My First Attempt at Making a PVC Overtone Flute

[@ManicMechanic82]

Awesome video!!! Thanks for sharing your project!!! I also like your vertical mill! My family has owned a machine shop since 1947 and we have three or four large Bridgeport vertical mills and there’s so much you can use them for! When I was young I started as a Machinist and around 19 I decided to use the advanced education I already had on car repair and I’ve been a Master Automotive Technician for over twenty five years until I unfortunately became disabled. But I was researching people making whistles and small wind whistle instruments from various materials! Great video and job very well done!!!! Thanks again for such a great video!

[@musicalmiscellany]

I really appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching the video. I hope it was helpful and good luck with your upcoming projects.

[@hankstrohbeck4408]

Nice one thank you- works great- I just used a 1" standard coupling at the top, worked fine, friendlier to the lips

[@musicalmiscellany]

I hope the video was helpful. I always post these vids hoping they help or inspire someone else. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Cyphera59]

Happy Holidays to you and the family. Great quick project. I love homemade instruments, and this is perfect for kids.

[@musicalmiscellany]

Happy holidays! Good guess on the 5K prediction BTW. You'll be hearing from me soon. Thanks for checking out the vid.

[@midi_in]

fantastic! I actually saw the jam where you used it (beautiful, btw) before I saw this video. I'm really into this idea. I may keep my eyes open for something 'pre-made' rather than attempt this myself.

[@musicalmiscellany]

I really like it. So simple. Since you're in Europe, you might check these out... harevis.com/product-category/flutes/overtone-flutes/

[@rock2blues59]

Bravo Kale. Very cool. Now you just need to decorate it in your own way to really jazz it up. Happy Holidays.

[@musicalmiscellany]

I was actually thinking the same thing. I'm going to sand off all the logos and then I was wondering what would be the best way to decorate it. Paint? Stain? Dye? I don't have much experience with PVC. Paint seemed to work when I did the PVC didgeridoo.

[@rock2blues59]

@@musicalmiscellany yea Kale, I was thinking stain then paint adjournment.

[@thedindon]

The ratio (diameter/lenght) should be 1:30 to get more notes easily

[@musicalmiscellany]

It sounds like you might have built a few of these. I appreciate the experience (this was my first time as the title suggests). I'm assuming that's interior diameter you're referencing? So with a 3/4" pipe, I'd want it to be about 22.5" long. Maybe I'll try that next.

[@thedindon]

Just saw your reply (8 months later!) 😅 So yeah, basically the higher the ratio, the easier it will be to reach those higher harmonics.

[@bearshield7138]

very cool

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks for checking it out.

[@LeadDennis]

Awesome channel

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thank you! I'm amazed by how much I love this little flute. I thought it was going to be gimmicky but it sounds great.

[@hifijohn]

Any recorder can be payed as an over-tone flute.

[@musicalmiscellany]

True. Except for the fact that you'd have to keep your fingers over all the holes so it would be hard to get the end opening. I guess you could put tape over all the holes and then use it like an overtone flute. That actually might be a fun experiment. Thanks for the idea.