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The tuner app I used is called CarlTune. It's free on Android.

I'm using a cone 6 white stoneware from Highwater Clays called Little Loafers. It's my standard clay of choice for functional ware.

The notes on this flute are A B C# D E F# which is the A Mixolydian scale minus G and the octave A. It is perfect for playing a lot of songs including Mary Had a Little Lamb and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. The intro and exit songs were played on this flute after it was fired. Here are some other scales.

5 Note Scales
MAJOR
C pentatonic: C, D, E, G, A, C
C# pentatonic: C#, D#, F, G#, A#, C#
Db pentatonic: Db, Eb, F, Ab, Bb, Db
D pentatonic: D, E, F#, A, B, D
Eb pentatonic: Eb, F, G, Bb, C, Eb
E pentatonic: E, F#, G#, B, C#, E
F pentatonic: F, G, A, C, D, F
F# pentatonic: F#, G#, A#, C#, D#, F#
Gb pentatonic: Gb, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb
G pentatonic: G, A, B, D, E, G
Ab pentatonic: Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F, Ab
A pentatonic: A, B, C#, E, F#, A
Bb pentatonic: Bb, C, D, F, G, Bb
B pentatonic: B, C#, D#, F#, G#, B

MINOR
A minor pentatonic: A, C, D, E, G, A
Bb minor pentatonic: Bb, Db, Eb, F, Ab, Bb
B minor pentatonic: B, D, E, F#, A, B
C minor pentatonic: C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C
C# minor pentatonic: C#, E, F#, G#, B, C#
D minor pentatonic: D, F, G, A, C, D
Eb minor pentatonic: Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb
Em pentatonic: E, G, A, B, D, E
F minor pentatonic: F, Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F
F# minor pentatonic: F#, A, B, C#, E, F#
G minor pentatonic: G, Bb, C, D, F, G
G# minor pentatonic: G#, B, C#, D#, F#, G#

Major Scales overview
C: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
C#/Db: C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B#, C# / Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db
D: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
D#/Eb: D#, E#, F##, G#, A#, B#, C##, D# / Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb
E: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E
F: F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F
F#/Gb: F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E#, F# / Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, Gb
G: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
G#/Ab: G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E#, F##, G# / Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab
A: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A
A#/Bb: A#, B#, C##, D#, E#, F##, G##, A# / Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb
B: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B

For my clay, the tuning shifts 1 half step higher after being glaze fired. All notes shift the same amount, so the flutes are still in tune with themselves. If I wanted to make a finished flute in the key of D I would start in C# so that after it's fired it would be in D. You will need to experiment with your own clay.

Cool book on clay instruments – From Mud to Music by Barry Hall
Cool book on general musical instrument construction – Musical Instrument Design by Bart Hopkin

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