Gordon Hill's Flute

The Text of Gordon's email:   Ken: Here are the photos I promised you. The only modification to your design was the walnut mouthpiece. I made it longer to carve more of a reed-like mouthpiece. The wraparound tribal sun was woodburned. 4 coats of MinWax satin wipe-on Poly rubbed in. (The block is a temporary one until I decide on what I want to carve). The cherry gave it a very warm sound, which is what I was looking for. I used your measurements for the hole sizes/locations. Although I haven’t finalized the tuning, it is real close to spot on. I have only one hole that sounds a little sharp, so it’ll be easy to bring it to pitch. Playing it has almost a zen-like effect and I can get lost experimenting with sounds for hours…I’m quickly realizing that that is what it’s all about. Let me know what you think of my first attempt. Thanks again….Your site gave me the incentive to attempt this project. Gordie

Thanks Gordie!  Looks great, I'm going to play mine now after reading about yours!  Best Regards, Ken