Native American Style Flute - Belo Cozad Kiowa Replica

Description: Hand Carved Replica of "Belo Cozad" Kiowa Love Flute. Original flute was made circa 1930.Belo Cozad (1864-1950) was and is a legend in the Native American flute world. He was a Kiowa flute builder, player, teacher, and recording artist. He was one of the last of the old flute players and is credited with helping keep the native flute from extinction 100 years ago. The original flute was in the collection of the famous flute collector Dr. Richard Payne and was sold at auction in 2005, after his passing for $1,500. The original flute was featured in Dr. Payne's book The Native American Plains Flute. Today it is in a private collection. Key of Gm4 and is tuned minor pentatonic. Has 6 finger holes, the same layout as the original. Dr. Payne's book lists the original flute playing the following scale: G,A#,C,D,(E),F,G. My replica plays the folowing notes: G,A#,C,D,(D#),F,G. Pretty close, especially for a replica.Has hand carved bird effigy fetish, with woodburned eyes. Tied on with tan leather. Has hand rubbed glossy shellac finish. Belo's flutes had a glossier finish that most other old native flutes. The flute is made of Aspen and is red in color, same as the original flute. Has reddish brown leather bindings.Has a length of 21", same as the original.Has a hand crafted metal splitting edge, replicating the original splitting edge. It is not glued in place. It is held in place with a leather tie, same as the original flute.This is a strikingly accurate looking replica flute and plays wonderfully. It has a beautiful tone. If you don't have any replicas in your collection you are missing out. They look, play, and sound amazing.Tuned to +/-20 cents.All my flutes are hand made and one of a kind. I use only traditional woods in the construction of my replicas. Native Americans used woods like Pine, Cedar, Aspen, and Redwood because they were softwoods and easier to hand carve. I use the same woods. I research antique Plains Style Native American flutes in museums and private collections. Replicas are a real challenge to build as I usually have limited information about each flute. Most times I may know only the length or key or only have photos, but rarely do I have more than this to go on. Because of this limitation, I make my replicas as close to the original flute as I can, but they are rarely an exact replica. I call it "creating the flavor of the original." Almost all my flutes are completely hand built using no power tools. I carve the sound chambers with a scorp chisel and shape the exterior with antique hand planes. I torch the interior sound chambers and apply shellac to seal them from moisture. I also tune the flutes with burning rods in the sound holes. I hand sand using 3 different grits and hand rub on the non-toxic shellac finish. Native Americans hand carved their flutes and most have many imperfections. I leave a few imperfections in the wood to give the flute a more authentic look. Native flutes also did not have high gloss finishes like many flute builders use today. I use only all natural shellac to create a realistic natural finish. If you are looking for a flawless flute made on a computer controlled lathe and sprayed with high gloss lacquers, you're probably looking in the wrong place. Hand built flutes are not perfect. I take pride in that my flutes look like real native flutes from over 100 years ago. Besides playing very nicely, my flutes make great display pieces.To visit my Ebay store to see every flute I offer currently go to: ebay.com/str/zionwindflutes To visit my website and see every replica I have made Copy and Paste this Link: davewhitakerphotography.smugmug.com/Replicas-of-Native-American-Style-FlutesTo hear audio of this flute Copy and Paste this Link to my Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/shorts/hM8PsYOKjbI?feature=shared

Price: 149 USD

Location: Hurricane, Utah

End Time: 2025-01-22T01:02:11.000Z

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