Olive Branch Peace Flute in F#
sound sample of this flute
  
Some
of
the
bark
has
been
left
on this 6 holed unsplit Olive branch
flute,
(Olea
europaea), contrasting
nicely
with the finely finished wood grain. Measuring
22
1/8" in length, with a 7/8" diameter sound
chamber and four tuning/direction holes, this
branch flute is
clearly
and accurately tuned to an F# minor pentatonic scale,
modes 1 &
4, playing three upper octave notes. Knot
holes
have been inlaid with crushed serpentine.
Elk
lacing with serpentine and brass beads
holds
the bird to the nest. To aid against wetout, the
bird has
been fitted with a redwood shoe, for it's absorption
qualities, and a
drain hole has been designed into
the air chamber, covered over by the lacing. The
branch
for this flute was gathered sustainably, with respect
and
gratitude, from an abandoned olive grove that grows
along San Marcos
Creek, in San Marcos, CA.
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