Native American Style Flute - Sioux Replica of Late 1800's Love Flute-Key of G4

Description: Hand Carved Replica of late 1800's Sioux Love Flute. Key of G4. My replica ha a length of 25.5" with 7/8" diameter bore. Has 6 finger holes with the same layout as the original Sioux flute. Has hand carved crane head effigy with brass tacks for eyes. I pyro etched the crane head, which replicates other original Sioux flute.The block is a close replica of the horse effigy original block. It is tied on with a white leather thong. I added artificial sinew to replicate the sinew bindings of the original flute.Has hand rubbed satin shellac finish. Made from Western Red Cedar with 4 direction holes to replicate these on the original Sioux flute. The body of the flute is natural cedar color. The original flute was painted a lime green color, so I decided to leave the natural wood. This is a striking flute and closely replicates the look of the original. It has a beautiful tone and can soar into the second octave. If you don't have any replicas in your collection you are missing out. They look, play, and sound amazing. Well tuned to +/- 20 cents. All my flutes are hand made and one of a kind. I use only traditional woods in the construction of my replicas. Native Americans used woods like Pine, Cedar, Aspen, and Redwood because they were softwoods and easier to hand carve. I use the same woods. I research antique Plains Style Native American flutes in museums and private collections. Replicas are a real challenge to build as I usually have limited information about each flute. Most times I may know only the length or key or only have photos, but rarely do I have more than this to go on. Because of this limitation, I make my replicas as close to the original flute as I can, but they are rarely an exact replica. I call it "creating the flavor of the original." Almost all my flutes are completely hand built rarely using power tools. I carve the sound chambers with a scorp chisel and shape the exterior with antique hand planes. I torch the interior sound chambers and apply shellac to seal them from moisture. I also tune the flutes with burning rods in the sound holes. I hand sand using 3 different grits and hand rub on the non-toxic shellac finish. Native Americans hand carved their flutes and most have many imperfections. I leave a few imperfections in the wood to give the flute a more authentic look. Native flutes also did not have high gloss finishes like many flute builders use today. I use only all natural shellac to create a realistic natural finish. If you are looking for a perfect flute made on a computer controlled lathe and sprayed with high gloss lacquers, you probably want to look elsewhere. I take pride in that my flutes look like real native flutes from over 100 years ago. Besides playing very nicely, my flutes make great display pieces.I was recently asked by a patron "how long does it take to build a flute like this one?" 16 hours on average. To visit my Ebay store to see every flute I offer currently go to: ebay.com/str/zionwindflutes To visit my website and see every replica I have made Copy and Paste this Link: davewhitakerphotography.smugmug.com/Replicas-of-Native-American-Style-Flutes To hear audio of this flute Copy and Paste this Link to my Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/shorts/d2SHIs-Yvlg?feature=shared

Price: 129 USD

Location: Hurricane, Utah

End Time: 2024-11-30T17:03:14.000Z

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