My plan is to make the flute out of three parts:
1. Mouth piece
The mouth piece will be modelled in wax and a mold created. I will then cast the silver. The piece is not too big and therefore smaller equipment should be needed.
2. Sound Area / Nest
Same idea as the mouth piece. I will create a mold and cast it.
It might make sense to cast the complete mouth piece / nest area in one bigger piece to simplify the soldering to only the bore. I will think about …
3. Tube / Bore
I found suppliers that offer silver tubes with 20mm diameter and 1mm wall thickness (22mm outer diameter). This should work perfectly for the bore.
Soldering:
The three parts need to be soldered together. I hope the seems will look good … I guess I will have to practice a lot.
To practice the molding / casting part, I am planning to use tin to practice the process. Tin melts at a much lower temperature and is much cheaper than the silver. Regarding the seems and soldering I will practice on small silver parts that I can reuse when casting.
