Professional Wooden Quena Flute with Bone Mouthpiece - Tuned G major

This standard-size tone-wood quena in "G" shows high quality in its external finish, its tone hole surface contours, and its bone mouthpiece. The protective bindings in black cord, as shown in the photos, are well seated. The bore of the instrument is unfinished, with a rough texture, the tone holes are not undercut, and the inside edges of all the tone holes have wood chips reaching into the bore. I can smooth the edges with a small round file, but that was the flute maker's responsibility. The bore absorbed lots of Doctor's Products bore oil, confirming my impression that the bore is unfinished. I expected something nicer at the price.This quena has medium-large tone holes and a large (about 19 mm) straight bore that ends in a drilled-out choke. The design is inherently loud, with wide flexibility in tuning and good intonation in the first register. As expected from the large straight bore, the D, E, and F# in the second register are progressively flatter and more difficult for anyone but an expert player to bring into tune without excess shrillness. The third register is comparatively easier, granted that the third registered on any quena requires mastery. Overall, this is a good flute but not one for a beginner, who might be better served by a quena with a slight taper to the bore (similar to a baroque recorder), as most of the bamboo quenas have.