renaissance flutes
praetorius flutes
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 The Renaissance flutes that I make are copies of various originals from different European collections. I have looked through many historical treatises to find the fingerings that would best work on these instruments. The intonation of my flutes, as with the originals, is based on a just Dorian mode. This means that within the Dorian mode all of the intervals are perfect.

Two different models are available:
After Bassano (A=408, 415 or 440) Bassano
After Schnitzer (A=428 or 440) Schnitzer

Mediaeval flute

Seventeenth-century model after Lissieu


Download a fingering chart (RTF format).
Listen to the Modena consort play Josquin's Plus nulz regrets on renaissance flutes (MP3, 2.5MB)
Renaissance flutes FAQ