Some of the beautiful underlayer bark and rougher outer bark has been left on this unsplit Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) branch flute, creating a nice contrast with the finely finished, exposed wood grain.  Measuring 15 3/4" in length, it is accurately tuned to a sweet and stable B minor pentatonic scale, playing three upper octave notes.  All knot holes have been inlaid with crushed malachite.  To aid against wet-out (the build-up of breath condensation that can clog the windway of the flute) the bird has been fitted with a redwood heartwood shoe, for its absorption qualities, and a drain hole has been designed into the air chamber.  Elk lacing with malachite and red horn bone beads holds the bird to the nest.

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