How to Tune a Native American Drone Flute - Tips and Fixes

I have received a lot of questions regarding some of the tuning issues people have when making a Native American Drone Flute. In this video I will cover some of the basics and how to fix a common issue that many new flute makers encounter.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:19 Checking the Initial Tuning
3:58 Wobble
4:50 Beveling Technique for tuning sharp or flat
7:40 Plugging Technique
8:45 Determining Why Tuning is off
10:00 Using Super Glue
10:30 A Frame Drones
11:25 Using Paper
12:00 Using Sawdust
12:32 Advanced Techniques
15:40 Checking the Thumb Hole Tuning
17:58 Achieving the Next note in the Octave
20:20 Final Tuning
24:55 What to look for in the track
26:09 Summary
27:28 Closing
27:45 Outro

Videos:

[madamsuna]

I am making a drone for LARP (live action role playnig) as im watching this video. I own no power tools for wood working so I challaged myself to make one with only hand tools. Your videos are helping me to no end. Keep making amazing videos.

[williamjohnson]

Content is great as usual! Whatever camera you're using now has noticeably better visual quality than previous ones. I also love the timestamp indexs on the video- super useful!

[davidmurphy]

Solid information and presentation as always. Thank you as always for sharing your experiences.

[lennieblue]

I have an F flute ( not a drone and not one yours) that has a sound that i call a vibration for lack of knowledge on my part. It doesn't sound as clear as my low C or my A. You mentioned a wobble. Perhaps that's it. Anyway, I really enjoy your videos, thank you Charlie. 😊

[peymannzn]

Thanks so much for the detailed explanations, it was almost a training course, awesome 🙏🏻

[jeannemyers]

Very interesting and fascinating info Charlie. Thank you for sharing with us. 👏

[larryshortridge]

Awesome video brother, thanks for sharing.

[pareriksson]

Thank you for the very interesting video, i'm learnig something new every time ❤

[olvimend]

Hi Charlie!
Thanks for your videos!
How do you tune a flute for a high humidity environment?
Thanks again.

[beatonpathcreationsbeaton]

Thanks for this! Lots of great information

[bradc]

Hi there. Thanks for the super informative videos, I appreciate it:)
I make acoustic guitars, with acoustics, the wood choices make a huge difference on the tone/feel of the guitars overall sound.
How about with drone flutes?
Is there a preference for hardwood or softwood?
would using cedar, maple, cherry, mahogany or whatever make a difference tonally?

Thanks