Five Flute Comparison | 5 Different Materials | Flute Review
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- Welcome to a new Native flute comparison video! In this five flute comparison video, we'll be looking at five different flutes made out of five different materials.
1) Plastic (ABS) Northern Spirit Flutes
2) Bamboo - Island Flutes
3) Ceramic - Meadow Lark Flutes
4) Softwood (Pine) Jonah Thompson Navajo Flutes
5) Hardwood (Walnut) Heartsong Flutes
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Bamboo tone is my favorite! So sweet, so soft, it’s a hug for my soul.
Sorry for my english
you're english was perfect my friend
Different horses for different courses. No wonder folks start collecting them. I'm only on four, so just a newbie :-)
That's great! In time, I'm sure your collection will grow. Perhaps my flute reviews will help you make some choices. Here is a link to my full Flute Review playlist!
th-cam.com/play/PLgElgGCUZhMBkQdri87gsZx6viAdSpOKl.html
They all sound nice but I am looking for a unique voiced flute. So many sound a lot alike. I like the Island bamboo flute the best I think. It has a refreshing haunting voice. But I love to hike so the plastic would be good to take along. The pine flute sounds pretty too. Its mellow and warm and has a voice that sings security, balance, and peace.
Thanks for the comparisons... I just ordered my first flute at Northern Spirits... looking forward to this new journey.
Awesome! Hope you enjoy it!
@@JonnyLipford I'm sure I will enjoy it. The only caveat is that when I listen to all you youtubers demoing flutes, you make them sound quite a bit better than us newbies can. If only because you use quite a bit of vibrato, which is not a beginner thing.
Great job Jonny! It is ear opening to hear the flutes side by side and back to back at the end. Thanks for all you are doing for flute community. I am especially moved by the work you are doing that is getting Native American style flutes into kids hands. I am honored to be a part of helping to make this happen. That is where my heart is too. And of course into the hands of those who are kids at heart, like me. ;-)
Rock on! We make a great team, Richard. Thanks so much for your part in this!
Hi Jonny...Thank you once again for a great video...it is so nice t have these reviews...and I LOVE your flute room displays...bravo all the way around...
Glad you like them! I was very pleased to get this up on the wall in my office! Woot!
Thanks, Jonny. This is really helpful in deciding the direction of my next flute.
You're welcome!
Interesting! I enjoyed the Plastic one quite a bit and the JP Gomez. I think I like rooting for underdogs like plastic, because it’s pretty normal to enter into it with some bias that “no way, plastic can’t sound good”, but if you were to ask the audience to listen blindfolded, you couldn’t “hear plastic”, you just hear a unique voice. Plus, the durability for travel etc is appealing.
Great point!
I would love one of those plastic flutes for kayak camping trips!
#1 JP Gómez. 2nd Island Flutes I love the sound too 👍🏼
Thanks for chiming in!
I like the Island Flute
Awesome! I love the bamboo by Ray and the walnut by JP Gomez in no particular order.
And since you have one of each of those, you have an experienced vote!
Same, bamboo hits different.
Thoroughly enjoyed the comparison. For my taste, hands down, the best tone came from the JP Gomez flute, due to the flutemaker and the clear rich sound of walnut. Second choice was the Island Bamboo flute. I was surprised at the richness of sound it offered. Thank you for doing this and I look forward to more of these videos!
Cool, and thanks for your comment! Ray does a great job with bamboo!
Nice comparison. The only "negative", I feel, was the lower tuning on the Jonah Thompson flute. It was a pretty noticeable difference when played back-to-back toward the end here. Almost like it was a 432hz tuned flute when heard in the middle of the others. I would also suggest that an accomplished player as yourself can manipulate your breath and playing "input" to make every flute rise to its optimal potential. Something that takes a newer player a while to find in their playing abilities. You make them all sound great Jonny! Again, a well done comparison, my friend.
Indeed, the Jonah Thompson flute has a "different" voice and breath is definitely part of the input for each flute to achieve its optimal voice. Thanks for watching!
Brent, I have to agree with your assertion on this particular flute. I have a Jonah Thompson A, and this made me pull it out and play it along with the video. It is definitely not in tune with this one, which I thought of as being "flat". I also agree with Brent that professionals have the ability to make all of these flutes sound great. That is why I prefer to buy flutes in person rather than hearing a pro play it in a clip. They have abilities that I don't. They have breath control and many ways to make a flute truly "sing" its best that I lack. But it does give me a chance to hear what a flute can and should sound like at its optimum, thus a goal to achieve. Thanks Jonny!
Love the sound of the bamboo..something about it...
This is a sound I'll never forget for the rest of my life. I have the pleasure of hearing them get tuned. It is a sound that stands alone and has a spirit that travels with the sound. It is good for the soul no doubt.
That heartsong flute had the best tone to me. The second flute also had a nice tone.
I would have liked more comments from you about the JP Gomez flute. I would really like to obtain one of his flutes. Thanks for the review!
My pleasure! I have other reviews of JP's flutes. Perhaps this one will give you the information you're looking for. This is a full review of the flute you refer to.
th-cam.com/video/ZS70bUi1iFk/w-d-xo.html
I am new to flute playing and love watching your videos to learn and also listen for relaxation too. For the question: for my ear, I loved the last flute the best because it seemed to have both roundness? in the deeper tones and sweetness in the upper tones if that makes any sense? I was very surprised at how well the plastic flute played. I just ordered an Aeolian flute from Singing Tree Flutes (Black Limba) in the key of G.
Enjoy your new flute when it arrives! Thank you for your feedback on what you hear. There is a flute voice that is preferable for every person and every song. Thankfully, we have lots flute makers to give us so much variety there.
The ceramic and walnut are my favorites, in that order, I like the tonal qualities of these the best, the ceramic seemed surprisingly soft and mellow, the walnut bright and cheery.
Thanks for watching and voicing your preferences!
Thank you for your work. I want to buy my first flute. The Northern Spirit plastic flute seems like the obvious choice mainly for price and your endorsement as a good instrument!!
Go for it! Glad I could help you with a choice!
Got it ordered yesterday
I can't really say which one I like the best, Jonny - they all had their distinctive sounds and virtues. Of the five, I think that three of them - the plastic flute, the bamboo flute and the ceramic flute - all were very good. I have a piece of bamboo that I would like to make an A flute out of. The problem is that it is from Tonkin Bamboo, which is just about the hardest and densest species of bamboo out there - the thing has a brittle, metallic sound, due to its extreme hardness, and I don't know how to mellow it out.
Thanks for watching! You might try going into a Facebook Flutemakers group for that discussion. I'm thinking they would be happy to discuss this topic!
Hi! I have a question. I recently bought the transverse bamboo flute (fkey) from your website. In the website, it said that it could play sharp’s and flats with the one octave range. However, I cannot find a fingering chart anywhere. Do you have any recommendations? Also, can the music you wrote for Native American flutes he played on those bamboo flutes?
I can't believe I liked the plastic maybe the best... it's a toss up between that and the last one (Walnut). The bamboo one however was weird to listen to-- it made me feel short of breath!
Rich makes a fine flute in plastic that is a great traveler too!
Nice comparison.
The plastic sounds better than expected, nice and deep, but a little thin and too precise.
The bamboo is a little reminiscent of a shakuhachi.
The ceramic reminds me of an ocarina in texture.
I have two Jonah Tomsons, both in A-minor and both Ponderosa Pine. One sounds just like yours, mellow and a little flat of concert reference pitch. The other is bright, crisp, grainy, and right on 440 Hz.
The walnut is very clear. Not my preference.
Thank goodness for preferences! The nuances of sound and that interpretation by each person is one of the subtle beauties of shopping for instruments!
I wonder what are the specific name, of those kinds of flutes
in oppose to "side blowing" flutes
These are all referred as Native American-style flutes. Thanks for watching!
Transverse or side blown I think have a very different sound altogether. I like them all
I really liked the first one for the tone but also because it’s maintenance free! Do you have a plastic Ken Light? I have two and was intrigued by this one you have. What do you think between the two?
Thanks for watching and voicing your preference! I do not own any flutes by Ken, but if acquire one at some point, it will surely make it into a future flute review.
$90 for the A by Ray. That's an order. Done and done....
Enjoy! All of Ray’s flutes are winners!
@@JonnyLipford thanks! I will! I can't believe his prices! Can't go wrong.
The Jonah Tompson flute was a little lower in pitch than the others, and the upper notes in the octave were quite flat. Nothing that a rat tail file couldn't fix to bring it back into tune!
Thanks for tuning in! I guess that wasn't your favorite of the 5!
@@JonnyLipford I have some Jonah Thompson flutes in my collection, and to be perfectly honest, they are better tuned in the upper notes than that one. It seems like A is the key that Jonah Thompson prefers. Some have called Jonah Thompson flutes "the most flute for your money". I would probably agree. I suppose that many have gotten into flute making by first doing re-tunings and adjustments on flutes they bought.
Great review---I have the Rich Dube flute and find it very enjoyable. It's a great beginner flute for the investment, always in tune, and very durable. (carl perry)
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Im really impressed of your collections
Where could i find these wind instruments? How cpuld get these beautiful wind instruments? From where do i get these?
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We offer a variety of Native American Style Flutes on our website (www.horizonsflutestore.com).
Pine sounded nicest to my ears.
Pine does have a nice bright tone. Everyone has their own favorite though.
hi there, do you use knotweed flutes? Thank you for your Comparison! :) Greets from germany
Thanks for tuning in! I don't currently have any knotweed flutes in my collection.
@@JonnyLipford okay :) I'm trying to built some flutes out of knotweed and bamboo. I dont find many makers which are using knotweed for building yeah....
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I need yo knwo about all names of the native American flutes could you please drop here?
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I dont know the exactly the names of native American flutes .so, sound is so great warm tonao quality i checkout once i love native American flutes expression .so if you could help me through this
Whats the names of all native American wind flutes instrument? .i do find to learn i dont get proper which one is which? ..i dont know the proper names of the native American flutes .so yeah if you could drop here names of the native American flutes
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Ever heard of a Valhalla flute?
What kind of flute do you guys suggest for a beginner?:((
By far the best place to start is with our Beginner Bundle. It includes a starter flute, a fleece bag and our Beginning Your Journey online course all for the regular price of the flute. www.horizonsflutestore.com/pages/thank-you
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Nice review Jonny. May I Know which flute is that in the Background music? I guess Egyptian flute? and the maker?
That is the title song from my album, Migration. I play a couple flutes on that track. Here is a video of all the flutes used on that album in addition to the title track.The flutes you are asking about start at 5:35. Enjoy!
th-cam.com/video/8fw6pdWFVs4/w-d-xo.html
Could you please link me the intro song?
Thank you for asking! This is the title track on my Migration album. Here is the link you requested and an additional link if you are interested in the album.
th-cam.com/video/68fj2hbjnIo/w-d-xo.html
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www.jonnylipfordmusic.com/collections/native-american-flute-music
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Hello to you too! Thanks for tuning in! Much appreciated!
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