World Wind Instruments
The Original Xaphoon Pocket Saxophone - great for travelling
Practical Playing Guide for Xaphoon, Volume 1. By Matthias Kraft
Native American style cane flute with leather decorations
- Classic haunting Andean end blown flute
- Jacaranda wood
- 40cm
- Tuned in F-sharp; also known as fa dièse or fi
- Includes attractive bag in local material (Colour varies)
The MAUI XAPHOON -C- is THE ORIGINAL XAPHOON!
The Xaphoon’s inventor, Brian Lee Wittmann, has been making every one of these bamboo Xaphoons in his workshop on Maui / Hawaii for over 40 years.
The bamboo for the instrument is cut directly on Maui from one of the fast re-growing bamboo forests, stored, and later made into the Xaphoons. If you watch Brian building the instruments, you realize what an artist he is.
It’s true that most of the Maui Xaphoons are very similar, but they are never identical. The bamboo that grows on Maui is superb for building musical instruments. It’s robust, resistant to moisture and has very beautiful tonal properties. The MAUI XAPHOON is suitable for taking with you on your travels, as well as for playing in a band or around the campfire. It harmonizes very well with the human voice, string instruments or a piano.
Every instrument is a unique item! Purchasing from a nearby dealer can be an advantage.
The MAUI XAPHOON -Bb- is the XAPHOON in the baritone register. Every single MAUI XAPHOON is handmade by the instrument’s inventor, Brian Lee Wittman, in his small workshop on Hawaii. The bamboo for the instruments comes directly from the bamboo forests of Maui.
Every instrument is a unique item! It’s true that most of the Maui Xaphoons are very similar, but they are never identical. If you want to choose the instrument you prefer then purchasing from a nearby dealer is certainly an advantage.
The bamboo that grows on Maui is superb for building musical instruments. It’s robust, resistant to moisture and has very beautiful tonal properties.
The Xaphoon in Bb is a whole tone lower than the C instrument, a little bit longer and more sonorous in tone. It is suitable for playing with other Bb instruments, or for pieces that are written in Bb keys.
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