How Do You Make A Pan Flute?
Making a pan flute allows you to experience the magical and mysterious sound that dates back more than 6000 years to Greek mythology. The sound of a pan flute can be sad and haunting or light and airy. The tubes of a pan flute can number from five to twenty-four or more and are usually made of bamboo. Today pan flutes can also be made out of PVC pipe. Step 1 Purchase 3 feet of bamboo, with an interior diameter of about ½ inch, at your local craft store. If you live where bamboo grows, you can cut a 3 foot section and let it dry. Step 2 Cut the bamboo into five sections being careful not to include the nodules, or joints, in the section pieces. These pieces should measure 6 1/16 inch, 5 3/8 inch, 4 3/4 inch, 3 15/16 inch and 3 7/16 inch. Step 3 Cover one end of each pipe with a penny and secure it with electrical or duct tape. Each piece of tape should be 2 inches square. Step 4 Wrap twine around the tape and secure it with hot glue from a glue gun. Step 5 Lay the bamboo sections in a l
