds just right! It turned out as E# something.. have to cut it a little. Thank´s for the great video!

[@1fujara]

have fun! you will figuere it out :)

[@silentfill1295]

Omg. I'm just about to fall in this flute making thing. This was really great tutorial and it was beautifully made and also pretty funny. Zillions of thanks to you for that.Rock'n'Roll! XD

[@tutrovador100]

desde Chile un gran abrazo y felicitaciones por tu trabajo. es maravilloso!!!!!!! gracias por compartir.

[@Usacho]

Thank you so much for this video, you are golden! You've explained everything so clearly that I'm going to attempt to make a flute like that for sure, even though I have no experience whatsoever. Looking forward to the PVC fujara tutorial :)

[@1fujara]

have fun!

[@musictech_10us]

Super helpful and clear! Planning to make some as live props/instruments for a theatre show for wind effects and music cues.

[@ProDigit80]

Sounds nice for special effects

[@EllbroTV]

wow! thanku :) amazing video

[@fonwoolridge]

Most excellent! Thanks... I dabble with many different types of building...yesterday, i tried my first ever whistle, and failed! Lol, can't win em all! That's what brought me here... But am now inspired to give it another go! Thanks!

[@drumSick66]

Brilliantly made video, with lots of useful tipps. Thank you so much!

[@1fujara]

My pleasure!

[@RafaelMambrini]

First try and it works perfectly :0 so cool tnks man this is gold

[@resb1714]

Hey Winnie, brilliant video ... thank you for your time and sharing!!!

[@1fujara]

very welcome!

[@sigurdfyllingkarstad2694]

When working with PVC you could actually take another PVC pipe at the end so you could adjust the tonality by extending or shortening the tube it self. Even make it so that the very bottom note is a C and have and the top note a B or C. Now that's an instrument I would love to buy! Cheers from Norway!

[@1fujara]

cheers!

[@stonail665]

Very good, I like overtones and the way you play it.

[@1fujara]

hah thanks

[@culpritdesign]

You make me happy.

[@1fujara]

perfect :)

[@kontryhel_tv]

The BEST tutorial on this topic, congratulations Winne! Btw. Your collection of fujaras and other flutes is incredible! Greetings from Slovakia! ;-))

[@1fujara]

:)

[@nihilidron]

Haha, you rock. I just made pvc shakuhachi. Now Im going to try these.

[@gopaljoshifluteandphysics8488]

What a great instrument and playing Salute you

[@13opacus]

I've made a couple of shakuhachi flutes from pvc that sound ok, looks like I may have a new project :)

[@1fujara]

hah, have fun! More stuff coming!

[@mattnobrega6621]

Super awsome! I'll put that on my list of art projects. Thanks

Inspiring! Thank you! I love your work and music!

[@1fujara]

Glad you like it :)

[@dusanstevic89]

This video is phenomenal!

[@sanjaykr.kaushik8806]

You are amazing just like your flutes...

[@1fujara]

hahah wel thanks

[@valeriomirone2226]

nice video and montage!

[@1fujara]

thankk you :-)

[@joerxworx7299]

awesome flutes and playing !

[@1fujara]

thanks!

[@groundcrew9066]

i made the first one so easy! and sounds so cool!

[@ericrobillard8933]

this is awesome. i make myself some pvc flutes but this was so instructive. thank you

[@1fujara]

hah ! have fun!

[@hatttereki]

Short and information filled video. Thanks

[@joshyboy111millson]

Wildly educational ! Thanks!

[@Davidesuasideias]

4:56 Que som maravilhoso! What a gorgeos sound!

[@InnerWrapStudio]

This is so cool! Wow! Love it! Thanks

[@1fujara]

thanks!

[@dekoningtan]

Hey! Would this work (roughly the same) with bamboo? I know I'd have to make a few adjustments, but I can get big bamboo here easily so thought it might be fun.

[@AP-hu2ng]

incredible. Thanks

[@Renecovs]

Excelent ! Thanks for sharing !

[@teoflyfishing2004]

I made a kaval from pvc. I learn the basics on it. I wait for the summer to get to my workshop to make a real elder wood kaval.

[@Galgalchik]

Teo Fly fishing Interesting, how to make correct fipple from pvc to play special kaval sound(where is the bottom lip is on)?

[@teoflyfishing2004]

Oleg Axelband You make it just as any other overtone flute fipple just, closer to the end of the flute. You need to play around with it a little bit

[@georgeantoneac4724]

Great video! These flutes are similar to tilinca, a romanian instrument.

[@blackadder1348]

Great tutorial! Actually, I’m doing this for quite a while ( PVC whistles ) ; also tried to make other instruments ( Moldavian/Romanian Kaval ) , Balkan Frula etc etc . I’m a real amateur, cannot play well - just having fun :-) another thing catch my eye- the ease you are making sound on open tube - I’ve made few Bulgarian and Macedonian/Serbian/Kosovo/Balkan kavals - unfortunately, making sound ( at least clear tone ) - mission impossible:-) I’ve made hybrid- Macedonian Kaval with fipple , not bad - but , for sure not sound like original... anyhow- love your videos and your craft of making instruments and the way you play ! Hat down- great 👍

[@yunseiro7380]

대단하신 장인 이십니다.

[@Campylobacter]

Excellent, thank you for sharing!

[@CristianoCemin]

Thanks from Brasil. Very good my friend

[@1fujara]

my pleasure :-)

[@djuzi4514]

Awesome, really enjoying your videos.

[@dieDilettanten]

Thank you, finally I understood overtone flutes! So after my ukulele it seems to be flute building time now :D I also really like your video style, it gives inspiration for my own construction videos :)

[@darrenjattan4277]

Hi I'm from Trinidad. Yow Mr Winnie the winner,you are the number 1 flute maker. You are an excellent flute player and that's why you are a number 1 star. i admire you as a skill teacher. Praise Almighty father for winne the winner. What I'll kindly like to do is please keep putting more videos on how to make more and more please. I admire it and I'll love to learn how to make it. God bless you sir🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👊👊👊👊👊🎷🎷🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺👑✨👌

[@1fujara]

hahahah thank you!

[@MaxedMusicArts]

I´ve always loved your channel for your music but you´re a real fun guy as well :D really enjoyed this video

[@1fujara]

:)

[@brenopimentellucena]

Winne, you are amazing!

[@1fujara]

Just doing what I can :-)

[@brenopimentellucena]

Winne Clement keep going!

[@alexandrezacon726]

You are a boss man !! Thank you so much!!!!!

[@1fujara]

hah my pleasure

[@ahzootube]

Great work! Thank you :)

[@1fujara]

my pleasure!

[@robb4044]

That's really cool!

[@staynegativevro6943]

Dude youre entertaining lmao Thanks for this 🤘🏽

[@TheRedhawke]

That's just cool brother.

[@MrDaytrack]

Hi, Winne Love your flutes; lesson and your work. I wonder if I could ask you a technical question!? Simply; if I have a flute that plays really well; and I cut the tube off the flute! So; all I know have is the sound part and about two inchs of pipe in front of where the sound is generated and comes out! If I now blow through the very shortened section (and, again, this is where the sound is generated) ... if I blow through this, will I get a sound ... !? The reason that I ask is that; I have built a 34'' Contrabas flute; the long tube is finished, but not connected to the sound part, but, for the life of me, I cannot get any sound out of the sound part! I would have thought you could create sound through the sound part with it disconnected to the tube part ... !? Hope you can help on this one, as I am now completely stuck ... ! Best wishes ... William (Hampshire UK)

[@robsonluis3346]

Excellent!

[@jirivohradsky2755]

Great tutorial. I'm a didgeridoo maker and player and tried to make a fujara to, i love the sound. Generally it works, but the tone is not as rich and overtones are not reached well when different holes are covered. May be it's just because i don know how to play it correctly, or there is some construction fault. Any sugestions how to improve the sound? Thanks, Jiri.

[@1fujara]

I get questions like this a lot, so I just made a patreon account where people can support me to make more tutorials and other content! I could make a video about how to improve the sound of a fujara ! A small effort you won't notice can make a big difference for me! Cheers! www.patreon.com/mesmerizingsounds

[@Pedro-tt2wo]

Hey!!! What about that pvc fujara.... pretty please... ive made one already but the holes doesnt work propper in changing tones... also the whistle part measurements and stuff... big fan of your channel

[@1fujara]

no time do do so still, first fujara playing video's !

[@ninaassimakopoulos3150]

Thank you for your wonderful videos! Do you make/sell overtone flutes?

[@musichong]

Very good video!

[@davidcox8961]

I always start my day's practice with my concert flute by blowing overtones and long tones. It's done wonders for my tone quality. Can you play Bebop with your flutes? Can you play a chromatic scale or is it a diatonic instrument?

[@1fujara]

it all depends on what type of flute :) , these overtone flutes are very simpel, not chromatic

[@davidcox8961]

@@1fujara Thanks for the info.

[@mariuszkuzka5474]

Amazing tutorial, did you consider make some workshop somewhere in near future?

[@1fujara]

Thanks, always open for workshop suggestions, no open free workshop planned at the moment

[@markhoferitza7663]

Very informative and funny. 😄😄

[@piquinginterest3451]

I'm guessing you can play just a tube with no cutting or altering. If you think about it you can play a soda bottle. I work in an elderly home and I've learned I can play my broom to make the residents laugh

[@ajhauter5049]

A tube with no adjustment can be played by buzzing like a brass instrument, providing a wide range.

[@ptmikewilliams4175]

Great Video, thank you so much:) Just one thing though, there is somthing i cant figure out on the first flute.... how are you playing in to it straight on.. ? its blocked with the dowel...? Again thanks

[@finelinerin]

2:42 🤣🤣🤣 ... herzlichen Dank! Super Video!

[@philipstd]

Thanks for the video! we made a few and had a lot of fun playing them. One question though, a lot of spit gets on the wooden dowel piece and we're afraid that the spit will get absorbed into the wood and cause bacteria growth. It's still wet after wiping. Any recommendations for cleaning it or some other way of preventing the problem?

[@1fujara]

just wipe it off good and dip in pure ethanol fit for consuming afterwards :)

[@simplykiwified1606]

use pvc plugs

[@thekito4623]

0:08 got me screaming like wooohhha waaaat thats so cool! I want one! (Accepted side quest: obtain junk plastic pipe)

[@MarosHana]

did you ever make video on how to make a PVC fujara? i would like to make one even though i have a real wood one - thanks

[@1fujara]

Hello Maros, I was planning to but no time so far, maybe in the future. first playing tutorials hah!

[@AndreBonetti]

I`m very charmed with your work. Congratulations! Winne, I need some help about Fujara's finger holes measurement. I make a PVC Fujara in key of G using a 1 1/4" plumbing pipe. The base note is very nice but I can't find the mesurements to make the finger holes using diatonic scale. Is there some calculation to find these holes positions? Would you give me some help (clue) about it? Gratitude!

[@1fujara]

just take a tube and punch some holes untill you get it right :)) use the same ratio like the first 3 holes of a tin whistle and youll get there- same intervals

[@AndreBonetti]

@@1fujara I did it and it worked. Thank you.

[@juliotancredi7468]

2:05 지점. 공기구멍 제작법

[@ionutoncescu]

thank's for sharing this video :)

[@1fujara]

My pleasure :)

[@Cj12sings]

AWESOME...!!!!!!!

[@joelcorriveau]

Did you ever shoot the PVC Fujara tutorial you hinted at in the end of this video? Haha. I'm certain you're very busy making beautiful instruments. Love watching your channel.

[@1fujara]

hah yes no not yet, too much work :))

[@seboOoOOstien]

interessant et assez simple , perso je cherche une fujara ca a l'air d'etre le meme principe

[@blancardsuperstar9323]

Beautiful ⭐😊👍

[@hannakatherine4658]

Aloha Winne , I live in Hawaii and have access to allot of bamboo in the forest new my home. I want to make flutes with it but am not sure how to remove the wood inside the bamboo. Is there a name for the tool you use to drill inside the wood? Thank you!

[@ysimanana]

Love it

[@electricharmonyac7354]

Have you ever attempted to build on that was few meters long to get more harmonics? Much like how the old natural horns were made.

[@electricharmonyac7354]

Thinking about it now I believe closing the end doubles it's acoustic length

[@1fujara]

You won't get more harmonics by making it longer, this bore lenght ratio is the more or less the ultimate, with a longer tube you will get in higher harmonic range though but lose the lower ones

[@nataliaperez4109]

Hello Winne, I would like to build a fujara pvc like the one you show in the video. But I do not know what measures of length and the three holes. Could you pass me information, please? Thank you very much! from Argentina I follow you. Greetings and blessings

[@1fujara]

my pleasure! I am currently working on new concent. I could make a second video where I answer a bunch of questions on this. If you want you can help me by support new video making here! www.patreon.com/mesmerizingsounds Feel free! cheers

[@OmarOmar-h8x9u]

شكرا على صناعة الناى الجميل

[@gategateparagate917]

Sounds great. But please be honest: How long wil it take for someone, not trained in flutes, so he is able to play a litle bit, that it sounds like music?

[@1fujara]

that depnds on the person now doen't it? I would say a couple of days to get your first results :)

[@gategateparagate917]

@@1fujara Thank you for your answer. So I will try ;)

[@_swordfern]

yay

[@runs_through_the_forest]

hallo Winne, in het begin van de video, de instrumenten die achter je aan de muur hangen, is dat jouw persoonlijke collectie? of zijn die om te verkopen? deze pvc versie probeer ik zeker eens te maken de komende week, dank je voor de uitleg en wilde ook toch even zeggen dat je heel unieke solo's speelt op je vele verschillende kaval's en fujara's etc.. ik zie er naar uit je eens te horen spelen.. :D

[@1fujara]

Hallo, daar aan de muur is een mengeling haha, maar sommige zijn ook voor verkoop.Dankje, altijd welkom eens langs te komen om er zelf wat uit te proberen in Gent! Gegroet

[@runs_through_the_forest]

@@1fujara oh super, ik zal contact opnemen via email, wss ergens in de herfst.. 🎶🎵🎶👍

[@dxnxz53]

nice one