Flutes

1. Introduction
2. Flutes without duct [421.1]
   1. End-blown flutes
      1. Figure it out
      2. Make it
         1. Pifülka whistles and pygmy flutes [421.111.21]
         2. Pan flutes [421.112]
         3. Open single end-blown flutes [421.111.1]
         4. Open side-blown flutes [421.121.1]
   2. Vessel flutes without duct [421.13]
3. Duct flutes [421.2]
   1. Vessel flutes with duct [421.221.4]
      1. Figure it out
      2. Make it
         1. Cardboard whistle, plywood whistle
         2. Whistle made of plastic or metal tube
         3. Bamboo whistles, branch whistle
         4. Our “mikroflööt”
         5. Our “bûchette”
   2. Open flutes with internal duct [421.221.1]
      1. Figure it out
      2. Design
         • The first equations
         • Peter L. Hoekje’s spreadsheet
         • Pete Kosel’s Flutomat
         • Hans Bracker’s Whistle calculator
         • Pill van Leersum’s Tin Whistle calculator
         • Guido Gonzato’s Lowteck Whistle plans
      3. Make it
         1. PVC-pipe tin whistles
         2. Bamboo harmonic flute
         3. A slide whistle made from a bicycle pump
4. Appendices
• Hornbostel-Sachsi flöötide klassifikatsioon [421] (en)
• Torude nimetus

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