Painter A Flute | Discounted Native American Style A Flute | Lightly Flawed

$130.00

$97.00

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Painter flutes are Stellar Basic flutes that have imperfections like filled bug holes, stabilized cracks, irregular fingering holes, or dark glue lines. These flaws may not look the prettiest, but these flutes still sound every bid as good as our full priced Basics. 

When you buy a Painter Basic, we will select one from our available stock. The wood color and flaw will very from flute to flute. We don't offer photographs of each flute, this helps us keep the cost down. The flutes pictured are examples, not the actual flutes available. 

Measurements

This flute is about 21 ½ inches long, 9 ½ inches from the mouth end to first hole, and the holes are 1 inch apart center to center.

Is This The Right Flute For Me?

About Native American style flutes in the key of A

Native American style flutes in the key of A have a sweet and cheerful voice. This key of flute is small enough that most people can easily play it. If you are trying to choose a flute for a child, or someone with small hands, this would be an excellent choice.

Our Guarantee

We offer free lifetime support and repairs on all of our flutes, and we are happy to exchange your flute if it isn't the right fit for you. Buy with confidence and start your flute playing journey today!

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Detailed Instructions & QuickStart Guide

What's Included With Each Flute?

Our greatest hope is that you will be successful with your new flute. That is why each of our flutes is accompanied by an instructional booklet with care, maintenance, and playing guidance as well as a quick start pamphlet to get you off to a good start right out of the box! Our skilled and artistic team has even illustrated some of the most important information for those of you that are feeling too excited to read the instructions! ( believe me, I understand!)

A Very Special Wood

Learn About Western Red Cedar

All of the flutes in this picture are made from the same wood, western red cedar. This is the wood that all of our beginner flutes and many of our Premiere flutes are made from. The “heartwood” flutes are made from unstained cedar meaning that we have only applied varnish and no color altering stains or paints to the flute. The “iron stained” flutes on the other hand do have a natural vinegar and steel wool stain applied which reacts with the tannins in the wood to darken the flute to an opaque black color.


We love western red cedar not only for it’s cultural significance, but also for the wonderful warmth and resonance the wood brings to the voice of each flute regardless of color or stain.


Here in the PNW the western red cedar tree is considered sacred. Our indigenous peoples use it for everything from weaving baskets to making canoes. To honor this special wood, not a single piece of our cedar scrap or dust is thrown in the landfill. We use even the small pieces for our blocks, to heat our homes, and to mulch our gardens.