Spent a while sitting on my sofa playing this wonderful #instrument. I really like my innato that I've talked about a few times here, but this huaca, another triple-chambered #ocarina, and although more difficult to play has a very soothing sound too. The sound ports on top give you a very 3D in-your-face sonic experience. #Flute
Most huacas (Quechua for “sanctuary”), like this one, are based on the work of Sharon Rowell during the 80s, and aren't "traditional". The name was given later.

I was just doing some improvising on #fujara, so figured why not share some of its wonderful #music. And yes, there's a distinct possibility one of these great #flutes, the national #instrument of #Slovakia 🇸🇰 is taller than you. They are often between 180-200cm (from just under 6ft to 6ft 6), though there are smaller models too. The smallest I've come across was a travel model in F and about a metre long (around 3ft 3), which is still longer than most flutes. Funny though. It's a shepherd #flute, sometimes played while walking up to the mountain pastures, so size didn't seem to be an issue before.
The fujara only has 3 finger holes, yet because of using various levels of overblowing, they have a range of over 3 octaves, though the middle 2 are the most useful musically-speaking. Due to using more overblowing, it’s often referred to as a bass overtone flute. I don't agree with this classification, because in that case most flutes will be overtone flutes too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDNqiZyVqU

So, after yesterday's trip and talk with the #luthier, currently sitting in my living room:
A fusion of an Irish #bouzouki with a Selmer-Maccaferri design D-hole (grande bouche) gypsy jazz #guitar. The #instrument varies in that it has a solid white cedar top, extra cutaway (making it a two-pointer), and a scale length of 674mm (26.54 inches). Well, and the Irish bouzouki setup with unison courses (in GDAD tuning). For the rest it's pretty much like the original 1930s design; down to ladder bracing and degree of curve in the front and back. And yes, the original laminated back and sides thing that created that distinctive gypsy jazz guitar sound; made famous by Django Reinhardt and his contemporaries.
The instrument is very resonant and dynamic, so the sound sample is me improvising something to showcase that. It was recorded in Logic with a Blue Snowball (cardioid condenser mic) and no editing whatsoever. 1/2
PS. photo coming eventually.