Flute making instructions?

Won't metal mess with the harmonics?

Wood absorbs unwanted vibrations I think.. That's why they are called "woodwinds". A metal woodwind would sound more like a brass instrument. It wouldn't be as soft.

You can still use a metal lathe to machine wood.

Why not use wood?

I'm pretty sure you can't find instructions on making a metal woodwind for a reason. Even the cheapest woodwinds use plastic not pot metal

>>1116996
Most flutes are metal. But they are not machined.

>>1117000

Won't you still need a wood mouthpiece?

And yea I guess you have a point.

Are wood flutes worse or more expensive?

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>>1117004
Metal mouth piece. Have you seen a flute? Machined metal woukdnt have the same sound as a hand made one. I imagine it would be too heavy and dull. Wood flutes are cheap and easy to make but they sound like a wood flute.

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I think modern flutes are "drawn" out of a brass alloy. They begin as tubes. And then holes and keys are added. Check it out.