Its fundamental pitch is middle C (C4) and it has a range of about three octaves to C7. The flute is made in the form of an open cylindrical air column about 66 cm long.Flutes were used by the Sumerians and Egyptians thousands of years ago. A fragment of a cave bear thigh bone containing two holes, discovered in Slovenia in 1995, is believed by some scientists to be part of a flute used by Neanderthals more than 43,000 years ago. History Flutes have existed since prehistoric times.Désormais disponibles à la vente en ligne sur notre site, les becs pour saxophones et clarinettes Henri SELMER Paris sont fabriqués avec soin dans nos ateliers de Mantes-la-Ville depuis plus d'un siècle.
