Flute made by Patrick Sioda, maker and concert performer of Native American flutes.
Description of the Flute n°Bb 38 tone B flat:
Wood: body in ipe, mouthpiece and totem in cocobolo.
Finish: Polyurethane varnish (body and block), food grade water-soluble varnish (mouthpiece).
- The Flute is delivered with its user guide and explanation on the position of the fingerings
- you will also receive a storage bag
- Free shipping!
The woods for each flute are carefully selected and dried for several years. Most of the manufacturing is then carried out manually with specialized tools with a constant concern for musical and aesthetic qualities. The block/totem is custom carved for each flute.
Each flute has a unique musicality due to its design, its dimensions and the quality of its wood. The sound of the Native American flute cannot be confused with any other wind instrument.
Patrick SIODA
Native American flute maker
Patrick Sioda has been making Native American flutes and playing them in concert since 2007. After making many didgeridoos from local woods for several years, he embarked on the adventure of the Native American flute, the instrument of the first peoples of North America, still largely unknown in Europe. His experience as a concert performer allows him to keep improving his craft, refining every parameter that creates a beautiful sound. Since 2006, Patrick Sioda has also been giving regular concerts as part of a didgeridoo and classical guitar duo, "Les 2 Fanta'Sticks".
How does Patrick make his Native American flutes?
The wood blanks for each flute are carefully selected and dried for several years. The blank is split with a band saw, then the inner channels are cut with a table router fitted with core-box bits of various diameters. Most of the work is then done by hand with specialised tools (planes, chisels, needle files, scrapers…), with constant attention to musical and aesthetic quality. The block, or "totem", is carved to measure for each flute.
The flutes are made with the greatest care, especially in the choice of woods: wild service tree, African blackwood, wild olive, prickly juniper, spruce or cherry for the body of the instrument; boxwood, thuya burl, pink ivory or ebony for the mouthpiece and totem, for example. Each flute has a unique musicality thanks to its design, its dimensions and the quality of its woods. The sound of the Native American flute cannot be mistaken for that of any other wind instrument.