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A note for flute makers

This page describes how to create a web link to the Flutetree songbook and have it default to a particular fingering style or flute maker. This is obviously of interest to flute makers that want to direct their customers to the songbook and have the fingering immediately match their flute. The trick is adding ?fs=XYZ to the URL of the songbook web link, where XYZ is a code for a fingering style or flute maker.

A list of flute makers and fingering styles follow. Each include a URL that can be cut and paste into your HTML. If a flute maker would liked to be added to this list, or need additional assistance, please contact the the web master which is listed at the bottom of this page.

Flute makers and fingering styles
  • The most common 6-hole fingering is "Popular Pentatonic (Mode 1) 6-hole" which is also the most likely finger of flute makers that are not listed here.
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=P14
  • The most common 5-hole fingering is "Popular Pentatonic (Mode 1) 5-small-hole"
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=FH1
  • Pentatonic (Mode 1) 5-large-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=FH2
  • The original fingering for Tablature is "R. Carlos Nakai 6-hole tablature"
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=RC1
  • Ken Light (Amon Olorin) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=KL1
  • Barry Higgins (White Crow) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=BH4
  • Brent Haines (Woodsounds) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=BH7
  • Ed Hrebec (Spirit of the Woods Flutes) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=EH1
  • J.P. Gomez (Heartsong) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=JP1
  • Michael Gulino (Moonlight Creek) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=MG1
  • Pat Haran ( ) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=PH1
  • Rich Halliburton (Querencia Flutes) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=RH1
  • Russ Venable (Mode 1) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=RV1
  • Stephen O'Donnell (Watershed) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=WS1
  • Tom Stewart (Stellar) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=TS1
  • Tony Sawyer (NeoTraditional) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=TS2
  • Michael Graham Allen (Coyote Oldman) makes a wide variety of fingerings. The most common are:

    Michael Graham Allen (Coyote Oldman) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=MA1

    Michael Graham Allen (Coyote Oldman) 5-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=MA2
  • Butch Hall makes a wide variety of flutes that appeal from beginners to professionals, which is why he supports a number of fingers:

    Butch Hall (Standard fingering) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=BH6

    Butch Hall (Classic fingering) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=BH1

    Butch Hall (Classic Alternate) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=BH2

    Butch Hall (Older C-minor & flute kit) 6-hole
    http://www.flutetree.com/songbook/contemporary/index.html?fs=BH3

Flutetree currently has two other songbooks, one for diatonic and the other for Hopi/Anasazi flutes. These instruments have a significantly different fingering, which results in songs from one songbook may not be accessible across all flutes. For this reason the songbook divides the songs into such groups. Flute makers that are interested in expanding the songbooks for these alternative flutes, please send an e-mail with your suggestions.

     --- Robert Gatliff