Tuning Your Flute

Hz Frequency is affected by many things, including the intensity of the breath, the position of the block, and the temperature of the environment where the flute is played. But the flute is precisely tuned and checked at least five times during and after production by our Flute Maker.

If you use a tuning app, the force of breath is the main factor. If this is an iPhone app with automatic note detection it may show different results. Like choosing minors or flats instead of sharps for specific notes. It’s worth checking if the app is set to 432 Hz in settings too and nothing affects it. The breath should be super steady which is hard to achieve. Otherwise, there will be overtones and undertones.

Let's dive into the frequencies more deeply 🙌

1. App tuner. There should be a setting in the tuner app to change the A/frequency. It must have a reference. Otherwise, we can assume that it’s just using the standard concert pitch of A/440hz which will not match the tuning of the flute. You can use the Tuner T1 from the AppStore.

2. Checking the tuning reference of the flute. There are two options:

First, you can simply check the A note which is tuned to the 432 Hz.

The second option is comparing hertz from the other chart I’ve attached and matching them to the notes of the flute.

Please note that it’s very hard to match the same Hertz number when playing. This is because the force of the breath is not constant. Other factors mentioned earlier such as temperature, humidity, elevation, wood moisture, and even ambient noise are also at play.

I hope this helps with the understanding of the tuning a little bit.

Here's a sample video guide for starting with your flute.  https://soundhealinglab.com/blogs/tutorials/how-to-play-native-flute