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Native American Flute

Roosebeck Native American Style Flute, Rosewood

Roosebeck Native American Style Flute, Rosewood
Solid Rosewood Six Finger Holes End-Blown Tuned to F

Ideal for: Meditation, beginners, and players drawn to ethereal, personal music-making

An open, ethereal voice hand-turned from solid rosewood.

The Native American style flute has a way of quieting a room. This 22-inch rosewood flute is end-blown, six-holed, and built in two parts: a pipe body and a sliding bird block that you nudge forward or back to shape the pitch. It is not made to be concert-tuned. It is made to be in tune with itself, and that is exactly what gives this style of flute its calm, unhurried voice.

Warm, Ethereal, Unmistakable

Tuned to F, with a lowest note of F# when all holes are covered, the Rosewood flute produces a warm, breathy voice with the open quality the style is known for. Six finger holes let you move through simple melodies intuitively, without the rigid demands of a concert instrument.

About rosewood: Rosewood is a dense hardwood. Its tight grain gives the flute a deeper, more resonant low end compared to lighter tonewoods, with a smooth finish that darkens beautifully with handling.

The Bird Block Is Where the Magic Happens

The flute is built in two pieces: the pipe body and the bird (or saddle block) that sits across the top opening. Sliding the bird forward sharpens the pitch. Sliding it backward flattens it. This is how the instrument is fine-tuned, by hand, by ear, in the moment.

Just be careful not to slide the bird far enough to close off the opening completely. Air needs room to move across the edge to produce the tone.

Why two parts: The separate bird block is the defining feature of the Native American style flute. It gives you expressive control you cannot get from a fixed-mouthpiece flute, and it makes each instrument slightly different in character.

Easier to Play Than You Might Expect

If you have never played a wind instrument, this is a kind place to start. Blow gently across the top opening. No embouchure, no buzzing, no tight lips. Cover all six holes with your fingertips and you will hear F#, the flute's lowest note. Lift one hole at a time to climb the scale.

There is no wrong melody. The tradition this instrument draws from treats the flute as personal and inspirational. You play what feels right, and the flute's "in tune with itself" design means it will sound whole no matter where you land.

New to flute? Start with soft, steady breath. A too-hard blow will overblow the note into a harmonic. Most players find their voice on this flute within a few minutes.

Technical Specifications

Body Wood Solid Rosewood
Style End-blown, two-part with sliding bird block
Finger Holes 6
Tuning F (lowest note F# with all holes covered)
Overall Length 22 inches
Top Hole to Bottom 10 5/8 inches
Diameter 1.3 inches
Weight 1 lb
UPC 844731009273
Note on tuning: Native American style flutes are not made to concert pitch. Each one is tuned to itself, which is why wood color, grain, and voice vary slightly from flute to flute. That is part of the instrument's character.

What's in the Box

Your Rosewood Native American style flute arrives ready to play.

Flute Body Bird / Saddle Block Owner's Guide (PDF)

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Tradition you can feel, craftsmanship you can hear.
Solid tonewoods
Cured, cut, and chosen for sound.
Voiced by hand
Fretboards dressed, action set, bridges fit by our luthiers.
Made to be played
Built for working musicians, designed to sound better the more you play it.
Since 1973
Five decades of building instruments that last generations.

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