The Amorea flute began as a quest to create a more musically flexible Native American Flute.

The beautiful, alluring sound of that ages-old instrument has attracted many who long to express themselves through music. But to some who have explored this beloved old music maker, there has been a desire to expand beyond the sometimes limiting note range that it provides.

Thus, a crude Amorea flute was first crafted, looking much like its ansestor, but with only a single, large hole instead of 5 or 6 small holes.

IIt has been a number of years evolving, and its construction has gone through many changes to improve sound quality and playability.

The slow air chamber, or SAC, (chamber behind the sound hole) has been eliminated, and what used to be a relatively long ‘windway’, has been replaced by a thin slit, cut precisely by a laser. Into the distal end is inserted a tuned 'range extender block', which enables the flute's 1.5 octave range.

These flutes are each individually hand crafted from a single solid block of wood, bored through the center, and rounded. They are currently made from a variety of domestic hardwoods, though they have also been constructed from exotic hardwoods, as well as various types of plastic and metal. It's been found though that the sound qutlities of the materials used has only a subtle influence on the sound. It's the player that creates a truely beautiful sound.

There is currently only one model, in terms of size, shape and range. Efforts have been made in the past to create larger models that are lower in pitch, but these efforts have so far not yeilded an easily playable, good sounding instrument.

In its current incarnation, there is little resemblence to its predecesor, and indeed, it has come to be an entirely different animal. One that creates an entirely different palett of sounds, and is applicable to many different types of music and sound effects.

It could be said that the Amorea flute is more like the human voice than a musical instrument, both in the organic music that it can facilitate, and the intuitive means used to alter its pitch. It has no set notes, and lends itself to being played from the heart, for you must listen and respond, rather than learn rote finger positions.

The Amorea flute is in its infancy, and aspires to provide new and unique music-making opportunities. With an Amorea in hand, a basic ear for music, and a creative attitude, one can venture into new musical realms that have yet to be explored, nor even imagined.