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How To Make A Clay Whistle

This video shows you how to make a clay whistle with very few steps. They are so fun!

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OutOfTheBoxCreations commented on 16 Jan 2013

Problem solvingIf no sound check thickness at back of opening -- take off excess to make thinnerWhere mouthpiece enters cavity take some excess off at an angle -- left to right \Enlarge holeUse green tool, keep mouthpiece and cavity opening level. Slightly push up under far end of holeKeep green tool inserted, tap lightly to bring levelAfter dipping make sure that the hole is still open

OutOfTheBoxCreations commented on 16 Jan 2013

Whistles - Elephants, zebras, fish, lions, penguins, unicorns, airplanes...Cut 1 1/2"slab -- cut into 3 rows -- cut in halfMake ball shaped like a gourdOpen hole at back, make pinch pot-- leave elongated part solid.Close hole, role lightly on canvas to reshapeShape solid part -- flatten sides for cube effect

OutOfTheBoxCreations commented on 16 Jan 2013

Tap lightly to flatten --mouthpiece and opening should be on level plainUse green tool go in to hollow ball angled left to right, \ pull straight back /.Use green tool, go into mouthpiece level with bottom of openingBe careful not to jar the opening and mouthpiece once set- you will loose the whistle

DoctorTastybeaver commented on 21 Nov 2014

I made a tortoise //fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/212/a/a/tortoise_ocarina__work_in_progress__by_ayeme1-d58i9hb.png I never did take a picture of the finished product, but it turned out great, and I gave it to my grandfather for his 80th birthday. :D

Victor Charles commented on 19 May 2013

You spend all that time trying to adjust the whole to make it whistle but you don't show the camera exactly what you're doing. So after watching this I still have no clue. Show the camera what your hands are doing.

OutOfTheBoxCreations commented on 29 Aug 2011

@TheRapcity87 - I am so glad to hear that you are going to try it! It should make it easy! I am curious to know what happens, so if you would let us know, that would be great. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Vipul Thakar commented on 25 Dec 2011

hi.. I tried making the same .. 1 was successful, but not the others .. can you help more .. any exact/special technique to create the whistle ??

Jill Warland commented on 17 Jan 2013

Thanks Sharon. Just one more question - what's a 'green tool'? Is that a scraffito loop tool? In your video you're using a paintbrush end.

Meghan Mitchell commented on 11 Jul 2012

you need to make the mouth piece align with the top of the ball part.... its kind of hard to explain and then just try to tune it better

dalish117 commented on 17 Jan 2013

@Jwarland- That is what I think she is talking about when we did this video the scraffito tool was green. I will ask her though. Thanks

OutOfTheBoxCreations commented on 16 Jan 2013

So tese comments are backwards in order but I will get onto the computer to put them in description. Hope these help. Thanks Sharon!

Ryhno von Hagen commented on 14 Sep 2013

These are actually called Ocarinas, but somehow I feel you know that :)

Alison Malekian commented on 12 Sep 2013

How do you make a penguin whistle!? I need help, please!

Tim Mak commented on 01 Nov 2012

idk how to make this whistle in ceramic class

Louie Raphael commented on 22 Apr 2012

fat man walking.. LOL

Making clay whistles

Art teacher shows step by step how to make a clay whistle.

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Luis Felipe Rgzv commented on 22 Apr 2015

Thats ok

Playing a Skull whistle - Demonstration by Charlie Mato Toyela of Blue Bear Flutes

This is a demo of a skull whistle that we hand make out of clay. These are traditional instruments in Mexico and parts of central America. You can find these on ...

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JJ Sanchez commented on 10 Jul 2015

The Mexica (Aztec) death whistle :)

BlueBearArts commented on 04 Dec 2015

Thank you. My wife's fathers family is from Michoacan Mexico, they are P'urepecha. We just got back a few weeks ago from Teotihuacan and took some great video footage. Hoping to post very soon.

Skeleton Crew Xlll commented on 03 Dec 2015

+BlueBearArts I wouldn't doubt it, that's why you are the man Charlie & I hope you upload the death whistle video soon, I enjoy seeing & hearing the way you make some of my culture's whistles, I liked the new jaguar whistle video you put up recently those things are amazing I own one myself straight from Mexico I'm getting good at making that whistle sound more & more realistic that it gets my dogs all crazy thinking there's a cat in the house haha

Skeleton Crew Xlll commented on 03 Dec 2015

+JJ Sanchez yeah I know, they're pretty rare & still new to everybody but amazing as you can tell by the video haha

BlueBearArts commented on 06 Aug 2015

+Skeleton Crew Xlll Correct! However I do make death whistles and have a video, just not uploaded yet.

JJ Sanchez commented on 05 Aug 2015

+Skeleton Crew Xlll never heard of those

Skeleton Crew Xlll commented on 05 Aug 2015

Those are not death whistles man haha they seem more like mourning skull whistles

Stephanie Benassi commented on 21 Jan 2015

That reminds me of an ocarina kind of.. I have a custom made ocarina made from blood wood on the front, and zebra wood on the back.. It's a ten hole ocarina, with 8 on the front, and 2 on the back. It's a fairly nice ocarina, but because I'm not very good at playing it, I'm not sure how "good" it is.. The women that made it for me are two sisters from California, and they had never made a yam style ocarina before, so my ocarina was their very first yam style wood ocarina they'd ever made.. They had not made ocarina's with wood either, just clay, but they specialized in Native American flutes, so they thought they could made me a wood ocarina since they'd made wood flutes mostly all their lives.. I'm not very good at playing the ocarina either, so perhaps an expert would be able to play it better than I can.. Haha. Awesome vid by the way, I like those skull whistles. They are nice. :-)

BlueBearArts commented on 21 Jan 2015

That sounds interesting, I would love to see a picture of it. Thanks for watching my videos.

SuperUsername1998 commented on 30 Dec 2014

i have question abou cleaning my flute and will you tell everybody cody said hey you did say use baby oil on it right

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BlueBearArts commented on 31 Dec 2014

Yes, baby oil is fine. Any non-toxic, natural oil is good.

How to make a clay whistle

Pre columbian Echoes from Perú

Double Chambered whistling vessel with bird,designed to work when water is introduced inside them, partially filling the chambers. As the water is poured back ...

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nauitecpatl ñawray taki commented on 20 Sep 2015

llo vivo en México de y me da curiosidad juntar instrumentos aztecas o mexicas con instrumentos mayas mochicas nazca inca mapuche etc pero aquí en el de no ay ni quenas chinchas ni antaras masca ni casi nada de eso alguien sabe por acá donde los puedo consegir

Victor Beltran commented on 21 Sep 2015

Gracias por sus comentaru

nauitecpatl ñawray taki commented on 20 Sep 2015

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Making a Cherokee 4 hole whistle without power tools or fire

Learn how to make our Cherokee 4-hole whistle with only a single file. Visit our website www.bluebearflutes.com.

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Will E. Lewis commented on 09 Dec 2015

We really enjoy your videos. Thanks so much. i hope one day to gain the skill to make it look so easy.

BlueBearArts commented on 13 Dec 2015

+Will E. Lewis Thanks! With a little practice you can do it!

Ivan Grozny commented on 21 Oct 2015

Can I use any bamboo specie?

BlueBearArts commented on 21 Oct 2015

+Ivan Grozny Absolutely! Any hollow tube you can cut and drill holes into will work.

John Beaver commented on 24 May 2015

Friend where can one purchase the sawgrass or bamboo?

John Beaver commented on 24 May 2015

Thank you my friend it looks exactly what I need!

BlueBearArts commented on 24 May 2015

+John Beaver You can get it from my friend at www.fluteblank.com

Nathan Garza commented on 07 Apr 2015

I keep tearing the reed with the awl on my Swiss Arrmy knife. Back to the drawing board.

BlueBearArts commented on 11 Apr 2015

+Nathan Garza Don't give up. Take it nice and slow. I know you'll get it!

Billy Hall commented on 23 Mar 2015

hey Charlie as usual great video !! very informative I also watched your video about going to collect materials well please if you can tell me where if not that's kool I hope all of you are great ive not sent you any emails in a while with life it goes that way Take care and keep on learning us how to flute Billy

BlueBearArts commented on 30 Mar 2015

Sometimes you will find people who let you cut and sometimes they refuse. I am lucky that I have been allowed access to some places.

Billy Hall commented on 29 Mar 2015

I live in Baker Florida and theres some beautiful patches but on private property and the owners don't want company for some reasons ive planted some red margin I believe is the name its only 2-3 years old so its young but it will get there butb until then

BlueBearArts commented on 29 Mar 2015

We're good Billy. Thanks for asking! I have a couple of different patches in Florida, one is on a property that a friend owns and allows me to gather and today I took some pics f a friend here in Alabama's patch for which I donated the first cane. It is doing so well after the first 2 years! I have tried to spread the native cane as it is so hard to find anymore.

Billy Hall commented on 29 Mar 2015

rivercane mostly how are all of you doing?

BlueBearArts commented on 23 Mar 2015

+Billy Hall Hi Billy, thanks for watching. Which materials are you referring to as far as where they come from?

Joe Dimagio commented on 03 Feb 2015

Ok so I managed to make four great flutes but they seem to be out of tune and I don't know how to fix it.

BlueBearArts commented on 03 Feb 2015

Hi Joe, if you could email me using the webhosting user form on my website I would be glad to help you figure it out. Once I receive your message you will then be able to send some pictures of the flutes.