Listen to the slow soothing tones of this curly maple Native American style F sharp flute. Made out of a beautiful, bright white piece of curly maple with some brown spalting. The wood grain shimmers and moves in the light. Maple is a hard and durable wood. The flute has a nice weighty feel and a smooth finish. This is sure to be your new favorite flute! Note: this flute has a dark glue line in one area. This doesn't weaken the flute or change the voice at all. Take a look at the pictures before buying. Flutes in the key of F sharp (F#) are a wonderful choice for people with larger hands, or people with some flute playing experience already. If you already have a key of G flute, this would be a great next step in advancing your flute playing to a lower key. The finger hole stretch is larger than on the key of G and the overall length of the flute is longer. The F# flute has a lower voice than the key of G . Tip: Use the measurements tab to the right to view the hole spacing and don’t forget to scroll through the photos to find a video sound sample. 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.
