Wooden Flutes

Wooden flutes are traditionally used for Irish folk music as they provide a warmer quieter sound than metal flutes. This type of flute has fewer keys, eight keyed ‘Irish’ flutes are common, or no keys enabling the technique of sliding from one note to another.

Aesthetically stunning, the offset G handcrafted Yamaha YFL-874WH Handmade Wooden Flute with B Footjoint offers a beautifully warm, rich tone thanks in part to the grenadilla wooden body. We have supplied a number of these over the years & our customers have been very pleased with them. Some metal flutes come with a wooden headjoint, an example being the Trevor James Cantabile