English Walnut Branch Flute in Bb
sound sample of this flute
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 English Walnut trees along San Marcos Creek where the branch for this flute was gathered.
Much of the bark has been left
on this unsplit English Walnut (Juglans
regia) branch flute, the wood grain
exposed at the tone holes, fom the bird to the
foot. Some bark or wood fissures have been
inlaid with crushed serpentine
stone. Other fissures inlaid with jet
black so as not to clash with the natural color
of the wonderful lichen preserved on the bark. Measuring
16 3/8" in length, it is tuned to an A# minor
pentatonic, modes 1 & 4 with a
cheerfully bright and sweet voice, playing
the Gypsy scale as well as 3 upper octave notes.
Deer lacing with serpentine and brass beads
holds the bird to the nest, the bird
fitted with a redwood shoe to aid against
wetout. The branch for this flute
was sustainably gathered, with love, respect and
gratitude, along San Marcos Creek, in San Diego
County, CA amongst a wild grove of English Walnut
trees.
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