I finally finished my mango timber Native American style flute. The last few miles were demanding; my Dremel decided to die on me at the most inopportune time, and so I had to carve the whale totem the old fashion way. I do have a set of turning chisels, but I don't have a decent carving one (it's on my purchase list.) Consequently, I whittled away using a utility knife. Not glamourous and rather dangerous, but it did the trick.
I decided to nickname this flute "Migaloo", in honour of our famous cetacean visitor. It is tuned the the key of F above middle C. The wood used for the fetish is Euro beech, Brazilian purpleheart, and jacaranda for the whale (taken from our own tree, in the front yard.) I won't go into a long-winded explanation, but the key it is tuned in, types of wood selected, and the whale totem are quite symbolic and meaningful to me. |
Click on the slideshow below to hear Migaloo sing.
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