Wood Information
The woods used by us are of the best quality and are slowly and naturally dried through long storage periods (no drying chambers or microwave!). In this way, tension cracks or the warping and working on the finished instrument is avoided. Not only that, we divide the manufacturing process from the canticle to the finished flute over a period of months in order to allow the wood periods of rest.

Boxwood (European Boxwood)
The boxwood we used originates from Southern France and the Pyrenees. After careful storage, the wood is split so that the course of the grain runs parallel to the later instrument. In this painstaking method of treatment, we counteract the warping of the later instrument. Recorders and transverse flutes made of boxwood are characterized by an earthy, striking, but never hard sound.

Maracaibo-Boxwood
It originates from South America and is lighter and more evenly grown than European boxwood. Maracaibo-boxwood is excellently suited for recorder building. The sound is soft and round.

Grenadilla
It has been used for woodwinds for centuries. It is a reddish-black and very resistant against dampness. With good care grenadilla flutes are less resistant to cracks, despite the hard wood. The sound from an instrument made from grenadilla is earthy, powerful, and very sound carrying.

Ebony
Originating from Africa, it has been stored in our wood storage for many years already. Ebony is mostly deep black and brittle. When treated incorrectly, it is prone to cracks. Nonetheless, ebony is used in flute making because the sound is very carrying and allows for many sound nuances.