Pan Flute Instructions

Below you will find important instructions and useful tips to help you maintain your pan flutes in the best possible condition. Please read them carefully before use.

Use and Storage

1. Before use, let the pan flute to adjust to room temperature.

2. In the first week play 5-10 minutes per day, in the second week for 15-20 minutes per day in the third week, 25-30 minutes per day.

3. For the new instruments, treat the inside of the tubes regularly with boiled and cooled linseed oil, placed in tubes using a rod that is wrapped in fabric cotton. Wipe excess oil after a few hours. Let the pan flute to rest at least one day, then you can play.

4. Before use, the pan flute needs to be heated by blowing hot air into it, otherwise it sounds hoarse.

5. If not given proper maintenance, the tubes can crack or come off. Cleaning the interior and exterior of the tubes should be done after each use with clean and dry cotton.

6. After cleaning or use, let the pan flute at least an hour to dry before being placed in the case, or it can be stored on a shelf in the room at optimal temperature and humidity for living.

The pan flute will be protected from sunlight, heat stove or radiator, temperature too low or too high, steam, humidity or shocks. Optimum temperature of keeping the pan flute is 15-20 degrees Celsius and relative humidity of the air at 40-55%

Pan Flute Tuning

Our pan flutes are already tuned for playing but for various reasons such as: humidity, high or low temperatures, some tubes of pan flute can alter the sound.

We developed a very simple and fast system of tuning. By simply moving the rubber corks, which are located inside each pipe, using a wooden stick you can easily tune to another key or just fine-tune the instrument.

The rod end should be cut straight (at 90 degrees) and should fit loosely in order to not force the pipe walls.

For lowering the tone press the cork down and for raising the tone press the cork upper until you obtain the desired sound.

During tuning check, the pan flute must be kept in the same inclination to lips. A slight tilt to the pan flute can increase or descend the tone.