This flute is made from a stunning piece of maple. The wood has a tight tiger stripe grain pattern AND it is spalted. Spalting happens when mycelium from fungus starts to break down the wood. It causes beautiful colors and lines to appear in the grain. This flute is packed full of color and character. Maple is a hard and durable wood with a nice substantial weight and a silky smooth finish.
Flutes in this key, the key of A, are a wonderful choice for beginner flute players because of their size. They are one of the smaller flutes that we offer. The finger hole spacing is comfortable for most hand sizes and the overall length of the flute feels manageable for most people.
This 6 hole flute is tuned the universal standard 440 hz concert tuning and features a pentatonic minor scale ( the most common scale for modern Native American flutes). With the guidance of the booklet, you can learn to play many other scales on this flute which make use of all 6 holes.
