How to make and play Tin Whistle Flute out of PVC Pipe

[@JasonMitchellofcompsci]

I like how there was random completely fire music out of nowhere. It's like WTF, no youtube video should have music this good.

[@robabnawaz]

Fast and precise!!!!!!!! The best wistle making video I have seen.

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks!

[@robabnawaz]

@@NicolasBras Je le fais moi-même avec 7 trous (comme une frula serbe), mais bien sûr 6 trous est le classique.

[@vsoraya]

So many talents, and he has his own musical laboratory. Genius!

[@endahmulyaningsih2350]

Very nice. Thank you very very much. Love from JAKARTA-INDONESIA 🇮🇩

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks! Cheers from Paris!

[@fonwoolridge]

Brilliant! Just made my first whistle the other day - was not working initially - so back to youtube - and I now see there are many ways to make a fipple! This looks like a great way to do it! Many thanks - Im off to the workshop!

[@rorymcfarlane223]

marvelous video, I’m only now discovering your channel! I love the Irish style reel at the end!

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks!

[@iohannroloff108]

I dont know if someone has yeat said, but to curve better the tubes you can fill them with sand or similar granular material and don't let the tubes too much deformed. I pretty liked your job! Awesome!

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks! I never tried with PVC?

[@amandisankalpani6685]

Thank you soo much From Srilanka🇱🇰❤

[@LonelyRider347]

Mate, you're a genius. Keep up the good work.

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks!

[@cloudinthewind]

Very cool presentation. I like how you've shown the steps but, at the same time I appreciate that you've must have had decades of professional level practice and experience to understand how wood winds function. I hope you do a side by side comparison one day.

[@NicolasBras]

I need to buy some good ones first, the real whistles from my actual collection are very bad ones!

[@zeyol]

La qualité est au rdv et bravo pour l'anglais impeccable !

[@NicolasBras]

Merci, je l'ai bossé!

[@makeperceive]

You make magic out of simple everyday things

[@sigmoidloop]

Great video. Very clear and straight to the point.

[@ApostolosMaris]

The best of the best!!! Άξιος!!! Μπράβο Νικόλα!!!

[@KeithFeickert]

I just started backing on Patreon, was flipping through the book, I'm a little surprised that you don't have a build video similar to this one but for membrane clarinets? I loved your demo of them with your ducky bagpipe! 😍

[@kejaritomeneticuantepe]

Well done Nicolás!!

[@poitersdelarosinides1833]

Wow. Double recorder. Aolos, Shawm. One handed pipe to play w/drum. Great playing! Maybe whistle tabs to play along. Covid layed a good egg!

[@NicolasBras]

I take notes!

[@kendarr]

Mate, came here to say, i wanted to learn an instrument, and other stuff was just too bulky, made a version of this flute and fall in love with it, got a bit of a nicer one and it is now my companion :D

[@tdilek]

Hey mate, you deserve an artist page on Spotify, don’t you? Thank you for the educative content 🙏🏻❤️

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks a lot! I have my album on Spotify right here open.spotify.com/artist/5jQStFAR37EeheSPIV7FiX?si=jSGhfFstS4mV5BkHJSzAfg

[@tdilek]

@@NicolasBras i just listened to your album and I think it’s just perfect 👍🤘

[@NicolasBras]

@@tdilek thank you!

[@rayancash338]

i know im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost my password. I would love any help you can give me

[@eswarjuri]

Every artist, who uses a distributor, gets an artist page on Spotify… that’s not an achievement and might even be free with the case of Amuse!

[@JNaysh]

This. Is. INSANE!!!!! PLEASE MAKE MORE TUTORIALS OF THESE!!!!!!!!

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks, I will!

[@lennylink8772]

Looks great!

[@tadeuterra6972]

Man... you are a genius! I made some of your projects! It's simply amazing how this project sounds! Congrats! I'll check out your Patreon page!

[@frlo7688]

Exactly the video I was looking for, very informative, well-made, insta-subscribed, this video is a gem !

[@sebastianzaczek]

A new musiquesdenullepart upload? Plus voice reveal, and a new instrument tutorial? Can this day get any better???😄😄😄

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks, already working on the next one!

[@sebastianzaczek]

**hyped**

[@deltycordova8683]

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[@deltycordova8683]

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[@КубаКаримов-ъ4и]

⁰а это

[@daftdigital974]

Congratulations for those many steps! 🎶 It's very inspirational wishing you the best and sending many good vibes ✨ from Réunion island 🏝

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks a lot!

[@amitgoswamiforyou]

*Happy friendship day sir* Thanks * for providing us the information KNOWLEDGE definitely it will helps people who LOVE flute best wishes for you sir i'm amit goswami FROM INDIA a flute lover LIKE YOU and want to learn FLUTE instrument sir aap ki videos ajj dekha acha laga

[@AriTheDinoMomma]

Woooo!!!! I’m so excited that you are back!!!! I’d be super excited to see in depth string instrument tutorials

[@NicolasBras]

There is already some strings tutorials on the channel, and a lot more coming!

[@RenVasTerul]

You are such a great inspiration man. Thank you for your work and sharing your valuable experience! ♡ :-) Greetings from Poland!

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks a lot!

[@armenvondoms1815]

Great channel! I subscribed instantly. I make cigar box guitars but my true passion is flutes, Ocarina, and whistles. Can't wait to make them like you do!

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks, welcome!

[@haroldchambers9058]

Thank you for a really useful video!

[@NicolasBras]

Thank you!

[@astromayamusica9445]

Really lovely!!! you're crazy! here enjoying this with the family members and friends from school :)

[@NicolasBras]

Thank you!

[@kurixtao]

Elles sont sympas tes vidéos

[@NicolasBras]

merci!

[@Proutprutproutprout]

Extra extra, c'est trop génial!!!

[@NicolasBras]

Grand merci!

[@maybzwait7195]

Enfin un tuto de toi pour fabriquer une flutte :)

[@jess65963]

Wonderful Nicholas???!! I'm going to make me one.

[@NicolasBras]

Great, send me videos!

[@jananstunes]

Awesome, I just subscribed.

[@NicolasBras]

Welcome!

[@silas123781]

Welcome back!

[@gini879]

Yay ! Have to listen right away !

[@guigui78340]

how to pronounce whistle using french word: oui seul

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks that helps!

[@vape647]

Oui seul depuis que j'apprends à jouer de la flute 👋😆

[@DevinJuularValentine]

I love how you say it though!

[@thea.m.p.co.467]

Instructions unclear: I now call whistles, weasels...

[@pausepourunchangement9259]

Nice Video Nicolas ! Congrats to you and Sandrine :)

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks!!

[@eugeniocagigal]

Awesome work!! Thanks for sharing

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks!

[@NewtonMacielJunior]

Increeeeedible

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks!

[@cleciorimas]

Very good. I'm going to try making one, and then in the same mold a pentatonic one. I even start the wish list for a video with a pentatonic flute :)

[@IsakHoel]

I love it! ❤️

[@piscopatricia]

Salut Nicolas ! La chaîne qui tue !! Minute 4:51 = flûte de mes rêves ! Trop hâte d'avoir un tuto avec celle-ci ! Bravo. Sacré boulot.

[@NicolasBras]

Grand merci! Il y a tous les ingrédients pour cette flûte dans mon livre, c'est un mix de low whistle, de petites flûtes harmoniques et d'un drone façon flûte native américaine

[@LaoransRenean-cz7vf]

Merci Nicolas pour les plans :)) j'ai déjà fabriqué trois Low D en suivant divers tuto YT, mais j'ai de toutes petites mains ! et mes doigts qui ne tombent pas naturellement ni même avec un effort sur les trous de la flute (surtout les trois en bout de flute)... Je vais donc tenté une Alto pour avoir une dimension plus courte. Merci pour tes conseils et ton énergie.

[@markengineers1667]

Simply Brilliant... Genius... I am inspired... wanted to buy a PVC whistle .. please guide me

[@aguiar90]

cest genial ! je ferai un low whistle !

[@NicolasBras]

Cool, envoie-moi une vidéo!

[@jeromeg3288]

Toujours un super boulot Nicolas ! Désolé je ne pourrai pas t'aider financièrement mais le cœur y est, je soutiens la démarche et l'engagement dans le temps !! ;o)

[@NicolasBras]

Grand merci pour ton soutien!

[@MrSamsamspace]

Génial Nicolas !!!! 😃👍👏 excellent ce petit son irlandais a la fin !!! J'ai fait un xaphone en bambou il y a qqes années . Tu connais sûrement , mais ça peut se faire en Pvc .

[@NicolasBras]

Ouin j'ai bossé sur des versions clarinettes il y a peu!

[@bonenfant96]

C'est merveilleux.

[@NicolasBras]

Grand merci!

[@mutably]

HE'S BACK FROM NULLEPART!!!

[@DevinJuularValentine]

14-13mm for diameter of dowel for the whistle, and For anyone else wondering the mouthpiece at the top I think must be flush with the top of the whistle and then finish where the wooden dowel ends. So, essentially, it is the same size as the wooden dowel. My whistle has worked but I think I cannot play very well! Need to work on that

[@jorgeoliveira203]

parabens Nicolas vou dar nota 1000 pra voce ,suas informacoes sao interesantes joi amigo.

[@adamjensen7870]

Have you seen that guy who's playing some brave type music using PVC pipes and a couple of flip-flops. I would love to learn how to make that thing.

[@NicolasBras]

Of course! I made a few of those instruments too, quite easy to tune, just with the length of the pipes

[@quintinpace2627]

I'm really looking forward to trying to build some of this next summer when the semester is over. I'll snap that e-book up when it's done. Very cool Oh wait, this was 3 months ago. Maybe its already out haha. I'll have to check

[@NicolasBras]

It is out!

[@quintinpace2627]

@@NicolasBras Yeah I saw! I'm super excited!

[@EtComment]

Haaaaa, je n'avais pas vu la nouvelle vidéo. J'attends avec impatience les tutos pour les instrus a membrane :) Merci pour tes videos

[@jaimea.fuentes9389]

My eyes and hands are ready!

[@regi3780]

Wonderful

[@pierreburgaud2347]

Super Nicolas .excellent comme toujours Je te suis depuis des annees depuis la turquie et j ai toujours galere pour faire les whistles bass ,a causes des dimensions faites pour les traversieres ou pour les trous qui sont super compliques a percer correctement. Par contre je fais mes tetes emboitables pour en cas d erreur ne pas avoir a tout refaire et pour changer de gamme vite fait. ciao

[@NicolasBras]

J'espère que ça t'aidera !

[@thanpersand]

Hyped for what you’ve got coming! I’d love to see a reed instrument tutorial or maybe a Fujara. I’m gonna go make a low whistle.

[@NicolasBras]

I take notes! I'm not a reed specialist, except my membrane clarinets, but I made a PVC clarinet a few days ago, I have to learn how to play it now!

[@thanpersand]

@@NicolasBras super! I tried making a membrane clarinet once but it wouldn’t keep the same pitch

[@NicolasBras]

@@thanpersand it need to be tight, and all membranes are not equal! Working on this tutorial, it will be a big one!

[@Merlijn777]

While tuning, how do you get the higher octaves in tune with the low octave while not changing the low octave? Do you enlarge the holes in a certain way? I have made a wooden whistle but the low and high octaves are out of sync with each other and I don't know how to fix it. Thanks a lot! I will give this tutorial a try. Also do you have plans for a low F or F whistle?

[@lukehebert6207]

I run into this problem with flutes made from wood or bamboo, but rarely with PVC flutes. I don't know if it's the more consistent bore shape or what, but very frustrating!

[@lavellrobinson4657]

I've read somewhere that making the hole bigger while tuning will do more to the low octave but moving it up or away from the end will do more for the higher octave

[@AlexeyKulentsov]

For an already carved whistle, you can try the same way as it is done in recorders: octave key. Try Hans Bracker's whistle and flute hole calculator. In this case, you will have additional fingering for clean C.

[@PELVIS361]

That was great!

[@waynecurie71]

Brilliant video tutorial 👏 me and my daughter are going to make one for her school "make a nusicsl instrument" project

[@MarkFromTaiwan]

wow this is so great

[@andersondl400]

Very good

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

Nice!😎

[@renaldocesar2918]

Parabéns amigo Belo estrumento perfeito

[@pedroleal8320]

Excelentes sus videos una pregunta esos no tienenhueco en la parte posterior?

[@aureliojrtadlas7099]

great video! i was able to create my first flute out of this! the 1st octave is fine but how do you play the 2nd octave?

[@lavellrobinson4657]

Question about the measurement... the number for the length to the fipple... is it to the block or to the labium? Also on the low d is the gsp 12 wide and 7 across or the other way 🤔

[@NicolasBras]

from the labium! It is 12 wide, normally on the blueprint you will see the rectangular form

[@mannatuu]

love it !!! straight up, was that really your plastic whistles playing ??

[@NicolasBras]

Of course it is, I don't have traditional whistles, only my PVC ones!

[@mannatuu]

@@NicolasBras Sorry for the question . I meant to delete it after then watching your other videos. I was very impressed by your lecture in France . You are very charismatic by the way and clearly a very fulfilled individual. thank you for your time and knowledge. respect

[@PhilippTemkin]

good job

[@SassyTesla]

you should also show people how to make a minisax using the same material, if you haven't seen (which i highly doubt you haven't seen eric) eric the flutemaker you should look up his minisax. just found yer channel and it's cash money.

[@NicolasBras]

I made some clarinets, but I still need to work on my reed playing to make some videos with!

[@SassyTesla]

@@NicolasBras excellent stuff my guy. also a vid on how to make transverse flutes would be fly. I'm having trouble making a good mouthpiece on my PVC flutes, I'm sure we could also use more pointers. plus you could talk about the construction of the windways of your other flutes like the african ones.

[@jorgeoliveira3016]

Aí sim, e rápido no dedo hein parabéns meu grande mestre 😇🎻🎵🎶💯🙏👍

[@dieDilettanten]

I was lately also struggling with building a flute... Do you have any webpage recommendation for calculating flute holes and which tuner app do you use? Looking forward for more tutorials in this awesome quality and more instruments I can try to build myself (in case of lots of upcoming free time ;)

[@NicolasBras]

I never used a soft to calculate holes, I observed a lot of flutes and start from this... but I'm finishing my ebook with a lot of infos into, I'm sure you will find what you need!

[@dieDilettanten]

@@NicolasBras yeah. I tried different softwares but at the end I ended up with randomly trying. Worked somehow, but I'm definitely excited for the ebook :)

[@jfan4reva]

You can calculate the hole spacing, but like the length of the whistle, it will take some adjustments (a.k.a. 'voicing'.) This is due to a lot of differing factors. Interior diameter, wall thickness, how rounded or square the edges of the holes are, the diameter of the holes (start too small, then enlarge), the stiffness of the body material and so on. If hogwarts had a class in whistle making, it would be considered a Dark Art. The good news is that with some trial and error, and patience, you can get a decent sounding instrument without having 20 years experience making them.

[@alvarozaira]

@@jfan4reva but theorically, mathly, in a perfect cylinder, that holes must to be in an specific point, no? Where must to be that places?

[@arathbross5186]

tuner t1 is the app

[@carloswendel4834]

Gracias por compartir

[@DevinJuularValentine]

Hello I am so excited to start making these types of instruments. A whole new world... Very interesting. I am struggling to find 16mm diameter pipes and dowels in the UK. Would it matter very much if it was 15mm, I would need to make the flute longer and the spacing of the holes would be different? And should the dowel match the internal diameter of the pvc pipe or the outer diameter

[@NicolasBras]

The dowel has to fit into the pipe, so inner diameter, you can adapt this instrument to every length, make some tries!

[@Trenasist]

Been listening to your music on Spotify - amazing!! Are all your wind instruments played with PVC?

[@GCaF]

I loved this build Nicolas!! Would it be ok with you if I publish a video of me building this flute based on your plans and measurements?

[@NicolasBras]

Sure, feel free to do it!

[@GCaF]

@@NicolasBras Awesome, thank you!

[@truffeltroll6668]

Is it possible to make one with a 20mm pipe? Would that ruin the tuning?

[@matthew10010]

Question... I have a wood lathe and I was looking at possibly making something like this out of wood. What do you think would be the sound quality with a wooden flute vs. a pvc flute? I have access to softer woods like oak and ash, but also some harder woods like gaboon ebony and African blackwood (which I know is used in some wooden clarinets as the bell). Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[@NicolasBras]

I Never worked with wood, no idea!

[@d.r.9888]

Oak and ash aren't good enough to work on a lathe I believe. I'm building my first flute out of checker tree. Of course ebony /blackwood would work fine but those are precious woods for a first try aren't they?

[@houtje24]

I have difficulty in closing the holes because of callus. Is the idea of using O rings around the holes silly? if you make rim in the holes en glue the O rings in maybe that works.

[@SpardaHorrorFreak]

Merci pour ce tutoriel. Est-ce que ce serait possible d'avoir les mesures de trous pour toutes les tonalités (par exemple via un fichier téléchargeable en description)?

[@NicolasBras]

J'ai mis un lien pour télécharger les trois plans de la vidéo, après pour toutes les tonalités, je ne les ai pas, mais je suis en train de terminer mon ebook avec plus de plans dedans, beaucoup d'autres instruments et tout le savoir pour trouver les autres tonalités

[@vysakhak191]

What's that beautiful music that you played?

[@NicolasBras]

An arrangement of a traditional Irish tune, the name is in the description!

[@jocelynecat5292]

hello, I want to know the total length of the tube to make a Low D thank you

[@kosminspinu8390]

Hey Man great work. I rly like your work. Can i ask what tuner app do you use ?

[@NicolasBras]

This is tunable, the best for wind instruments!

[@jawbone6907]

How does it even work? The mouth hole is blocked by the giant wood cork thing. How does the air get into the pipe and makes sound?

[@mrwindsreeds152]

Can you please tell us how a flute is tuned ? I.e how do you adjust the holes to get the tuning right?

[@NicolasBras]

I wrote a full ebook about this, this is the best detailled answer I got! You can find it on patreon.com/nicolasbras

[@petrhajek2356]

Hello, It is great !!! Diameters of holes in the schema are plan or drilled ? Is the distance from the edge to the center of the holes?

[@foofy14]

Would love to see a video on low/alto whistles! Also what's that tuning app called?

[@NicolasBras]

The tuning app is tunable, you can use my affiliate link in the description, that helps!

[@ChristopherMcAvaney]

Great instructional video. Curious, what is the name of the tuning app you use on your phone?

[@NicolasBras]

Tunable, a future sponsor for the next videos!

[@horaciode523]

Hola que tal Nicolás, muy buen proyecto, con qué app afinás las flautas? Espero tu respuesta. Saludos desde Argentina

[@NicolasBras]

Hi! I use Tunable, this is the best for flutes, and I work with them, you can check my affiliate link, it helps! get.tunableapp.com/nicolasbras

[@horaciode523]

Muchas Gracias@@NicolasBras

[@appreeshe8813]

Thanks!

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks a lot for your support!

[@kikolomonacodias7380]

Sensacional 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks!

[@judpy4974]

Bonjour et bravo pour ce tuto! Je l'ai suivi parfaitement mais ma flûte ne donne aucun son. Pouvez vous m'aider ?

[@zarrir]

Does the wooden block need to be flattened on the upper side?

[@DanWhalen]

Hey what do you call that spinny turny reamy tool you're using to widen the holes?

[@mushu6366]

Omg that was amazing! What's the song at the end of the video?

[@NicolasBras]

Thanks a lot! The track at the end is called Multisoufflant, from my album Homemade, you can find it on nicolasbras.bandcamp.com

[@Stephhhhyyy]

I need a tutorial for that diaulos at the end!