Description

Native American style Drone Flute – in the Key of G of Sapele and Maple woods

This is a 7 hole Extended Scale drone with the seventh hole being the thumb hole on the back of the flute. To play the flute as a standard 6 hole configuration, simply keep the thumb hole covered.

Materials:

This Native American Style Drone Flute’s body is made of Sapele wood and the accents are of Maple wood. Flute is finished with Hand Rubbed Polyurethane and the inside of the sound chamber is left unsealed to preserve the natural resonance of wood. Slow Air chamber is soaked with food grade Mineral Oil. Sapele is a dense hardwood and it produces clear and loud tone. Equivalent of Sapele in sound and look is Bosse wood, which can also be used when built to order.

Dimensions:

– Overall Length – 22 inches

– Bore Diameter – 7/8 inch

– From mouth piece to the center of 6th hole – 11-3/4 inches

– From mouth piece to the center of 1st hole – 17-1/2 inches

– Largest distance between playing holes is 1 inch (hole 3-2)

– Largest playing hole diameter is 3/8th

The flute is tuned to 440Hz

What does it mean when the flute is built to order:

When the flute is on Built to Order it simply means just that – I would have to build it for you. You can place your order as you would with the regular purchase, the only difference is that it would take me from 2-3 or 3-4 weeks to finish it and mail it to you, depending on the load of present orders. If you don’t mind waiting I would love to recreate the flute for you. If you would rather have a custom flute or certain modifications added to the flute in this listing, instead you are welcome to fill out an Order a Custom Flute form.

I will do my best to recreate the flute, depending on wood availability from my supplier and my “Cutoff Box” which is where I keep pieces of wood from other flute projects to add accents to new flute orders. If the wood of your choice for the accents is not available, I will let you know and suggest closest replacement in look and feel, to complement the overall look and color palette of the flute.