So at 79 years of age, I may be wrapping up this particular adventure. With only two pieces of wood left unless I begin dismantling my house,muscling tools here and there has become a chore. Having been said, this particular instrument for the month of April was crafted from Huangana Negra, Is tuned to F-sharp minor, and is 22.5 inches in length with a 7/8 in bore diameter.
Elements of the build include old growth redwood from California, Canadian Moose Antler, amboinia burl, twice died Box Elder Burl, Various pyrographics, and a tuning hole at the south end fashioned as a serpent. Additional inlay. Includes an amalgam of spiny oyster, turquoise, and copper in a 10 mm stone, flanked by 4 mm turquoise dots, While the pyrographics surround a 12 mm, 50 million-year-old Canadian ammolite from the bear paw formation, As well as a 6 mm dome cut labradorite cab. Lastly, the fetish block has a faceted Brazilian azotic, topaz set to the bird’s crown, and 2.8 mm hematite beads set as eyes. There were nine overlays of material to the wings of the bird, but after shaping, only three or four became visible…To shape it differently would have turned the bird into a gopher…….Should I down the road, find myself clawing my way to the Rainbow Bridge, My wife MS Denise, aided by Mark Slater of the Flutecse Store, will do their best to meet your flute purchasing needs…..
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