Announcement    Come see me at the Richmond Makers Market on Nov 4th. I will debut several new types of 3d printed tin-whistles with hand carved plastic and metal bodies, maybe a few with bamboo tubes?

No international shipping.
All of my bamboo flutes are drilled and carved using concentrated sunlight focused through a handheld fresnel lens.
I have started limiting my bamboo pieces picked from local groves to dried yearling shoots: these first-year stalks are lighter and airier than a fully grown stalk with branches and leaves. The material is more delicate in that it's easier to damage with rough handling; as a trade-off these new flutes are much less likely to crack due to humidity and moisture. Many pieces have speckled or spalted grain patterns. Each flute is slightly different. There are still a limited supply of old-grain flutes; keep in mind that heavier pieces need more climate control and occasional oiling and toasting.

The entire pipe used to make you a plastic flute will last for an eon in your friends, in your food, in clouds. Wouldn't you rather pay for a bamboo pipe and a cardboard shipping tube?

The largest flute I can play is 2/3 as tall as I am. Fittings can be scheduled in-person to explore a personalized ergonomic design.

I have four other jobs and shipping costs have gone up. Thank you for being understanding of price increases.