Alghosazi
The Alghosazi is my own 'easy to play' contemporary version of the ancient Anasazi flute. The original Ansazi flutes are 'open embouchure' instruments (just a hollow tube basically) that require a lot of technique just to produce good sound, and also the traditional hole spacing is quite difficult for a lot of people to cover.
I have been developing this one for quite a while, and have created a fipple that produces a warm, vibrant sound with lots of timbre, so you don't need to know the difficult embouchure to produce good sound. I have also adjusted the hole placement (respecting the scale) making it more comfortable, and decided on moving the top hole to the back as a thumb hole to make playing easier.
The Alghosazi has a two octave plus reach making it a versatile instrument that I still have yet to completely discover myself. Playing it with a Kaval embouchure (lower lip in the soundwindow) is possible.
Alghosazi in Key of A#
Hand-drilled ashen wood, collapsible hand-cut joint.
82cm
This flute can be seen in the video below:
This flute has a specially designed fipple that creates the typical warm and vibrant timbre and that everyone can play.
Alghosazi in Key of A#
Solid piece of Locust wood
85cm
Alghosazi in Key of A
Hand-drilled Oak wood from the top of a very large tree, 3 hand-cut collapsible joints.
73cm
Alghosazi inKey of B
Solid Elder wood
70cm
Alghosazi in Key of B
Solid piece of Ahorn with bark still partially atached.
73cm
Double Alghosazi
The double Alghosazi is a drone flute with an Alghosazi at one side and a drone flute with reedy sound that jumps into the natural harmonics while playing on the other side; It has two windways so the flutes can be played separately.
84cm
