WOODEN FLUTES OF DARK BAMBOO

Welcome to what we like to call our On Line Craft Booth. Since 1974, our family has made and sold our distinct style of Dark Bamboo Wooden Flutes at Juried Craft Fairs and Music Festivals throughout the Northeast United States. We sell only Individually Handcrafted Bamboo Wooden Flutes and Walking Stick Flutes that are made by us at our home/shop in the beautiful hills of Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Over these many years we have introduced thousands of people, young and old, to the joyful pleasure of playing bamboo wooden flutes. Children that we sold Flutes to many years ago now return with their own children in tow to our craft booth for a lesson on how to play a bamboo wooden flute. And so the Big Wheel keeps on turning.

Over 35 years experience making and selling bamboo wooden flutes enables us to offer you a quality musical instrument at a reasonable price.

We do not use sound clips to demonstrate the tone of our bamboo wooden flutes. After trying them for a while we decided that playing the bamboo flute live, over the phone, gave the truest sound without embellishments. When we work craft fairs we play our bamboo flutes and demonstrate, to whom ever is interested, how to get a tone on a side blown flute. We do not mind playing our wooden flutes over the phone at all. This is what we do. If you would like to hear how any of our bamboo wooden flutes or walking stick flutes sound, just give us a call at our toll free number below.

You can read a brief description of our Bamboo Wooden Flutes further down this page. If you have any questions concerning our wooden flutes or walking sticks please call us Toll Free at 1-877-582-2854 (10AM-10PM EST). We are happy to answer any questions you may have. You may also drop us a line with your inquiries.

Other Flutes made by us include Hand Inked Bamboo Wood Flutes and 'Serenity' Bamboo Chinese Flutes that are Etched and Hand Inked.

We also make Bamboo Wood Walking Stick Flutes - Wood Walking Cane Flutes - Camera Monopod Walking Sticks

We are a Credit Card Merchant and accept Visa, Master Card or PayPal on our Secure Shopping Cart. Checks or Money Orders are also accepted using our printable Order Form.

WHOLESALE ENQUIRERIES WELCOMED

SHIPPING WOODEN FLUTES

Quoted prices of our Dark Bamboo Wooden Flutes include Shipping and Handling charges. We ship our wooden flutes via USPS Priority Mail and they usually arrive within 3 to 4 business days (continental U.S.A.). Extra postage may apply to wooden flutes shipped outside the continental U.S. In this case we will notify you by email, before shipping, for approval of any extra charge.

BAMBOO WOODEN FLUTE GUARANTEE

Bamboo Wooden Flutes are Guaranteed for one Full Year. If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, for any reason, please return it for a Replacement or Refund. Customer satisfaction is very important to us.

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DARK BAMBOO WOODEN FLUTES

The style of Wooden Flutes that we make are called 'Transverse Flutes', they are played sideways like a metal Concert Flute. We Individually Concert Tune our Bamboo Wooden Flutes to a Major Scale and they play a range of up to two octaves. The exterior 'Tortoise Shell' pattern of our wooden flutes is very unique and no two are alike. The process was developed by us over our many years of working with bamboo wood. The outside of our Bamboo Wooden Flutes are protected with a durable, water proof finish.

We begin the process of making our wooden flutes by selecting the choicest sections from raw bamboo poles (the rest ends up as kindling). We look for consistency in the wall thickness of the bamboo wood as well as for pieces with no major blemishes. From there it takes over 23 steps to go from raw bamboo pole to a completed Dark Bamboo Wooden Flute.

Bamboo wood is a perfect material to use in making flutes and has been used for this purpose for thousands of years. You can read our short article,history of the flute, if you would like to learn more about the evolution of the modern concert flute. Wooden flutes made from bamboo have a very mellow, resonating quality that is characteristic of bamboo wood. When you sound a true, strong tone on one of our wooden flutes you can feel the flute vibrate in your hands. The upper register of our bamboo wooden flutes can also really sing and sound great when jamming along with other instruments.

If you happen to play a concert flute you will love our flutes. We sell many of our bamboo wooden flutes to metal flute players who like to have a flute they can take along with them for a day in the park without the worry of taking along their expensive flute.

Go to our How to Play Page if you would like a quick lesson on how to play a tone on side blown wooden flutes.

WHAT SIZE WOODEN FLUTE SHOULD I GET?

We suggest that beginners, who have never played a side blown flute before, begin with one of our bamboo wooden flutes that is in either the key of 'A' or 'G'. The Key of 'G' is a little deeper in tone than the Key of 'A' and is also a popular key for playing along with other instruments. The key of 'A' may be the better choice for someone with smaller hands because the finger holes are slightly closer. Either size wooden flute would be fine to start with.

Remember, the longer the flute, the deeper the tone but the more distant the finger stretch to cover the holes. If you are a beginner you need to be concentrating on getting the clearest, strongest tone possible and not also struggling with a long finger stretch. It is better to start with a smaller flute and as you become proficient, move on to the longer and deeper toned wooden flutes.

These are sturdy, well made Bamboo Wooden Flutes. Perfect for taking along with you on your travels. Just toss one in your pocket or backpack and go sing with the birds.

Bamboo Wooden Flutes come with Free Playing Instructions.