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Catalog > Wind Instruments > Flutes updated November 4, 2009

Windwood Bamboo flutes

    These bamboo flutes are handmade by Billy Miller in Floyd, VA. He selects and harvests the bamboo himself. The bamboo is selected for size, uniformity, thickness and density, and cured for six months to a year before construction. This keeps cracking to a minimum and insures a flute with a clear, rich tone. Check out these demo videos on YouTube!
    Windwood Flute Demo Part 1
    Windwood Flute Demo Part 2

    The flutes are strobe-tuned accurately to play in concert pitch, and have a 2.5 to 3 octave range. Due to variations in the bamboo, colors can range from mahogany to light blond. Each flute also includes a soft drawstring case.

    Not all keys may be currently in stock -- please contact us if you require a rush order.

    Windwood Renaissance Folk flute

    The transverse "Renaissance Folk" flutes are 6-hole diatonic flutes. The low D's are perfect for Irish musicians. If you have been pining for a Patrick Olwell bamboo flute, well, let's just say we may have found our next Olwell! (House of Musical Traditions no longer carries Olwell Bamboo Flutes on a new basis.)

    Key of high D (11.5 inches), high C (12.5 inches), or Bb (13.5 inches) -- $45.00
    choose a key from the pull-down menu:

    A (15 inches), G (16.5 inches), or F (18.5 inches) -- $65.00

    Eb (21 inches), low D (23 inches), or low C (25 inches) -- $85.00

    Key of low C (25 inches) -- $95.00

Cane flutes

    Economical Pakistani Cane Flutes
    6 fingerholes, sideblown, unbound, made of one piece of straight cane, not bamboo. These are lightweight, play easily and are well-tuned on average. Intonation standards and tone quality are variable.
    The low D makes a great travel flute when you don't want to risk taking your expensive wooden flute.

    Keys of C, A, G, FF (low F), EE (low E) -- $12.00
    Choose a key: Quantity:

    Chinese cane flutes
    A variety of cane instruments in various keys including transverse- blown and notched end-blown flutes, some with carved and painted decorations or tassels. Many have a whistle-style mouthpiece with a wooden plug. Most have 6 fingerholes. Intonation standards and tone quality are variable.
    Please inquire about our current stock -- if you wish to order less than 10 flutes, they can be hand-selected for playability.

    $4.00 to $20.00

Hall crystal flutes

Hall crystal flute in Poppy Hall crystal flutes are made of beautifully-decorated Pyrex glass. Kiln firing produces the most durable flute possible by removing the residual heat stresses that occur during the glass blowing process and fusing the decorations to the glass.
  • Made in the U.S.
  • Six raised tone holes and raised embouchure hole
  • Boehm taper
  • Playing technique is similar to that for an open-holed Baroque flute
  • One year full warranty against defects and accidental breakage
  • Flutes are available without decoration (choose the clear glass option)

Please be patient when ordering. Not all designs are in stock, and backordered items can sometimes take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. If you are flexible on the type of design, please note other choices that you would accept. Feel free to contact us and we'll tell you what we have in stock at the moment!

Hall crystal piccolo in C -- $59.00
Hall crystal piccolo in D -- $59.00
Hall crystal flute in G -- $69.00
Hall crystal flute in D -- $89.00
Click on these links to see the designs!


Other Hall flute models - panflutes and would you believe, didjeridoos - are available through special order. Please contact us.