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Introduction to Bamboo Flutes

The Journey of Your Flute

Major Flutes include:
Kids Major, Small Major, Calypso Flute, Quena, Brazilian Major , Irish Flute

Concert Tuned Flutes include: Keys of: A, Bb, C, D (High - Low), E, F, G

The Easy Flutes include: The Kiowa Love Flute
The Penny Whistle

Exotic Scales include: Minor flutes, Arabian, Egyptian, Meditation, Chinese, Native American, Double flutes

Oriental Flutes include: Japanese - Shakuhachi
Chinese - Jihau Crane Flute

Missionary Flutes

Bamboo Saxes include: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone

Pan Pipes include: Major,
Andean

Kid's Corner

Specials include:
Sax Pak, Clarinet Pak, Exotic Set, Collector's Edition, Master carved Oriental Flute, Kiowa Love Flute with Pottery

Other Products / Accessories include: How to video, CD's, Flutemaking Kit, Flute Cases, Flute Bags, Sax bags, Reeds/ Reed Cases, Bamboo Pen Holders

In the Flutemaker's Village include:
Where's Erik
Letters from Customers
International Photos

Songs for the Bamboo Sax
Songs for the Pennywhistle

Articles include:
My first flute.
New Times Article.
History of the flutes.
The Story of Erik the Flutemaker.
Parable of the Flutemaker.

Chapters from Erik's new book

Policy

Shipping Info:

The Bird Flute

Underneath a dark green mango tree in the backyard of the Maya House in Coconut Grove in 1974, a propane burner was heating my irons. Pressing up against my lower lip was the freshly burned notch that was splitting the air of the Quena; a South American end blown flute found all around the Andes nations.

The distance from the blow notch to the finger holes which I copied from the Brazilian Major was too long, causing a very airy and undefined sound; so I cut off the tip of a Quena. The one-inch piece of bamboo with a burned notch rested in my hand. Though my plans were to burn another sharp notch in the flute for more precision, I began to dazzle myself with the little piece now stuck on my index finger. Soon bird sounds were splitting out of my mouth as I spit invisible watermelon seeds across the V-shaped burn. My finger popped out of the high-pitched invention making another bird call. I gargled and hummed and tried playing songs by opening and closing the open space in the bottom with my thumb. The Bird Flute was born. It continues to sell after thirty five years, and is heard on my CDs and seen in my video.

1) Plug it with the index finger. Your nail should go in.

2) Press against lower lip and tilt as you blow, spitting out watermelon seeds.

3) Hold the Bird Flute with 2 hands

4)You can get different sounds by:

*Poping the finger out

*Hum while you blow

*Gargle as you blow

*And roll the thum back and forth to get notes

here it now