Native
to Australia where its leaves provide the sole source of food for the
Koala and where its trunk, when bored out by termites, is used by
the Aboriginal Australians in the making of their traditional
didgeridoos, Eucalyptus trees can also make high quality
branch flutes--this
one from the branch of a Lemon Eucalyptus, Corymbia
citriodora. Much of her
smooth bark has
been sanded down,
contrasting nicely with her finely
finished wood
grain. Measuring 21 1/2" in total length, with a 3/4" sound
chamber bored out unsplit, her voice is a clear, spirited and resonant mid-range concert/recording quality Gm pentatonic
scale, modes 1 & 4,
playing
three upper register
notes. The branch's natural strength and beauty has
been
augmented with
touches of green
turquoise
inlaid into several knots.
Deer leather lacing
with green turquoise nuggets and gold plated beads secures the
bird to its nest. To help prevent wetout, the bird
has been
fitted with a cedar shoe, and a drain hole, covered by the lacing, has
been designed into the air chamber. The branch for
this flute was respectfully gathered from a Lemon
Eucalyptus
tree that had been cut down for a development ... living on now through
this one-of-a-kind and very beautiful flute!
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