Beginner Native American Style A Flute | Small Sized | Natural Heartwood Cedar

$129.00

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Meet the Natural Heartwood Cedar Native American Style A Flute

This is a Native American style A flute made of western red cedar. This wood can vary in color from lovely golds into deep rich red browns.  Our natural heartwood cedar flutes are made from the same wood as our iron stained cedar flutes, they are only different in appearance. Both colors of Basic flute have the same careful tuning and voicing as our more expensive flutes.

The Basic A is our smallest of the three keys of “Basic” model flutes we offer. This makes it a wonderful choice for beginners and especially good for someone who has smaller hands. 

This flute is the highest sounding of the three Basic flutes. It has a bright and cheerful voice that will lift your mood. 
Many of our customers find that when they spend time playing their flutes it improves their hand dexterity. This is why we offer these three keys as an entry into the world of Native American style flute playing. Start small and advance to the lower keys as your hands become used to playing!

The Stellar Basic A flute is a Native American style flute, which means it has a two chamber design with a piece (we call the block) that sits on top to channel the air. Like many modern Native American flutes , our flutes are tuned to feature the pentatonic minor scale. This flute is tuned to the key of A which means that the lowest note plays the key of A. These flutes are tuned to the universal standard 440hz tuning which means they are compatible with most other instruments. That all might sound pretty confusing if you are new to music, but rest assured, you don’t really need to know any of that to enjoy your flute. You don’t need to read music either. Your flute will come with a handy fingering chart with pictures of what holes to cover. They are very beginner friendly.

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.

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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.

Handmade Polar Fleece Logo Flute Bag with Shoulder Strap and Drawstring

$35.00

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Meet our fluffy and protective polar fleece Native American flute bags! Now available in olive green and black. These bags are lovingly handmade to protect your flute and offer a convenient way for you to take it along on nature walks or other adventures. Our flute bags feature an embroidered Stellar logo patch, a durable nylon shoulder strap and belt loop, a black leather drawstring and colorful wooden bead for closure. 

When placing your order, leave your size preference or flute key in the order comments.  We will always match the bag to the flute ordered unless stated otherwise. We select our medium bags when the size is unspecified because they fit the largest range of flutes.

Our We offer our flute bags in three different sizes, small, medium, and large.  Our small bags are ideal for key of A flutes. Our medium bags are ideal for flutes in the key of G, F#, F, and E.  Our large bags fit our D, Bass C and Bass B flutes.

If your flute is not made by us, please include measurements in the comment section. 

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Debbie H.
*photo of my Heartwood Cedar Flute Natural Style A.

Here's a photo of my flute to go with my review. Heartwood Cedar Natural, Style-Key A. I got a stand for it, makes it look even more beautiful than it already is.

Debbie H. review photo
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coral
A great Little flute!

I am enjoying this A flute that’s labeled as a beginners flute…Even though i’m not a beginner, I enjoy higher sounds, as well as lower sounds… It’s well tuned, has a sweet voice and is a great addition to my collection…

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Big Dawg
awe inspiring

This flute rests in your hand with the delicacy of a baby bird and produces sprightly, resonant tunes.

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Schella
I’m pleased

My flute has a nice sound and I’m very happy with it. The company has been excellent to deal with and I would recommend them. Thumbs up!

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CESAR ARISTIZABAL
I like it

I am learning to play the flute

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Samuel Baker
Gorgeous, excellent flute. Sounds great. Highly recommend.

Gorgeous, excellent flute. Sounds great. Highly recommend.

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Nancy A Hadley
American native style A flute is awesome!

It took a little practice but is relaxing and makes me feel like a musician! I play every day and am getting better.

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J.C.

Beautiful. Wife loves it

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David

Great product, great service. Love the sound, feel and look of my new flute!

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brett
Wonderful flute!

Sounds great, looks great, plays great. Highly recommend. Once I learn to play this one I'll be coming back for a lower register flute.

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Adrian Alvarez
Soothing

Although I am only practicing and getting used to my flute I can see many possibilities. I love my flute!

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Sunny Chin
Flute key A purchase

Well made and quick service. Reliable seller

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Steve Van Tuyl
My new “Go to Flute” for learning.

A huge percentage of learning programs want the students to have a flute in the Key of A. I have some plastic flutes in the key of A that I take with me for trips and outdoor activities. I prefer the Stellar cedar flute in the key of A for home and for training. It is the easy to play, and it has a warm, mellow tone. Also, I just
Iike the feel of wood.

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Patrick Pinson

Good quality!

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Louis rivas
Lou's review

Very good quality very happy with it and fast delivery

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Sandra Nash
Iron Stained Basic A flute

I love this little flute! Besides being beautiful in its simplicity and beautifully crafted, it is easy and fun to play! I plan on buying more of these “basic” flutes even though I already have quite a few of the premier flutes. Highly recommend for beginner and experienced players alike! Thank you Stellar Flutes for another great flute!

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Federico Arenas

Basic Flute key of A - Iron Stained Cedar

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Leia Ray
Wonderful flute

The flute is outstanding. It is beautiful and sounds like angels! The shipping was extremely fast. Love love love my new flute friend!

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REBECCA ROORDA
Really nice flute!

I’m new to the Native American style flute, but do have some music background. I am impressed with the beautiful tone of the Basic flute, key of A and its simple but elegant look. My very experienced flute instructor gave me her seal of approval and said she would add Stellar flutes to her list of sources for good quality flutes.

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Mark Oster

Basic Flute key of A - Natural Heartwood Cedar

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Hryvul Roman
Basic Flute key of A - Dark Stained Cedar.

High quality product! Thank you very much!

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Michael McIntosh
very nice flute

no frills, no fancy decorations. just a well balanced well playing flute in the key of A. I do enjoy and thank you....

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Ginger Ameekyaaraam
Wonderful Instrument

This is my first flute and it exceeds all expectations. It’s so pretty and well made, and the sound quality is phenomenal. It was really easy to adjust the block. The video resources are giving me the knowledge and confidence to explore the song it plays. It’s a beautiful piece of art that I’m proud to own.

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Cindy
Beautiful Instrument

Nice! I have been able to play this almost immediately out of the box, using the tips in your videos and some other on-line tutorials. Very sweet sound and craftsmanship is excellent. I'll likely be back for another in a different key, just for variety.

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WAYNE HONDA
Powerful sound

Been playing the shakuhachi for 41 years and began playing this kind of flute very recently.
I have flutes from three other popular makers, I like all of them and I am able to get more volume from your flute. It has a good "feel" to it.
Been teaching the shakuhachi for many years.
It is very difficult to play. I will recommend this style of flute to frustrated shakuhachi students and I feel they will love the instrument as much as I do.
They will choose which makers flute to purchase and I feel yours will be their first choice.

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Karen L Rystad
Beautiful

I am so pleased. A beautiful instrument and a joy to play. Lily and Tom's support and trouble shooting info is terrific. They stand behind their product and are dedicated to making certain their customers and satisfied. Thank you!!

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Dennis Wilson
ANOTHER GREAT FLUTE.

BUY THE BEST FORGET THE REST

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Dennis Wilson
Six flutes purchased in last week. ONE AT A TIME.

I HAVE RESEARCHED EVERYTHING I COULD ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTES. AFTER GETTING MY FLUTES I CAN ONLY SAY I BUY THE BEST AND FORGET THE REST. THIS IS VERY TRUE ABOUT THEIR FLUTES, CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND JUST DEALING WITH GOOD PEOPLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH STELLAR FLUTES. ESPECIALLY LILY

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Melanie Robinson
Basic A flute

This is the second Stellar flute that I have purchased. I also bought a basic G last summer. I have been thrilled with the sound of the Stellar flutes. They are affordable and just a joy to play. I like the basic because the block profile is smaller and two flutes are able to slip into my Stellar bag just great. If you like a more elaborate flute and block, two might not fit in the bag as well, but I'm sure they would be amazing to play. Thanks Stellar flutes. You have given me a wonderful musical instrument that I will enjoy for many years to come. You are timely in your delivery, the flutes arrived in flawless shape because of the excellent packaging. You are the best!! I'm sure I'll be back. :)

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william guiraud
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I'm definitely happy with the quality of your work. So much that I'm actually going to order another one for my father pretty soon. Thank you very much for your dedication and authenticity.