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by evilad on September 9, 2006 Table of Contents Bamboo Whistle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intro: Bamboo Whistle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1: Choosing the bamboo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 3: Mouthpiece: part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 4: Gluing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 5: Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 6: Mouthpiece: part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 7: Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 8: Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
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Step 2: Cutting
Cut a length of the wider piece of bamboo, about 120mm long (this measurement depends on the pitch that you want, see notes), and two lengths of the narrower bamboo about 15mm each in length. Then scrape away any contents so that the bamboo is nice and smooth on the inside (i usually find that another piece of split bamboo works well).
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Step 4: Gluing
Take the two smaller pieces and fill with glue, so that the centres are completely airtight.
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Step 5: Marking
Place the large piece and small flat-edged piece parallel, lining up their top edges and mark on the large one how far down the small piece comes. Where the mark was made, saw down into the bamboo until you have just penetrated the centre.
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Step 7: Ends
Lastly take the non-flat-edged piece of bamboo and push it inside the bottom (no notch) end and glue up any gaps. Then take the flat-edged piece push that into the top (notch) end, making sure that the flat side is facing the notch. Again make sure there are no gaps other than where the flat edge is and the notch.
Step 8: Notes
If you whistle doesn't make sound, or is too quiet, make sure there are no gaps! You could also try lengthening the notch, so that it cuts the air better. For more information about creating the right pitch for your whistle try this Wikipedia article on resonance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_resonance#Resonance_of_a_tube_of_air]c_resonance#Resonance_of_a_tube_of_air
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Comments
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softballch1k99 says:
with the bamboo i cut it at the notch to i didnt have ti glue the two ends
dougworm says:
Dec 7, 2006. 4:00 PM REPLY Appreciate the thoughtfull offering of this project and This would have been a very cool project (for me, I can only absolutely speak for me) had there been so more detail in the instructions. A very common error in making instructions is to assume that someone will understand brief verbage describing the proceedure. Unfortunatley without vast quantities of words it is nearly impossible to write instructions that can't be interpreted several differnt ways. And Pictures can go a long way to resolving the problem but ONLY if there are enough views and angles to make things evident. In my opinion the BEST way (most fool resistant) would be to include some crude drawings of the individual parts to be made and then as many photo angles as you can think of. Now no matter how many differnt ways someone can interpret the words they will likely only be able to make it all jibe ONE WAY (the right way hopefully) As for myself, I'm sorry but I can not determine exactly what you are saying on this project and it appears others missed something too since their whistle whistled not. ... bummer
kill1234 says:
I'm not sure if this is related to your comment, but I made 2 whistles, and only one works!
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bajojohn says:
Apr 22, 2010. 1:49 PM REPLY I know this isn't exactly the same type, but the documents sections in this group has a lot of info. http:///groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/ It took me week to find them. Dec 28, 2007. 3:50 AM REPLY
toogood says:
hears how I made a sliding whistle thing ,its probably got real name
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allyefaithful says:
I tried to make this, but didn't have enough bamboo. it still work i just just used one with one closed end
evilad says:
Nov 28, 2006. 11:40 AM REPLY Oh, also the bamboo needs to be scraped out inside. Not sure I ever mentioned this :s ! Use a split piece of bamboo or a pencil of something.
evilad says:
Nov 28, 2006. 11:32 AM REPLY Try cutting a deeper, longer slit, so that when you blow through the air is cut by the tube. Also even the smallest of gaps can stop it working, so make sure every other hole is glued up. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Legend says:
BUT after all my efforts, no whistle. It didn't work. Perhaps I neede fatter bamboo. Mine is about 1.5cm thick.
Legend says:
Once it was filed a bit I could use my craft knife to cut further, hope this helps who ever had a similar problem to mine.
Legend says:
My thin piece of bamboo was too thin to cut so I'm having to file it away.
Legend says:
Oct 3, 2006. 1:02 PM REPLY Great instructable, I'm halfway through at the moment. But you could have just told us about the the length effecting pitch rather than making us look it up because, you know, we're all quite lazy! I'll just assume that the longer the pipe, the lower the pitch (deciding due to water'filled bottles. The less air, the high the pitch) Is that right? Sep 9, 2006. 8:24 PM REPLY
AlexTheGreat says:
I made something similar a while back after i saw one of those train whistle things.
evilad says:
Sep 10, 2006. 5:44 AM REPLY Looks like the same idea, only advantage is that bamboo has a hole through the centre already. Anyone who can't make out my crumby pictures should have a good look as the ones above.
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AlexTheGreat says:
Sep 12, 2006. 2:21 PM REPLY Your bamboo one looks a whole lot nicer than mine, although i made mine out of scrap wood and mine sounds like a train whistle
SmartAZ says:
http://www.panflutejedi.com/jean-paul-tutorial2.html has full instructions to make a bamboo panflute.
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