My question is simply a matter (well, not simply, because I've come up
empty after hours of poking around on the internet!) of locating a
particular item, hopefully for sale. It is a Quena, a wind instrument
from South America originally, and typically made from bamboo, wood or
bone. Well, there supposedly exists a company that makes a
professional model, in the key of G major, which is made from carbon
fiber with excellent acoustic properties and intonation. I am trying
to find one because, while learning and playing various Quenas made
from traditional woods, I have discovered that I have a strong allergy
to the various woods and finishing chemicals used to make them. I read
about the carbon fiber Quena in a South American magazine artice, but
with no reference to where you could actually find one, grrr! Does it
really exist? I am simply trying to locate the/a place which carries
it...no "PVC" instruments, please! |
Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
21 Oct 2002 12:46 PDT
Dear sedri,
After extensive reserach, I have located instruments that come very
close to what you described. However, I need to know that I am not
wrong before posting a detailed answer. This is what I found:
Panflutes, handcrafted from special composite material, G-major
tuning, highly professional instruments for $200.00-$350.00 each.
I am aware that these are not called Quena; they are follwing the
Greek and Romanian way of making such instruments. But maybe they
would fulfill your needs, since they are very similar to the Peruvian
flutes.
Please let me know if you would like information on how to obtain
these panflutes as an answer.
Best regards,
Scriptor
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
21 Oct 2002 13:41 PDT
Dear sedri,
Please ignore my proposal - I just noticed I read the wrong entry when
seeking information on Peruvian flutes. Now I know that a Quena is
completely different from a panflute.
I am very sorry for this mistake.
Regards,
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
sedri-ga
on
22 Oct 2002 12:14 PDT
Dear GA's,
Thank you for your suggestions and links! I have been looking for this
"carbon fiber Quena" off and on for several months, and no luck
either. It was funny - most of the sites you've suggested (rumillajta,
dynalogic, etc) i had already visited. Actually, i have an extensive
collection of Quenas already, from bone, wood, and bamboo, and i have
made many of my own from PVC using the very information on the
"Dynalogic" link, originally from Loren Stafford's page. It's
possible the Quena i'm looking for just doesn't exist yet, although
that would contradict the article I had read (if only they had listed
a contact or source!). Ah yep, i had already searched for "Kena" as
well as "Quena", and throughout the net in Spanish, Italian, German,
Japanese...uf. Well, thank you again for your imput!
Sedri
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Request for Question Clarification by
voila-ga
on
22 Oct 2002 15:16 PDT
Hola sedri,
We by no means are throwing in the towel on your question yet and
thanks for that extra info. I'm also using the generic "woodwind" in
my searches. Sometimes a question as specific as yours takes a group
effort so here are a few more possibilities.
Luis and Clark Custom Made Instruments: (cello)
http://www.luisandclark.com/inventor.htm
Qstrings: (more cello info...grrr!)
http://www.qstrings.com/contact.htm
Experimental Musical Instruments:
http://www.windworld.com/emi/links.htm
Best,
V
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Sedri,
I too have had no luck in finding exactly what you're looking for.
There appears to be one major flute maker in the world right now, who
pioneered and is currently making fluted of carbon fiber. However,
these are traditional flutes, not ethnic such as quenas. They're
called Matit Flute Brothers, they're located in Finland (with
associates), and link to their website is here:
http://www.matitflutes.com/find/index.html I emailed their Boston
office and got a speedy reply, which I'll copy/paste here:
----- Original Message -----
From: <Neilkrane@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Inquiry
> Hello,
>
> I have heard nothing about this but it sounds interesting. While you
sent me
> the email I was discussing various possibilities concerning CF with
a CF
> manufacturer.
>
> What are the dimensions of a quenas I.D. and tone hole arrangement?
>
> Perhaps I can help somehow.
>
> Let me know.
>
> Best regards,
> Neil Krane
If you'd like, I can follow up with this, or you can take it from
here, as you choose. Please let me know, but in either case, I wish
you best of luck. |
