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The bark has been left on
this unsplit Elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) branch
flute except
at the knots and the nest, which have been finely finished.
Measuring 13 3/4" in length and concert tuned to
high D#, it plays the minor
pentatonic modes 1 & 4 with four, in tune, upper octave
notes. American
bison lacing with bone beads holds the bird to the nest and the
branch is from a grove of Elderberry trees that grow along the San
Mateo river in southern California.
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