Medicine Wind Small Pentatonic Bamboo Flute (A)
The Medicine Wind Oriental Pentatonic Flute is made by hand in Florida, USA, by George Tortorelli, a flute maker with more than 35 years of experience.
It plays in the A minor pentatonic scale.
How to play this flute?
- Aim your airflow against the edge of the embouchure hole
- This requires some practice and patience
- The flute is held horizontally, this too requires some practice
- There's 4 fingerholes on top
- Cover the holes with the pad of the fingers, not the fingertips
The musical possibilities
- Easily plays in the minor pentatonic scale
- It is possible to 'bend' notes by sliding your finger off the hole
- You can achieve a similar effect by rolling the flute
- It has a reach of 2 octaves