High Spirits Spirit Flute Contra Bass 440hz 'A' Spanish Cedar
Overview
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Recommended for experienced Native American flute players!
The High Spirits 'Contra Bass' Native American flute is the lowest and deepest sounding Native American flute that is build by renowned flutemaker Odell Borg. Odell has been making flutes for over 25 years in Arizona, USA. Large hands are recommended for
This particular model has been made out of Spanish cedar wood, has a length of 64 cm and is tuned to Low A. It plays in the A minor pentatonic scale and in the C major pentatonic scale.
The flute comes with a free DVD and instructional manual, allowing you to become a good native flute player, even without any previous musical experience.
How to play this flute?
- Blow into the end of the flute
- This is very easy, you do not need any embouchure
- It does not require a lot of air
- The flute is held horizontally at a slight angle
- It has six fingerholes
- You can easily play in the minor pentatonic scale
- Play in major pentatonic by starting on the second note (4 holes closed)
- It is possible to play tones outside of these scales as well
- Use half-holes (half cover the fingerhole) to do so
- The flute has a reach of more than one octave