I've got a new project started. I'm making an Irish low whistle. A low whistle is a large version of a penny whistle. It plays an octave or so lower than a penny whistle.

Step 1 - a 24" length of 3/4" type M copper plumbing pipe.





Step 2 - A paper template pasted on to guide the cutting of the sound hole.





Step 3 - First hole drilled - If I did it wrong it's too late to change it now...





Step 4 - sound hole rough cut, waiting for filing and final shaping.




Step 5 - sound hole shaped, started shaping the lip of the sound hole (triangular depression).





Step 6 - Test fipple (the wooden block that forms the air channel) fitted.




Right now I can play a single note, just a hair below a D. Depending on breath control, I can get the same note in 3 different octaves. Still a long way to go, though, to make it a working low whistle.