This flute is made from a hemlock that we applied a coat of hibiscus stain to and then topped with a coat of turmeric stain to create a fiery yellow color with orange undertones. This is a limited edition flute that we dyed instead of dying easter eggs this easter! Hemlock is a dense and hard softwood that lends a beautiful timber to the voice of the flute.  It has a lovely silky feel and a nice weight. The wood has a bold and striking grain pattern.  Listen to the video to hear the flute being played. Scroll through the carousel of photos to find the video.

This flute is tuned to a Hijaz scale which has a Hebrew or middle eastern sound to it. This style of flute is more difficult to play than our Native American styles of flute because of the uneven hole spacing and the lowest hole being set much further down on the body of the flute. Some people learn to play this hole with their pinky finger. I prefer to stretch my ring finger to cover it. We don’t’ yet have a dedicated booklet for the Hijaz flutes, but they do come with a finger chart that is specific to this unique scale.

These kit blocks have a 7/16 groove that is suitable for all three keys of our pre tuned kit as well as our Basic flutes and our Premiere flutes in the keys of A, G, F#, F, E ,and D. Choose between our various animal shaped blocks or our unshaped block.