Native American Style Flute - Grover Wolf Voice - N. Cheyenne Replica Love Flute

Description: Hand Carved Replica of Grover Wolf Voice N. Cheyenne Love Flute. Native Tuned.Key of about A4 major with native tuning. Has 6 finger holes, the same layout as the original. Has hand carved fish head effigy, with woodburned eyes. The chimney block is a close replica of the original block and may represent a buffalo. Has wood burned decorations, same as original flute. Has hand rubbed shellac finish. The flute is made of Western Red Cedar and is the natural wood color. Has that nice cedar smell. Has the diamond shaped symbol of the original flute wood burned into the replica.Has white leather bindings, same as the original flute.I knew the length of the original flute, so was able to scan an image of the original into photoshop and crop to the 18.25" of the original. Using the measure tool in photoshop I was able to plot out all the sound and finger hole very accurately. This allow for making a native tuned flute. It does not sound like a pentatonic tuned flute, it has songs all its own. Plays close to A major. Plays the following notes: A-30, A#+45, C+5, D-15, E-5, F#+10, A-20.This is a strikingly accurate looking replica flute and plays wonderfully. It has a beautiful tone and can play into the second octave. If you don't have any replicas in your collection you are missing out. They look, play, and sound amazing.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 using no 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.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-FlutesTo hear audio of this flute Copy and Paste this Link to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/uRhQZJB9Vn0?feature=shared

Price: 149 USD

Location: Hurricane, Utah

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