Without intention, this flute’s materials began looking like a tribute to the natural resources of Mexico. Materials include Mexican cocobolo, Mexican fire agate, Mexican boulder opal, and Mexican fire opal. Fortunately, Australian opal, and Cedar of Lebanon restored a little international balance to this Oregon maple flute.Specifically, this instrument is 20- 9/16ths inches in length, with a one inch bore diameter. Crafted from Oregon curly maple, the mouthpiece includes laminates of rare Cedar of Lebanon, between layers of cocobolo, capped with the curly maple. The fetish block is cut from curly maple, bonded to a base of Oklahoma red cedar.
Inlay to the mouthpiece area includes a freeform 8x12mm Mexican fire agate, flanked by two 4mm faceted Mexican fire opals. Each side of the flute is accented with a 25mm disk of cocobolo, inset with a 4.3mm dome cut Australian fire opal. The sound chamber includes an 11x14mm dome cut Mexican boulder opal while the finger holes are accented with four 4mm paua abalone cabs, and a 7.1mm dome cut Australian fire opal as well.
Lastly, the fetish has a 6mm quartz capped abalone cab set to the crown, and two 2.3mm faceted African black diamonds, set as eyes.
This flute was tuned at 71.4 degrees F, at 73% humidity, and the finger holes are slightly dished for ease of play.