Drilling the C Pipe of a Xylophone

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Part of the video series: How to Make a Copper Xylophone: Part 4

Summary: Drilling the C pipe of a xylophone is easy with these tips, get expert advice on crafting musical instruments in this free video.

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Drilling the C Pipe of a Xylophone

So now comes the time to drill the hole in the low C, the last drilling of holes that we need to do for the notes for the copper pipe. Gently get it tightened. We have to remember to plug our drill in. And now, a quarter inch down... So now all that's left to do is, we've got to find where I misplaced my file. Oh, I found it. The work zone, sometimes you get lost and you lose things at the same time. Get this thing filed down, get rid of sharp edges. So we don't cut ourselves, very good. So, we've got our C. We're ready to see if it's in the right tune.

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