The Pan
Flute Store

I write this post after hearing Simon & Garfunkel’s “El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)” in a café. Their version is one of the most popular interpretations of this Peruvian piece and, perhaps, the version through which it is best known in North America. What is remarkable, however, is that Simon & Garfunkel’s version foregrounds only one dimension of the original. They take up its melancholic movement and add English lyrics centered on longing and frustrated desire. In this post, I

This post is also focused on a question that customers often ask: What are pan flute holders, and what are they used for? The pan flute is a wind instrument that is normally played by holding it with both hands and placing it against the musician’s lips. However, it is also possible to use a holder that keeps the pan flute in position. This frees the musician’s hands and makes it possible to play another instrument at the same time. A pan flute holder positions the instrument

In this post, I want to focus on a question that customers often ask: What are pan flute tuning sticks, and how are they used? As I have explained in previous posts, pan flutes can differ in the way they are tuned. Some pan flutes are non-tunable. These are often tuned with beeswax or with microporous corks inside each pipe, but the pipes are sealed with a wooden shoe base. Since there are no access holes in the base, the tuning cannot be easily adjusted by the player. A seco