As has been the case for so many of my flutes, this was purchased second-hand. This quena is made of bone. I believe it is the thigh bone from a cow, but I’m not certain of this. The exterior has been buffed to a polished finish and the flute is overall dense, weighty, and far more durable than I expected a bone flute to be.
The Lupaca has a U-Shaped notch. This style usually tends to be easier for me to play, but I couldn’t say why.
While it probably won’t mean much here at Instrument Porn, the folks over at QuenaSabor will know what it means when I say that this quena is my FotM selection for May of 2022.
The bindings are expertly pulled. Not a huge deal and easy enough to do, but still worth noting when things are done right. See that X shape under the binding wrap? That’s the knot that holds it all together. Some people will pull it under just the first 2-3mm of thread - I always recognize when the binding know is centered under the wrap.
Here is a shot of one of the other binding wraps.
These wraps have rotated or were tied without keeping their knots along the same side of the flute. The can often be rotated around if I really cared, but I don’t have the interest presently.
If you’re curious about how this flute sounds or want to see other posts about it, check out the Lupaca Bone Flute post inventory. You can find a table of links to all my flutes, HERE.
Thanks for checking out some more of my work! As always, I hope you enjoyed witnessing as much as I enjoyed creating!
© Photos and words by 
If you enjoy my content, check out the Albus Index!
Here you’ll find links to various post-groupings, so you can find all posts related to a specific topic quickly. Topics include lists of brewing recipes, different flutes, rucking posts and an index of all acoustic covers. The lists are updated as new content is added, so they can always be used to quickly navigate my content.
- - : GO TO THE ALBUS INDEX : - -
Use my Coinbase referral link to get started with Coinbase! I’ll get $10 in Bitcoin but, more importantly, you will get $10 in Bitcoin too!
Here is a post I did recently about using Coinbase with HiveWallet to get Hive in the US. If you’re wanting to buy Hive and are having difficulties, this may be helpful for you!
