English Walnut Branch Flute in E
sound sample of this flute
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   English
Walnut
trees along San
Marcos Creek where the branch for this flute was gathered.
Most
of the bark has been left on this 6 hole, unsplit
English Walnut (Juglans
regia)
branch
flute, sanded smooth down to the underlayer, which has its
own
beautiful
grain pattern distinct from the wood. In
other places,
including the knots, the wood grain itself has been
exposed, creating a
nice contrast to the darker bark. The whole flute has been
finely finished, with crushed malachite stone (more than
the photos can
show) inlaid into
numerous bark crevices,a few worm carvings and at the
center of every
knot. Measuring
23 1/4"
in length and concert tuned to a mid range E minor
pentatonic, modes 1 & 4, it plays 2 upper octave notes
as well as
the gypsy scale. The tone holes are
evenly
spaced 1 1/4" apart with a diameter of
1/4". Black
elk leather lacing with malachite and hornbone beads holds
the bird to the nest. The
branch for this flute was gathered from a wild grove of
English Walnut
trees that grow along San Marcos Creek, in San Marcos, CA.
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