Flute Catalog - F

Detailed information for a subset of flutes in the Flutopedia Flute Catalog whose source begins with the letter F. The source is the crafting culture (if known), or else the flute maker's last name (if known), or else the name of the collection in which the flute resides.

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Flute Cultures, Makers, or Collections starting with F

Maker: Adel Foad

Adel Foad Kawala

Fingering sequence: 123–123¹; Instrument maker: Adel Foad¹; Date crafted: March 29, 2005 or before²; Date acquired: March 29, 2005¹

Provenance: Purchased by Clint Goss in person from a shop on Al Bostan Street, Cairo, Egypt on March 29, 2005.¹; Disposition: In the collection of Clint Goss.³

¹ entered by Clint Goss
² entered by Clint Goss, based on the date acquired.
³ entered by Clint Goss on March 20, 2021

Maker: Dennis Frederiksen

Dennis Frederiksen Very High F# Minor Native American Flute

Fundamental pitch (design): F#6¹; Instrument maker: Dennis Frederiksen¹ «Web Site»; Date crafted: November 1, 2009 or before²; Date acquired: November 1, 2009¹; Primary scale: Minor Pentatonic¹ (steps: 3–2–2–3–2) «Wikipedia»; Overall length: 15.866±0.002 cm³

Provenance: Gift of the flute maker, Dennis Frederiksen, to Clint Goss in person at the Native Rhythms Flute Festival on November 1, 2009.¹; Disposition: In the collection of Clint Goss.⁴

¹ entered by Clint Goss
² entered by Clint Goss, based on the date acquired.
³ Measured by Clint Goss on 2/16/2017: Clint's Kanon precision calipers, measured in cm. Precision stated on the calipers is "1/50 mm".
⁴ entered by Clint Goss on March 20, 2021

Maker: Michal Filo

Michal Filo Low A Overtone Konsovka

Fundamental pitch (design): A3¹; Fingering sequence: ∅¹; Instrument maker: Michal Filo¹; Date crafted: April 27, 2005 or before²; Date acquired: April 27, 2005¹; Primary scale: Overtone¹ (steps: 1–1–1–1–1–1–1)

Provenance: Purchased by Clint Goss by mail from Tomas Kovac of Slovakia on April 27, 2005.¹; Disposition: In the collection of Clint Goss.³

¹ entered by Clint Goss
² entered by Clint Goss, based on the date acquired.
³ entered by Clint Goss on March 20, 2021

Michal Filo Low G Overtone Konsovka

Fundamental pitch (design): G3¹; Fingering sequence: ∅¹; Instrument maker: Michal Filo¹; Date crafted: April 27, 2005 or before²; Date acquired: April 27, 2005¹; Primary scale: Overtone¹ (steps: 1–1–1–1–1–1–1)

Provenance: Purchased by Clint Goss by mail from Tomas Kovac of Slovakia on April 27, 2005.¹; Disposition: In the collection of Clint Goss.³

¹ entered by Clint Goss
² entered by Clint Goss, based on the date acquired.
³ entered by Clint Goss on March 20, 2021

Maker: Richard Fool Bull

Richard Fool Bull ~1920 Mid-range G Native American Flute

Fundamental pitch (design): G4¹; Fingering sequence: 12–123¹; Instrument maker: Richard Fool Bull² — Sioux (Dakhóta / Lakȟóta) (1887–1976); Date crafted: 1920 or before³; Date acquired: April 5, 2017¹; 1920²; Overall length: 60.96(±2.54) cm (⇇ 24.0 in)²

Provenance: Purchased by Clint Goss by mail on April 5, 2017.¹; "Sioux Flute. Made by R. Fools Bull of Kyle SD. Fools Bull made these famous at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Carved cedar with mallard duck design. Nice tone. Length 24". Bought from him in 1920. Kirk Porter Collection."⁴; Personnel: Former owner: Kirk Porter²; Disposition: In the collection of Clint Goss.⁵; Remarks: Based on the documentation accompanying the instrument, it was purchased by Kirk Porter from Richard Foolbull in 1920, then sold to an unknown collector in 1967.²

¹ entered by Clint Goss
² entered by Clint Goss from documentation associated with the instrument
³ entered by Clint Goss, based on the documentation that accompanied the flute.
⁴ transcribed by Clint Goss from documentation associated with the instrument
⁵ entered by Clint Goss on March 20, 2021