How To Make Ceramic Whistles

This guide will show you how to make clay sing.

How to make ceramic whistles.

Unfortunately i couldn t find any information on how to make a water whistle no books or youtube instructional videos nothing. Roll your clay into a ball about the size of a golf ball. The general design used here is not my own as i have relied on many sources from the internet and elsewhere. If you ve already tried making wooden or grass whistles try making a clay whistle for a change for thousands of years humans have been creating whistles out of clay.

This is just my particular implementation of this si. Making a whistle at home is a fun and rewarding experience. A water whistle makes a wonderful chirping bird like sound when air is blown into the form. After they were bisqued an iron oxide colbalt stain was applied and they fired a second time to cone 10 in a reduction gas kiln.

The whistles shown here were made with cone 10 white stoneware clay. When i quizzed my circle of ceramic friends most had never heard of a water whistle. Make a pinch pot. Using extreme close ups parts 1 5 explain the anatomy of clay sound making shape size of clay inst.

Your walls should be 1 4 1 2 evenly thick. Stoneware clay is a perfect medium to make a neat whistle out of. This instructable shows how to create a simple whistle out of 1 diameter pvc pipe. Making and enjoying ceramic musical instruments the american ceramic society.

First divide your clay. You can even shape your clay whistle also called an. From mud to music. Pull off a small piece and divide the other piece of clay into two equal pieces.