Nelisdrums

Flutes

Who doesn't know the hair-raising skwieky noises that recorders produce in the hands of children.
The Native American style flute is everything the recorder should have been. And yes offcourse she can make skieky noises. But with the first air chamber compensating pressure fluctuations, it is far more easy to make a nice sound with it. This, together with the pentatonic minor tuning, means that everyone can summon a few satisfying melodies out of the flute in almost no time.

Most think of Slow Floating New Age Indian Music when they think of the NAF, For wich it is actually ideal. But they are much more varied than just that, you can play slowly, quickly, swinging, dragging, but also staccato.

All our flutes are treated with non-toxic tung oil and beeswax.

Prices exclude shipping
€ 6.50 in Germany, outside Germany mostly around € 15
We don't ship to America get your flute from a native when your living there :-)

All of our flutes are a bit different, they are made of wood, so they all look different, but the sound of one is a bit airier, the other is warmer or clearer. that is why we took photos and recorded the sound of every flute. The audio samples that are next to each flute are from the flute that can also be seen in the picture. The recordings are without effects, so just the raw sound of the flute.
Click on the picture to see the rest of the photos of the flute.

fl010 €88	G# Hz Länge: 49,5cm, Gewicht: 110g Holz Flöte: Lärche, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl018 €111	C 440Hz Länge: 75,5cm, Gewicht: 232g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl020 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 45,2cm, Gewicht: 106g Holz Flöte: Kiefer, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl022 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 44cm, Gewicht: 72g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl028 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 44cm, Gewicht: 68g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl029 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 43,7cm, Gewicht: 80g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl032 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 44cm, Gewicht: 70g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl033 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 44,4cm, Gewicht: 72g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl034 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 44,1cm, Gewicht: 70g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl038 €99	F# 440Hz Länge: 51,5cm, Gewicht: 140g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl041 €66	C 440Hz Länge: 37,2cm, Gewicht: 48g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl042 €66	B 440Hz Länge: 39cm, Gewicht: 60g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl043 €66	B 440Hz Länge: 40cm, Gewicht: 60g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl044 €66	B 440Hz Länge: 40cm, Gewicht: 60g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl045 €66	B 440Hz Länge: 39,7cm, Gewicht: 54g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl046 €66	B 440Hz Länge: 39,7cm, Gewicht: 62g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl047 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 44,5cm, Gewicht: 66g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl048 €66	B 440Hz Länge: 39,8cm, Gewicht: 62g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl050 €88	G 432Hz Länge: 52cm, Gewicht: 88g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl051 €88	G 432Hz Länge: 51,5cm, Gewicht: 106g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl052 €88	G 432Hz Länge: 51,3cm, Gewicht: 128g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Meranti
fl053 €66	C 440Hz Länge: 37cm, Gewicht: 44g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl060 €77	A 440Hz Länge: 44,3cm, Gewicht: 70g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl063 €88	G 440Hz Länge: 51,5cm, Gewicht: 108g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl064 €88	G 440Hz Länge: 51,5cm, Gewicht: 104g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl069 €88	G 440Hz Länge: 51,5cm, Gewicht: 90g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen: Mahoni
fl072 €66	C# 432Hz Länge: 36cm, Gewicht: 62g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl073 €66	C# 432Hz Länge: 36cm, Gewicht: 62g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl074 €66	C# 432Hz Länge: 36cm, Gewicht: 64g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl075 €66	C# 432Hz Länge: 35,5cm, Gewicht: 52g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl076 €66	C# 432Hz Länge: 36cm, Gewicht: 54g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl078 €77	A# 432Hz Länge: 44cm, Gewicht: 66g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl079 €88	G#4 432Hz Länge: 50,5cm, Gewicht: 118g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl080 €99	F# 440Hz Länge: 52cm, Gewicht: 132g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl082 €	A 440Hz Länge: 44,5cm, Gewicht: 68g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:
fl083 €	A 440Hz Länge: 44,5cm, Gewicht: 72g Holz Flöte: Fichte, Vogelchen:

Workshops

We are currently offering weekend workshops at our home (max 7 participants) in the woods. You will build your own drum from roe deer (max 42cm), fallow deer (max 52cm), or red deer hide (max 58cm), and get to know it in a guided journey.

The costs of €285 include all materials, (simple) accomodation, und exquisite food (ecological/wild). Vegetarian upon request. Vegan not possible.

For more information in English (or Dutch) contact us: mail@nelisdrums.de

Workshop Dates

• 18/ 19/ 20 Oktober.
• 22/ 23/ 24 November.

FAQ

There are some questions we have answered again and again, so now is the time to collect them here. We will add to this collection whenever we come across some interesting or amusing question. If you have a question that isn't answered here (or isn't answered well enough) do ask us! :-)

• Does my drum come with a beater?
• Can my drum be tuned?

Does my drum come with a beater?

Yes, it does.
We're sending a beater along with each drum we make. (Unless you tell us specifically not to!)
Personally I prefer playing by hand, because you can have more dynamics and more emotion in your play when using your hands. Most beaters I've seen with shaman drums are large and unwieldy. Those that we make are simple and light, allowing for greater versatility in play.

Can my drum be tuned?

No, it can't.
Now there are opinions ranging from "drums without tuning possibility are worthless" to "Shamans in old times didn't have tunable drums either". The first opinion is insulting drums, and therefore me personally. The second opinion... oh well. The indians [North American natives] that everyone is so taken with didn't have horses or large cotton teepees before contact with Europeans. And what is the cliché image of an indian?! So what is "original", now?!
Basically, having no tuning options means that the drums will lose tension when you are outdoors in the evening and it gets colder and more humid. Then again, you will probably be having a bonfire when you are foing to play your drum outdoors at night. And that solves the problem.
Tuning options can be useful, but they also mean greater responsibility. I don't want to know how many drums died because their tension has been increased when the evening was humid, and then it has been forgotten to decrease tension before the next hot day.

My drum has completely lost tension. What can I do?

Contact us

We are best reached by email. Our email address is mail@nelisdrums.de

We do have a phone with the number +49 151 456 83 202. But it's usually offline, and/or lying at its designated place which is usually not where we are.

Our post address is:
Försterei 1
17237 Klein Vielen OT Brustorf.

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