Unpacking My New Flute, Condor Bass C by High Spirits 

Thank you! 🙂🌿

Thanks so much, Cat! So nice to see the HSF channel comment here. Your flutes are very appreciated and certainly are a reason for delight! :D ♫♪

+chessdude67 Aww, thanks so much, Tim! I felt exactly like you said. This first note just embraced me with love. :D

My.. looking at that video again it feels like from a different life. I'm glad my music brings you peace, my friend and I have no intention of stopping to play/upload videos. My flutes are what is keeping me going. Perhaps life will grant us both a bit of a lighter path again in the future. x

Thanks so much, Alan! Getting this flute was a big deal to me and it was amazing to hold it in my hands the first time.

Happy is good! I love all my flutes. They bring me much joy. :)

+Viviane C Thank you, Viviane! I've always wanted to own a flute with this kind of voice. And now I do! I'm still excited. haha

Thank you, CC. :)

Thank you Sumit! I'm glad you enjoyed both my smile and the flute. :)

Looks like I've been unpacking my flute for 2 years now then. haha :D Thank you, Makerie. It's a great flute still, and hopefully for many more years to come. :)

+Sablecat22 Thank you! ♥ They do make great sounding flutes. :)

Haha, yes. Wonderful instruments, aren't they? May your savings grow quickly and the perfect flute come to you soon! :)

I got the Dm today. ❤😊

+Dano Pierce Thank you, Dan! I'm glad for my friends here, like you, who enjoy my sharings. It helps to carry on. :)

Playing the deep voice of this flute is an amazing feeling. :) I hope you find one that pleases you, too. I love my A flute but the low C does have quite a special voice.

Thanks very much Donna! High Spirits make some lovely flutes for sure. :)

Merry Christmas, Sherry! :) I find them to be great flutes and it sounds like the perfect day for yours to have arrived. Happy fluting! :D

Goodness, yes, there certainly was a lot of happiness involved unpacking that great flute!! :D I'm noticing you have all the colourful smilies now to comment with. Nice! I'm still "drawing" them myself in black and white. lol :) ^_^ :D :/ :O

Congrats on your new flute! It's a wonderful flute, isn't it? Worth getting all excited about. :D

It's still hard for me to play with the holes so far away from each other. I'm inspired to not give up watching you. Thank you

I had to save up for this one, too. But it totally is worth it. :)

Schön, daß es dir gefallen hat, T. Danke! :)

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed. :) This flute is 440 hz. But they make them in 432 hz, too.

+John Mahoney I hope so! It certainly cheered me up today. :)

Thanks! New flutes cause happines for sure! :) I think the bore size in relation to key might have something to do with the finger hole size, too. Not sure. I'm glad I can managed them. Women with small hands seem to struggle. "Condor Bass" is the marketing name of this flute. I believe the NAsF (native american style flute) community have a bit their own rules of musical descriptions. ;)

​@@GreyOwl8 Thank you for your answer. I'm a beginner in NAF craft. I have make my first in bamboo in key of "low" Eb. It work great, and i love it. You are right, the key infuence the size of the hole. But, of what i'ved read, they said the position of the fingers hole influence too the diameter of their. especially is bass flutes. Ckeck this article : www.flutopedia.com/hole_placement_equal.htm "As the bore diameter increases, the top three finger holes (#4, #5, and #6) may need to all be moved upwards (i.e. North). Otherwise, after you tune the flute, the top three finger holes might end up too large in diameter for you to play comfortably. The bottom three finger holes (#1, #2, and #3) will not need to be moved up."

@@gaulix69 Interesting. I had never really looked into flute crafting as I'm a player not a maker. Thanks for sharing! Congrats on your first self made flute! I'm glad to hear it's worked out well for you. Happy fluting! :)

​@@GreyOwl8 Thank you. I'm woodworker and a bass guitare player (my level is not so high, but I do some cool stuffs). I've looked for NAF playing and crafting since only 1 month, and i love the two ! This is exciting ! and not so complicated. Playing an instrument you'vedmake is a very satisfying sensation. and sacred stuffs too :) I want to build in the future some different Key NAF, especially medium/low drones flutes, and contrabass NAF. Ioves these frequency ! Crafting a flute of bamboo is not very hard. you should try ! There is all info one the web site what i've give you. Have you ever try melodies on pentatonique mode 4 ? I have listen somes of your videos and i don't hear the mode 4. You used a lot the pentatonic mode 1. The mode 4 is very simple, like the mode 1. consisting of keep close the hole #3 instead of the hole #4 It give you a little variant sounding, and alternating in the same melodie the mode 1 and 4 penta doing sounding i my mind more melancolic . penta modes 4 on NAF : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ByW6jA5mZP0.html

I'm aware of other modes but am happy to leave them for others to play. ;)

Thank you, Pilar! Many blessings. :)

It's easy to become a fan, isn't it? :D The walnut seems to work particularly well with this flute, I find. Lovely sound. It's very robust, too. So I'm rather happy with it. But I equally like the spanish cedar for my "Little Hawk A" flute. It's a softer sound. But if given a choice of walnut or aromatic cedar I think I'd always go for walnut. :)

Kerstin 'Grey Owl' thanks for the quick reply. I love the looks of the flute and sound.

Gracias. :) Sí, la melodía es "mío". Juego intuitivamente. Los sentimientos crean una melodía.

Thank you! :)

You're welcome! Thanks for making the video as it helps me decide about purchasing my own flute from High Spirits :)

Muito obrigado :)

Thank you. It's a great flute to have and play. :)

I'm playing the flute just by itself without anything added and am recording with a simple canon digi cam. I paid 295 Euros for the flute from a german retailer. Check links in desription box.

High spirits flutes from Patagonia, AZ I just bought one in f#, fairly pricey but you can check them out at highspirits.com/collections/all-flutes

Thanks very much, Heidi. I'm glad you enjoy my videos. :) I was so excited when this flute arrived. It's such a wonderful instrument.

My flutes are from "High Spirits". You can find them here. ru-vid.com There is a link to their website that has the prices, too. I do not use an amplifier and have no experience with them.

+twinnumber3 I was sooo excited when it came! :D I'm glad it made You smile. :-*

Thank you! :) I struggle with the large holes. And closer spacing on smaller flutes is easier to play, too. But the sound and feel of this flute is gorgeous and worth it. ;)

Have you looked into a smaller flute that produces a deep sound?

Oh, I was referring to my key of A flute when I mentioned smaller flutes. ;) As for this flute I chose it purposfully for its soulful voice. I'm quite in love with it. I just have to be mindful of my hands and fingers while playing.

Awe, thanks so much! I love playing it. :)

You find the flute price and details here: highspirits.com/collections/traditional-flutes/products/condor-bass-c-walnut And here you can check for a seller in your area or country: highspirits.com/pages/high-spirits-flutes-store-locator I hope that helps. :)

Hi again , can you tell me , did you take any courses on flute playing ? I am very new to this and it seems that their has to be more to it. For me that is, not sure what hole to play so it sounds good. Will it come together as you keep at it. ? ……thanks again!!

Sorry for the late reply, Maura. I never did any courses, just learned to play the recorder in school many years ago. I watched many youtube videos and got myself inspired in FB flute groups. Just tried things. Never gave up. - Yes, things come together over time but some people prefer to have teachers. If that is the case with you you might want to check out Johnny Lipford. He is a gifted teacher and player. www.youtube.com/@JonnyLipford/videos

I was so excited when this flute arrived and I still love it as much 2 years later. :)

Making flutes is for others. I only play. ;)

Haha, no way! 😄

Thank you, Paul :)

De rien kerstin vous êtes tellement belle et naturelle avec des yeux si pétillant , cela me rappel moi aussi ma première guitare et plus récemment ma flûte en FA# Kiss.

I payed 290 Euros for it, from a retailer here in Germany. The US prices of this and other High Spirits flutes you can find on their webpage. highspirits.com/

You find the current price here: highspirits.com/collections/traditional-flutes/products/condor-bass-c-walnut

Thank you :)

Thank you. :)

Not at all. Their newer "spirit flute" fipple models are short but their traditional models haven't changed. highspirits.com/collections/traditional-flutes

Thanks :)