List of flute makers

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The following are flute makers who produce flutes from a wide variety of materials:

Flute makers
MakerCountry of originComment/descriptionActive?Flute maker?Head joint
maker?
Abell, ChristopherUSAMaker of wooden flutes and wooden penny whistlesYesYesYes
AiharaJapanYesYesNo
AkiyamaJapanYesYesNo
Allen, Michael J.United KingdomMaker of handmade flutesYesYesYes
Almeida, Edward "Ed"USAMaster craftsman, died 1992NoYesNo
AltusJapanWell-known maker of high end flutesYesYesNo
Arista FlutesUSAProfessional flutes and headjoints made in precious metals alto flute headjointsYesYesYes
ArmstrongUSANow owned by Conn-SelmerYesYesNo
ArtleyUSANow defunct Conn-Selmer brand. The company made piccolos, C flutes, E-flat soprano flutes, alto and bass flutes. (The bass flute was designed by T.S. Ogilvie)NoYesNo
AvantiUSAA Conn-Selmer brandNoYesNo
Azumi by AltusJapanIntermediate Altus modelsYesYesNo
Bertrem, BrianUSAYesYesNo
Bigio, RobertUnited KingdomBritish flautist, Historian, writer and flutemaker. Known for wooden flutes, but currently making only headjoints.YesYesYes
BonnevilleFranceNow defunct historic French flute maker.NoYesNo
Boosey & Hawkes United KingdomNoYesNo
Brannen Brothers USAMaker of fine flutes and known for collaborations with Brogger, Cooper, Lafin, and KingmaYesYesYes
Braun, AntonGermanyYesYesNo
BriccialdiItalyYesYesYes
Buffet Crampon FranceNo longer makes flutesNoYesNo
BulgheroniItalyWooden Flute and Piccolo flute makerYesYesYes
Burkart-PhelanUSAProfessional level flutes and piccolosYesYesYes
Chu, DavidUSAMaker of Wood & Bamboo Headjoints for Boehm Flutes & Alto FlutesYesNoYes
Conn-SelmerUSAYesYesNo
Cooper, Albert United KingdomMaster craftsman and flute innovator, died 2011NoYesYes
Cundy-Bettoney Co.USANoYesNo
Doyle, MartinIrelandMaking simple system wooden Irish flute, Baroque flutes and head-joints for concert flutesYesYesYes
Drelinger, Sanford "Sandy"USADied April 2021YesNoYes
EloyNetherlandsHandmade flutes made from unique Japanese style alloysYesYesNo
Emanuel Flutes Boston, USAHand made flutes for professionals made to orderYesYesYes
Eppler, AlexanderUSANoYesNo
Erik the FlutemakerUSASpecializing in handcrafted bamboo flutesYesYesNo
Fehr, ThomasSwitzerlandYesNoYes
Faulisi, SalvatoreFranceYesNoYes
FisherGermanyWood and metal flutesYesYesNo
Flute LabNetherlandsYesNoYes
FMCJapanYesYesNo
FluteworxSouth AfricaYesYesNo
Gemeinhardt USA/TaiwanIncluding the Brio! model. Majority-owned by Angel Industries Co. Ltd. of Taiwan since 2011.YesYesYes
Geoghegan Co.USAFounded by Michael Geoghegan, the company was pioneer in silver brazing tone holesYesYesNo
Gerhard SachsGermanyVery low-profile fine Flute maker from SonnenbühlNoYesYes
Giorgessi, GiorgioItalyYesNoYes
GoosmanUSAMara died 2015.NoNoYes
Gordon, MartinUnited Kingdom/USAYesNoYes
Gorset, Hans OlavNorwayBaroque flutesYesYes
Gosse, Harry GermanyYesNoYes
Green, TomUSANoYesNo
Guo Musical Instrument Co.TaiwanManufacturer of composite material flutes. Geoffrey Guo invented the material Grenaditte, which is used both in his instruments and Pearl piccolos. One of the few manufacturers of G Treble Flutes.YesYesYes
Hammig, Bernhard GermanyFamous flutemaking dynastyYesYesYes
Hammig, Philipp and Aug.Rich. OHG GermanyFamous flutemaking dynastyYesYesNo
Haynes, William S. USAHistoric Boston flutemakerYesYesNo
Hutton, Trevor New ZealandNoYesYes
InderbinenSwitzerlandYesYesNo
IwaoJapanYesYesNo
James, TrevorUnited Kingdom-TaiwanYesYesNo
Josef Müller GermanyYesYesYes
Jupiter TaiwanYesYesNo
Jochen Mehnert & Söhne GermanyYesYesYes
Karl Hammerschmidt & SöhneGermanyHistoric woodwind maker. Still produces six/seven-keyed simple system Piccolos, but in the pitch of C-sharp.YesYesNo
KeefeUSAWood PiccolosYesYesYes
King, TravisB.C. CanadaIrish wooden flutesYesYesNo
Kingma, EvaNetherlandsLow flute maker and designer of the kingma systemYesYesNo
KoregelosUSAGeorge Koregelos, also founder of House of Woodwind, died 2012, made flutes in the 1970s.NoYesNo
KotatoJapanFamous for low flutesYesYesNo
Kuiper, DirkNetherlandsdied 2006NoYesNo
Lacy, TomUSAYesYesNo
Lafin, J. R.Germanymaster headjoint makerYesNoYes
Lamberson, Nathaniel "Tip" USAret. 1985, died 2005NoYesNo
Landell, JonathonUSAMaster flutemaker making handmade flutes in Pennsylvania [1] YesYesYes
Kramer, ChristophGermanyMaster headjointmakerYesNoYes
LebretFranceDefunct historical flute makerNoYesNo
Lehner, JohnAustraliaYesYesNo
LevitUSAYesYesYes
Lewis, GaryUSAYesYesNo
Lopatin, Leonard E.USARetired Maker and designer of the SquareONE family of flutes made with square tone holes, to the Lopatin ScaleNoYesYes
Lot, LouisFranceMost famous French flute maker of the 19th centuryNoYesNo
Lucas FovetFranceGasba, Kaval, Quena, Saxoflute, Svirka, Flauta Transversal, Bamboo flutesYesYesYes
Lunn, JohnUSAMaker of artistic and decorative concert flutes. Retired in 2020NoYesNo
ManckeGermanyNoNoYes
MascoloBrazilHandmade head jointYesNoYes
MatekiJapanClosed on 31 december 2019noYesNo
MatitFinlandYesYesNo
McCanlessUSANoYesNo
McChord Flutes USAManufacturer of handmade and custom headjoints of the highest qualityYesNoYes
McKenna, ChrisUSAYesYesNo
McLauchlan, IanUnited KingdomNoNoYes
Mehnert GermanyBöhm flute maker since 1891YesYesNo
Michael, J.ChinaYesYesNo
MiyazawaJapanYesYesNo
Moore, JackUSAMaster craftsman. RIP. Made Alex Murray system flutes.NoYesNo
MuraliChinaBoston flutemaker manufacturing in ChinaYesYesYes
Muramatsu JapanYesYesNo
Myall-AllenUnited KingdomTreble flute in GYesYesNo
NagaharaUSAYesYesYes
NatsukiJapanYesYesNo
NomataJapanYesYesNo
NorthbridgeUSA ChinaYesYesNo
Novo, JuanUSAMaker of the FANTASIA flute and custom wooden headjointsNoYesYes
OlegUSAOleg Garbuzov died in 2022. His company no longer offers flutes, headjoints or flute-related products.NoNoNo
Olwell FlutesUSAFather and son, Patrick and Aaron Olwell, makers of mainly Irish flutesYesYesYes
OppermanUSAMaker of piccolos, alto and bass flutes as well as C flutes and head joints, died 2016NoYesNo
Oxley, AndrewUnited KingdomYesNoYes
Parmenon FranceMaker of concert flutes (Buffet Crampon group)YesYesYes
Pap, Marton - TheFluteManPhilippinesMaker of Native American Flutes, Mid To Bass RangeYesYesYes
Pearl FlutesJapanMaker of Piccolos, C Flutes, Alto and Bass Flutes, and Contrabass FlutesYesYesYes
Powell, Verne Q. USABoston flute maker (Buffet Crampon group)YesYesYes
Powell, Edward V.USASon of Verne Q. PowellNoYesNo
ResonaUSA ChinaIntermediate range flute produced by BurkartYesYesNo
Reynolds, F.A. USANoYesNo
Rittershausen, EmilGermanyBoehm’s successor, died 1927NoYesNo
Roberts, HowellUnited KingdomYesNoYes
RoosenFranceYesYesNo
Rudall, Carte & CoUnited KingdomMost important historic English flute makerNoYesNo
Sagerman, GeneUSAYesNoYes
SakuraiJapanYesYesNo
Sankyo Flute Company JapanFounded 1968 and well-known for high quality flutes.YesYesNo
Sheridan, Dana USA/GermanyRetiredNoYesYes
SolexaUSA ChinaYesYesNo
Song FluteKoreaNoNoYes
Spell, EldredUSANoNoNo
Straubinger Flutes USAAlso known for making successful synthetic pads adopted for many high-end flutesYesYesNo
Takumi FluteTokyoNoYesNo
TomasiAustriaYesYesYes
Verhoef, AlfredNetherlandsHandmade wooden concert flutes in five sorts of wood.YesYesNo
VientoYesYesNo
Webb, JohnUnited KingdomRetiredNoNoYes
Wenner, MartinGermanyYesNoYes
Wessel, StephenUnited KingdomYesYesNo
Williams, DavidUSAYesYesYes
Wimberly, DavidCANYesYesYes
WisemannUSAYesYesNo
Worrell, PeterUnited KingdomYesNoYes
Yamaha Japan/USAYesYesNo
Yang, DeanYesYesNo
Zhao, DiChinaYesYesNo

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References

  1. "Landell Flutes: Flute Making & Repair Courses".