Directory of Historical and Ethnic Resources

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Subcategories

• Bansuri
• Baroque
• Irish
• Makers
• Native American
• Recorder
• Shakuhachi

Resources in This Category

• ASW Guide to Historical Woodwind Instruments

  http://www.aswltd.com/guideww.htm
  Discusses makers and types of historic woodwind instruments, beginning with the Medieval period.

• Bamboo and Ethnic Flutes Around the World

  http://shakuhachi.com/TOC-WorldFlutes.html
  Descriptions and pictures of ethnic flutes from India, China, South America and North America. (Purchasing information provided.)

• Build a PVC Flute

  http://www.thewidgetforge.com/projects/flute/
  Provides instructions for making a simple and inexpensive flute from PVC tubing.

• Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection

  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dcmhtml/dmhome.html
  Pictures and audio files of some of the historic flutes in this collection, located at the library of congress.

• My Historical Flutes

  http://webhome.idirect.com/~toot/flutes.html
  Links to pictures and descriptions of the author's antique flutes and historical reproductions. Includes purchasing tips.

• Rick Wilson's Historical Flutes Page

  http://www.oldflutes.com/
  Presents photos, descriptions, and information about historical European and American flutes from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Performance practices are also discussed.

• Terry McGee Flutes

  http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/
  Australian maker of wood flutes, offers links to historical flute studies, research, and fingering charts.

• The Beginnings of Music: The Opposites in the Flute

  http://www.barbaraallen.org/The-Flute.html
  History and philosophy behind the instrument. From a presentation by Barbara Allen.

• Traverso Historical Flute Newsletter

  http://traversonewsletter.org/
  Quarterly newsletter of news and information about the flute and its music in the eighteenth and adjacent centuries. [Subscription required]

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