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To
make this little flute she had to bore out the center of the hardwood
blank, put it on the lathe and turn it so the walls are thin. Hole
placement is critical and it was interesting to get the "embouchure
hole" (I looked it up)
shaped properly. |
It turned out that this student is a serious marimba player, but I didn't know when we built this instrument. We were especially careful about tuning the bars! |
The
little whistle, like a recorder, has a "fipple" (your turn to look it
up!) that has to be shaped properly so the air, as it crosses the
sharp
edges doesn't produce a sound that is "windy."
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She did a very careful job on this classical guitar! It
plays well and sounds great! |
I
had no experience with mandolins so I built one too, and stayed a few
steps ahead of the student. This one has a very small body, but a
standard neck and string length. Good sound too! |
Here's a small body steel string cutaway with a piezo
pickup under the bridge saddle. A neat job! |
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The half ball was made on the lathe for this clever
project, from a glued-up stack of
progressively smaller disks. When we want a whole ball, we make
two halves and glue them together |
You can make submarine hulls
on the lathe. This sub is an especially nice job!
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Here's
a student who was a born wood turner, and only found out when he got to
our shop. He quickly gained skill with fine lathe tools and made many
small
turned objects from 1/2 inch dowel. I think he bought his own lathe
after 8th grade! |