High Spirits Condor Bass Spanish Cedar (E, D)
The videos above show the Condor Bass in D.
Suited for beginners and veterans! The High Spirits 'Condor Bass' Native American flute is a handmade instrument, built by renowned flutemaker Odell Borg. Odell has been making flutes for over 25 years in Arizona, USA. The flute is easy to hold and play, although this particular flute is suited for people with medium to large sized hands. It is also an incredible instrument for experienced players.
This particular model has been made out of cedar wood, has a length of 64 cm and is tuned to Low D. It plays in the D minor pentatonic scale and in the F major pentatonic scale. The D is our personal favourite, and we recommend this flute for players with medium to large hands (smaller hands can play the flute too if you have prior experience with Native flutes.)
Condor Bass in E, suited for smaller hands as well.
The key of E has a length
of 58 cm and plays in E
minor pentatonic, and also in G
major pentatonic.
The key of C has a length
of 69 cm and plays in C
minor pentatonic, and also in Eb
major pentatonic.
Available here!
The key of B has a length
of 74 cm and plays
in B minor pentatonic, and also
in D major pentatonic. Available
here!
Condor Bass in C, Condor Bass in B. Both not suited for small
hands.
The flute comes with a free DVD and instructional manual, allowing you to become a good native flute player, even without any previous musical experience.
How to play this flute?
- Blow into the end of the flute
- This is very easy, you do not need any embouchure
- It does not require a lot of air
- It is easy to hold, you hold it in front of you like a recorder
- It has six fingerholes, one of which is covered by a patch
- Which leaves five holes for the fingers to cover
- It is also possible to remove the patch, giving you acces to six fingerholes
- This allows for even more tonal possibilities
The musical possibilities
- You can easily play in the minor pentatonic scale
- Play in major pentatonic by starting on the second note (4 holes closed)
- It is possible to play tones outside of these scales as well
- Use half-holes (half cover the fingerhole) to do so
- The flute has a reach of more than one octave
