Sankyo Flute Manufacturing Co., Ltd, located in
Sayama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 149,826 in 69,859 households and a population density of 3100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Sayama is located in south-centr ...
, Japan, produces handmade
flutes
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
,
piccolos
The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the sou ...
and head joints at the professional level. A number of prominent flautists, such as
Walter Auer
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
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Philharmonic Orchestra, Julien Beaudiment of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, John Curran of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, and
Young-ji Song of the
Seoul
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Philharmonic Orchestra, play Sankyo flutes. (see website)
The Sankyo flute facility produces approximately 350 handmade silver, gold and wood instruments and many silver and gold headjoints every month for worldwide distribution. Sankyo Flutes are currently distributed in America through Sankyo Flutes US, a division of Flute Authority™.
Flutes
Silver Flutes
*CF201 silver flute
*CF301 silver flute
*CF401 silver flute
*CF501 silver flute
*CF601 silver flute
*CF701 silver flute
*CF801 silver flute
*CF901 silver flute
Gold Flutes
*K5-4 DT 5-karat gold flute (no longer in production)
*K10-2 DT 10-karat gold flute
*K14-3 DT 14-karat gold flute
*K14-3 ST 14-karat gold flute
*K14-4 DT 14-karat gold flute
*K14-4 ST 14-karat gold flute
*K14-5 DT 14-karat gold flute
*K14-5 ST 14-karat gold flute
*K18-3 DT 18-karat gold flute
*K18-3 ST 18-karat gold flute
*K18-4 DT 18-karat gold flute
*K18-4 ST 18-karat gold flute
*K18-5 DT 18-karat gold flute
*K18-5 ST 18-karat gold flute
*K24 - 24-karat gold flute (with 14K or 18K mechanism)
Other Flutes
*Wood Flute
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Flûte d'amour
The flûte d'amour ( it, flauto d'amore, german: Liebesflöte, translates as: Love Flute) is an uncommon member of the Western concert flute family, pitched in A, A, or B and is intermediate in size between the modern C concert flute and the alto ...
*Alto Flutes
External links
Sankyo Flutes Website
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Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Japan
Companies based in Saitama Prefecture
Flute makers
Japanese brands