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How Do You Make A Pennywhistle From PVC Pipe?

April 26, 2017Arts entertainment flutes instruments Music musical pennywhistle whistles woodwind

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How Do You Make A Pennywhistle From PVC Pipe?

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Here are some instructions for making a pennywhistle from PVC pipe. • Cut a piece of 1/2″ PVC pipe 11 3/4″ long. Drill 3/16″ holes at 1 5/8″, 2 5/8″, 3 3/8″, 4 3/16″, 5 1/8″, 5 7/8″, and 10 1/2″ from one end. Use a knife to make the hole at 10 1/2″ square. • Make a blade out of the side of the square hole that is closest to the other holes. • File away part of the inside of the pipe on the short side of the square hole. This is the wind way. • Cut a piece of 1/2″ dowel that is about 1 1/4″ long. Cut off a thin slice of the dowel on one side of it. This is the fipple. • Insert the dowel into the pipe on the short side of the square hole. Drill a small hole on the short side of the pipe from the square hole, but on the opposite side and insert a small brass screw. • Cut off a bit of the pipe at an angle on the underside of the mouthpiece. Sand the whistle with 400 grit sand paper under water.