Original design by Thomas Richardson Music! A 5 foot martial arts flute.

Kanji script for "SHAOLIN KUNG FU" has been hand carved, hand painted and set into the finish, by my wife Nicole Richardson. We also offer a natural version without carving for an excellent price! You can select either version.

Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery.

This is a powerful looking 5 foot flute made of strong Chinese stone bamboo. A one of a kind elaborately carved bamboo flute which can be used for martial arts pratices.

Dark and red stain finish application. Custom bindings. Eco-flow water based stain final application, consisting of light color embellishments on the body of the flute by Nicole. Hand carved and hand painted with Asian design motiffs which cover the upper chamber and sections of the body of this beautiful 5 foot flute.

Each flute becomes a custom original piece of art which has been designed for you by Nicole Richardson. Nicole uses great care, time and healing intent while she creates the art. She can create other artistic motiffs on this flute for you within a custom special order, contact us. We now detail the inside (the bore) of the flute in either gold, brown or burgandy. Let us know which color you prefer in the order comment box when you check out of the shopping cart.

Tuned to the Asian minor scale. A440 concert pitch tuning. Features 5 tone holes with the thumb hole like the Japanese Shakuhachi. Brown thread bindings.

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The emboucher, the breath hole, is set a few nodes down the bamboo length which creates a sound chamber above the breath hole. This is another design based upon the flute building work of the late David Carradine who starred in Kung Fu and Kill Bill.

A modern flute replica of the legendary flutes played by the ancient Shaolin masters.

You can play wonderful meditative sounding musical lines with a simple straight up and down the scale fingering. 3 octave tonal range.

This is certainly a one of kind amazing looking and sounding bamboo flute design. It takes a bit of time focus, and care to complete your order.