Hello!
Here I am again with my bag full of flutes.
3D printed flutes made by Mauri in Finland.
I already introduced this instrument here a while ago. It is a hexagon shaped flute in D major.
Just like whistles it doesn’t have a thumb hole.
Unlike whistles this one does not overblow into the upper octave. You can play any melody on it as long as you stay within one octave.
(Playing a D major scale upwards and downwards.)
(Improvising a short dance-like tune.)
And just to confuse everybody, this was a tune in G major. Because that’s another scale that you can play (partly) on this instrument.
Now. The instrument I wanted to concentrate on in this video is not this one.
[But I love it, so I’m talking about it so much.]
It is this one.
Looks pretty similar. The colour is the same, it has this wonderful pinkish golden orange colour that looks really, really interesting.
It has one round hole here. It has two caps, one on each side and it also has two labiums. Now, why is that?
Taking off one cap, open it. We have six holes here and no hole on the other side, just like the other one. And it’s in D major as well.
(Playing a D major scale upwards and downwards.)
So, what’s behind that other cap?
Don’t worry! You don’t need a second pair of hands, because the other side doesn’t have holes – it’s a drone pipe.
It’s a drone in D major.
(Playing the traditional German melody „Weißt du wieviel Sternlein stehen“ – „Can you count the stars“)
And then you take it and put it back together, put the caps back on (you gotta choose the right side), put it in the bag of your trousers and go off and make music!