Lemon Eucalyptus Branch Flute in Gm
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Eucalyptus trees were used traditionally by the
Aboriginal Australians
for the making of their didgeridoos. And they can also make
wonderful branch
flutes, as in this beautiful Lemon Eucalyptus (Corymbia
citriodora)
in Gm. After boring the branch out green and placing it in the kiln for
a few weeks till bone dry, the bark was easily removed, exposing the
natural suface of the wood just underneath. Measuring 21 1/4" in
length, she is clearly and resonantly
voiced to a mid-range Gm pentatonic scale, modes 1 & 4, playing
two
upper register
notes. Crushed amber has been inlaid into the branchlets.
Deer lacing
with amber and hornbone 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 gathered with love and respect from a Lemon
Eucalyptus
tree that had been cut down for a development--living on now through
this one of a kind, beautiful branch flute.
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