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Back to Nature

Making a healthy working environment

Technology and Flute Making

A backward step can be a leap forward

A paradigm shift?

A new flute inspires some changes

Shakuhachi Evolution

The Complicated Road to Simplicity

Bamboo Sourcery

And no, it’s not misspelled!

Bamboo Journey

A new direction on an ancient path

Keene on the Xiao

Serendipity strikes again

Artistic Growth and the Importance of Garbage

Making room for something better

Revisiting the Xiao

Fixing the unfixable

Kaval Evolution

A collaboration of creation!

What’s With All the Optimization?

Is there a Holy Grail of Flutes?

The Invisible Web Master

Flute making and the internet

The Materials Argument

Is there a best material for a flute?

Vacuum Resin Infusion

A Big Drill

The boring part of flute making

The Flute That Changed Everything

What is Ebonite?

Hint: It’s not plastic!

Two Heads Are Better Than One

The Value of Collaboration

Choosing a Flute

Tips for choosing the right flute for you