How Do You Build An Irish Penny Whistle?
Creating a penny whistle can be a challenging, yet fun process. The result of some careful measurements and tweaking can be handmade and completely playable musical instrument. The Fipple Step 1 The fipple is the mouthpiece of the penny whistle. To create one, start by cutting a 3.5 cm length of plumbing pipe. Step 2 Slide the connecting sleeve onto the pipe, putting about half of it on the pipe. Use a metal punch on each side of the connector to secure the two pieces together. Step 3 Use the marker to mark a spot 2.45 cm from the bottom of the sleeve. Use the drill with 7/32 bit to drill a hole on this spot through both the sleeve and the pipe. Step 4 Use the metal file to turn this hole into a rectangle approximately .75 cm x .5 cm in diameter. The hole should end about 2. 2 cm from the end of the sleeve. Step 5 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep5 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5097487/232015_Full.jpg’); }); Dowe
