The Essential Flute by Ellis Flutes

Note: The “Large Hole D Prototype” is recommended only to players with larger hands or who play piper’s grip. The expanded hole spacing yields incredibly strong E and A notes but would be a challenge to play for those with medium to small hands.

The Essential Flute is ideal for both Celtic music and World music of all kinds. Diatonic major tuning. Featuring a tapered head bore for improved intonation and projection. Ergonomic embouchure hole placement for right-handed player.

The released a new version of Essential Flute. This new version has been improved yet again by the addition of a choke point in the flute bore. This bore manipulation has created a delightful feel of compression in the flute, very much akin to the conical bore flutes favored by many players, giving the familiar back-pressure and punch. An added bonus is that it allows for the widening of the lowest finger hole (always the weakest note on any open hole flute), bringing greater strength of tone to match the rest of the scale.

“What an instrument! It is everything I could hope for in a ‘3/4 flute’ (speaking of the F flute), bright with loads of potential for the kind of old-school Irish trad I have been working on

Bb / Roasted Curly Maple
Bb / Cherry
Bb / Curly maple
C / Curly Maple
D / Black Walnuy
D / Bocote
D / Holly
D / Roasted Curly Maple

Galeon Delrin Pratten Irish Flute

Awesome Pratten flute from Galeón.  Powerful through the range with fantastic intonation.  Precisely cut rounded rectangle embouchure suits both beginning & advanced players.  Expressive from mild to wild.  Large finger holes are suitable for those with medium to large-sized hands.  Available with or without tuning slide.

“I recently ordered the 4-peice Galeon flute based on your recommendation. It’s fantastic!

Before placing my order with you, I had to return a flute to a different retailer because of a manufacturing flaw, and there is no comparison. The Galeon flute, while only slightly more expensive, is clearly of a much higher quality. I am a complete beginner, but I have already been able to make very satisfying progress, and I can tell that this instrument will keep on giving as my skills improve.