Tim Adams Irish Flute Maker 

WORKSHOP CLOSED FOR SUMMER

UPDATE 18 May 2025

Hi everybody! I will not be taking orders for flutes until October. The very short Swedish summer is approaching and I wish to spend as much time as I can outdoors. Tending my vegetables. Walking the coastline. Exploring new flute tunes and techniques.
Also, my workshop needs a good cleanup. Tools need sharpening, machines need maintenance. And I have some exciting new flute design ideas that I would like to develop.

Have a great Summer!


Facts & features

Here are answers to some of the questions you might have about a Tim Adams Irish Flute.

Flute Facts

Material
African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
Rings: Brass
Cork: Natural
Length (total)
660 mm
Weight 303 grams (Blackwood)
Tonality (key)
D4 major. (A 440 HERTZ) Primary notes: D, E, F#, G, A B, C# D. Available notes via crossfingering: C, Bb
Octaves
D4 major and D5 major.
Parts End cap, cork, headpiece, main piece, foot
Tone hole distance
from embouchure (mm)
C# 225, B 260, A 293, G 360, F# 390, E 423, D 510
Bore diameter
Headpiece 19 mm. Main piece conical 19 - 13 mm. Foot 13 mm
Embouchure
Elipse 11 x 10 (compare classical flute rounded rectangle 12 x 10)
Kit contents
3-piece wooden flute
Flute case
Cork grease
Tuning/cleaning rod
Adams F plug
Cleaning cloth

Flute Features

African Blackwood
African Blackwood is a hard African tonewood. It is often the preferred wood for Irish and classical traverse flutes because of its tonal quality, density and its sleek black appearance.
Easy to play
The holes are small which is good for fast percussive tunes. The embouchure is an elipse which allows clear tones all the way up over two octaves. Lightweight (300 grams compared to ca 450 grams classical Pratten wooden flute) for less strain while playing.
Handmade in Sweden
I get heavy solid square blanks from my suppliers and I turn, drill, polish and tune them using my small machines and homemade tools in my basement workshop in Borrby, Sweden. An exciting, interesting and fun process.

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