About these Flutes
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Big, Hearty South American Tone,
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Play from the Heart with NO MISTAKES! (Pentatonic 5-Note Scale means no discordant note intervals)
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Easier to get and maintain a solid sound that on a Shakuhachi (Good training wheels for moving into Shakuhachi)
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Extra Note option to keep it interesting. Leave your top middle finger on, or take it off periodically to bring in an extra note)
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Pentatonic 5 Note Scale (Same as the native American Flute Scale and one Branch of the Shakuhachi style flute.
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Advantage over Native American Flute is you get 2 full octaves
​Flute - Specifications
The following are the specifications for all the the flutes made by Troy
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Flute - Bamboo (Species - Aurea)
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Cured in the hot Qld Sun - 1-2 months
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Burned under flame to remove the oils
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Inside the flute - painted with Food-Grade Polyurethane (traditionally used on bench-tops) to reduce the chance of mould growth.
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Outside of the flute - Tung oil and Citronella has been rubbed into the flute to protect it
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Bindings - Nylon
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Tuning - Done at 22 degrees C
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Holes are burned with a hot metal rod
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The flute is bound with Instrument grade Nylon twine,
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Finally, the details of the flute are burnt into the flute body, including key, hertz reference, date of tuning. Some flutes are lucky enough to get some decorative patterns burnt in.
The Making of these Flutes
How to Play the Quena - Shakuhachi Flutes!
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Watch this video!
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blow across the sound hole, with your lips up against the edge of the sound hole.
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Mouth Embouchure
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Engage Diaphragm
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Angle the flute up and down until you get a reliable sound!
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Keep Practicing Daily til you get it.
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Refine it over YEARS......
