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 Ethically Traded World WOODWIND At Excellent Prices
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for North American Style Wooden Flutes, Ocarinas, Ethnic Flutes, Pan Pipes, Recorders, High & Low Whistles,
Animal Whistles AS WELL AS Harmonicas and Didgeridoos...
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  North American Style Wooden Flutes:
Beautiful, traditional pentatonic minor flutes hand made in Britain from varying woods,
easy and intuitive to play with beautiful, haunting notes. 
 


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Full 6 hole North American style wooden flutes made by Willow of Blue Deer Spirit Flutes in SW Britain.
Simple, graceful designs made from variable woods and available in a range of keys:
'A'  'A#'  'high B'  'F'  'F#'  'G'  'G#'  for which prices range from £150.00 - £165.00
Lower keys  'low B'  'C'  'D'  'E'  are also available to special order, with prices ranging from £160.00 - £180.00


Beautiful Drone (double) flutes are also available to order in various keys (prices start at £220.00)
Currently in stock are single flutes made from beautiful Red Western Cedar, Willow and Douglas Fir woods
Please feel free to Contact Us for full details, pricing & availability

Flute Tuition book:

'The Art of the Native American Flute' by R. Carlos Nakai & James Demars at £22.95.


 

  Cherokee Style Bamboo Flutes: 
    made from quality bamboo and fairly traded from Peru: 
 

** NEW! **
At last - a fair-trade North American Style flute
within everyone's budget!


A budget range of pentatonic North American 'Cherokee' style flutes
Hand made and fairly-traded from Peru.
Made from good quality thick bamboo they are light to hold,
incredibly easy to play and sound lovely.

Price: £35.00 each in the key of 'A'

 




  OCARINAS:  
A varied range of traditional ceramic flutes & whistles.
Ocarinas are played like recorders but with the hands held next to each other, covering half the holes with each hand and using thumbs for the back holes.
They are found in many cultures including early China but the most popular come from South America and are brightly painted with traditional designs.
 

 PERUVIAN OCARINAS
 
Eight hole round Peruvian ceramic ocarinas
complete with traditional Inca designs
in varying colours with a low, breathy sound.
They come individually gift-boxed at £5.95 each.
 

Peruvian_Ocarinas_2.jpg (257548 bytes)Brightly coloured ceramic Peruvian Ocarinas with Inca designs:
6-hole oval mini pendant ocarina at £2.95 each;

eight hole oval ocarina at £4.95 each.


 

Ceramic bird shaped ocarinas from Peru
in varying shapes and colours
£4.50 each.
 


Clay 'Flautita' three-note ocarina pendants from Peru
 - great sounding at just £2.95 each;
6-hole oval mini pendant ocarina from Peru with varying designs and colours at £2.95 each;
Two-note 'bird lure' Ocarina Pendants from Thailand - sounds like a bird of prey calling at £3.50 each.

 

 SONG-STONES

Beautiful & perfectly pitched four or five hole Celtic Song-Stone Ocarinas in the key of 'C'
handmade in Derbyshire, UK by John Langley with varying designs:
choose from a range of traditional Celtic crosses, spirals & triskels.

Each has a bright, clear sound and is professionally tuned.
Gift-boxed at £10.00 each, optional songbook £2.00 each.
 
Larger concert Ocarinas are also available (gift boxed): soprano in 'G' at £14.95 and alto in 'D' at £16.95.
 

**NEW!** 'polyocs' as designed by John Langley - plastic child-friendly song-stones in the key of 'D'
available in red or blue colours complete with information sheet
at £5.00 each.

 

 
 

  ETHNIC FLUTES: 

Made from bamboo or cane, these lovely, decorative flutes come from varied traditional cultures around the world.
They are played similarly to a recorder and although not tuned exactly to a Western scale, they produce lovely, gentle notes.




Colourfully decorated wooden 'Quena' style flutes
from the Peruvian mountains in varying colours and designs
35-40cm long at £3.95 and 25cm long at £2.95.



Decorated bamboo recorders from Peru in varying designs
25cm long at £2.95, pictured (also available: 35cm long version at £4.95).

Mini bamboo flutes from Bali, Indonesia with burnt designs - 18cm long at £1.95 each.


Bamboo flutes from Bali with lovely swirly designs:
50cm long at £8.50;
35cm long at £4.50;
24cm long at £2.95.


 


  PAN PIPES: 

Pan-pipes are bamboo wind instruments first made by the Incas in the mountains of Peru and Ecuador.
They are played by gently blowing across the pipes (like blowing over a bottle) to create an evocative sound like the wind echoing through the Andes.

 

Zampona double pan pipes from Peru:
large at £8.95, small at £4.95;
Antara
single-row pan pipes from Peru and Ecuador:
£2.50 each.
All with coloured string to wear around the neck.
 

Rondador
single row pan pipes from Ecuador
20 pipes of alternating lengths at £8.95.

 

 

 

  HIGH & LOW whistles:  
  
Traditional folk instruments, particularly used in Irish folk music.


Tin Whistles available both from Ireland or the UK:

Walton's Irish whistles are available in brass in keys 'C' at £5.95 and 'D' at £5.50.
A nickel 'D' is also available at £6.95.

Clarke's whistles from the UK are also available - we always stock the 'original penny whistle' range in black with wooden mouthpieces, available boxed in either 'C' or 'D' (£11.95 each);
Clarke's 'sweetone' whistles are also available in 'D' in a choice of colours - blue, green, black or red (£5.50 each).

Brass Generation tin whistles made in the UK are also available ('B flat' at £6.95; 'C' at £6.50; 'D' and 'E flat' at £5.95; 'F' and 'G' at £5.50).

Nickel whistles are also available in both 'Waltons' & 'Generation' whistles, please
Contact Us for availability and pricing.


We also supply a range of SHAW whistles:
High 'D', 'E flat' or 'E' (£19.95); High 'C' (£22.95); 'B flat' or 'B' (£49.00); 'A' (£55.00); 'G' (£75.00); 'F' (£85.00)
plus a beautiful LOW WHISTLE in low 'D' at £90.00.



 
Other varying makes of whistle in varying keys also available are:
Chieftain (High 'D', 'A', 'B flat' & 'C' at £99.00; Low 'F', 'G' & 'D' at £135.00 plus tuneable whistles also available);
Dixon; Howard; Harper; Kerry all available to special order.
(Please note that for the top end whistles a deposit will be required).

We are also able to offer Tamlinn wooden whistles made in Germany from maple wood, complete with canvas bag:
 'E flat' at £45.00;  'D' at £55.00;   'C' at £59.00
Pear wood versions also available at extra cost -
Contact Us.

Finally, a range of traditional side-blown flutes are also available.

Please Contact Us for further information.


Whistle Tuition Books:

Feadog Irish
whistle tuition packs in 'D' (with whistle & book at £12.95 or with whistle, book & CD at £16.95).

'Tin Whistle Book number one: learning to play like a whistler' complete with tuition CD by Andreas Joseph (£12.95).

Low whistle book with CD also available at £18.95.


Other tuition books, songbooks & DVD packs available to special order - please
Contact Us

 The Tinwhistle Tutor A simple well thought out tutor book by Andreas Joseph

 

 

  RECORDERS:  

 

'Woodnote' black plastic recorders complete with bag, made in China
(Soprano in 'C' at £3.95 with case, pictured; Treble in 'F' at £16.95; Tenor in 'C' at £42.95).

UK made plastic Descant recorder with bag (£8.50).

'Adler' student soprano recorder in two parts with maple finish (venus model), with bag, made in Germany (£18.95).

'Meinel' soprano recorder in two parts with brown maple finish, with bag, made in Germany (£18.95);
'Meinel' soprano recorder in three parts with natural maplewood finish, with bag, made in Germany (£38.95);
'Meinel' alto recorder in three parts with natural pearwood finish, with bag, made in Germany (£88.95);
'Meinel' tenor recorder in three parts with natural maplewood finish, with bag, made in Germany (£145.00).

 

 

  Animal whistles  



Wooden 'hooting owls' from Thailand
made from sustainable wood.
F
our sizes available:
Extra large at £12.00, Large at £8.95, Medium at £5.95 and Small at £3.95.


squeeking animals 1.jpg (326397 bytes)wooden 'squeeking' animals from Thailand:
elephant, chicken, penguin or mouse! (9-11 cm, £5.95 each)
;
also available wooden calling duck (15cm, £7.95 each);
Coffee Wood stand £8.95.
 

**NEW!**
duck and cockerel callers from Thailand
£4.95 each.
 

Duck 'Quackers' from Bali
Made from bamboo and decorated with carved wooden ducks in various colours
simply blow to create a 'quack' sound!  £2.50 each.
 

Also available:
Bamboo bird/swanee whistles from Bali, made to mimic birdsong by moving the stick up and down whilst gently blowing (15cm long at £1.00).

 

 

  DIDGERIDOOs:  
 

 

Didges Bali 2.jpg (407516 bytes)BAMBOO didgeridoos from Bali:
120cm long burnt design bamboo didges either swirls, giraffe or tiger stripe designs (£18.00 each, pictured);
100cm long swirly burnt design bamboo didges (£12.50 each); 
PVC didgeridoos from Bali:
fantastic didges with varnished sarong covering (£19.50 each);  
WOODEN didgeridoos from Bali:
hand carved wooden didges with animal designs made from fast-growing,
sustainable jack fruit wood
(£30.00 each, pictured); **NEW** hand etched wooden Balinese didges (£30.00 each);
dot-painted and varnished wooden didges (£29.50 each). 
 

Wooden didgeridoos from the Timor Islands:
Dot-painted wooden didgeridoos made from farmed eucalyptus in the Timor Islands (from £50.00 each, subject to availability).
Plain Timor didges coming soon!

Wooden didgeridoos
from Australia:

Elegant, partly dot-painted eucalyptus didgeridoos direct from Australia (from £125.00 each, subject to availability).
Please
Contact Us for further information.

**NEW** hand made didgeridoos from sustainable bamboo - made in Scotland by Scott Jasper of 'Dragonfly Moon'
(£25.00 each, subject to availability).

PLUS:
Brightly coloured stripy Balinese didge bags (£8.50);
Didge Instruction booklets: 'How To Play The Didgeridoo: a practical guide for everyone' by Jonathan Cope (£5.00).

 

 

  HARMONICAS  
We stock a range of harmonicas in varying keys:


10 hole boxed 'Jambone' Harmonicas in the keys of 'A',  'C',  'D'  &  'G' made in China (£4.95 each, pictured);
Mini 4-hole harmonicas on a chain in the key of 'C' made in China (£2.50 each, pictured);
Also available: 48 hole 'Jambone' Harmonica in the key of 'C' made in China (£6.50 each);
double sided 'Jambone' harmonicas in red or blue - 24 holes each side, available in 'C' & 'G' or 'G' & 'D' made in China (£9.95 each);
12 hole chromatic 'Jambone' Harmonica in the key of 'C' with slider for the half notes, made in China (£45.00).



Harmonica Tuition Books:

Waltons 'Learn to play Blues Harmonica' illustrated book with CD by Don Baker (£11.95)
Also available:  'Waltons' complete beginners Harmonica Pack (with book, harmonica & CD at £18.95).


The Blues Harmonica book&CD pk Illustrated method book by Don Baker, with 60 minute CDHarmonica pack, book, CD, harp  The Walton's tutor and CD packed with a good Chinese Harmonica.

 


 


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