Poplar Branch Flute in G
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My
preference,
in making branch flutes, is to leave the bark on when I
can, as I feel it to be an important aspect of the natural beauty and
spirit of a tree -- a spirit that can inspire communion between the
natural community the tree represents and the player. When
the
flute
wall at the tone holes turns out to be 1/4" or less after
boring out the branch, the bark can then be left on, with no need to
remove or thin it down, as in this unsplit Poplar (Populus)
branch
flute. Measuring 19 3/4" in length, with a
3/4" diameter sound chamber, it is tuned to a sweet and stable G
minor
pentatonic, modes 1 & 4, also playing the
Gypsy scale as well as 3
upper octave notes. Elk lacing
with turquoise and horn bone beads holds the bird to the nest and the bird
has
been
fitted
with
a
redwood
heartwood shoe to aid
against
wet-out. The branch
for this flute was gathered green from the ground at Discovery
Lake, in San Marcos, CA after a winter storm toppled a Poplar tree
there. It will hopefully find a home with someone who
appreciates
the simple, natural beauty of a branch and the sweet voice with which it can sing. ~ Jon Sherman
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