Rosewood  Inspecting an African blackwood  tube Cocuswood
                                                                                                                   
 
Full handcrafted and yet with CNC-precision. Extra strong pointed arm keys. Standard offset G mechanism. In-line mechanism. by order, for the same price. The C-footjoint has two rollers. The B-footjoint has three rollers.
 


A rosewood flute on a piece of an African Blackwood tree.Afr. blackwood, cocus tube, Afr. bl.w.body ready Two palissander flutes, two extra heads and one extra b-foot, ready for the Opera in Madrid.
 


All keys are shaped precisely on the tube: every flute is unique. Parts that have to be strong are made of alpaca.Looking through the bore to a blackbird in the snow.
 


A special ergonomic position of plates and rollers. The pinless mechanism, one-piece core-bar and white gold springs make this flutes very reliable and easy to play. Made in Sterling silver 925. Specially formed toneholes produce a strong projection. The secret of the wonderfull sound and fast attaque lies in the bore, the mouthhole and the toneholes, and the way the wood is treated and manufactured. And of course the sound of the wood itself.
 


Pinless mechanism. Toneholes in a cocuswooden tube. Alfred in Madrid, bringing his flutes to the orchestra of the Opera.