They're all in the same key of G, but other than that, these flutes couldn't have been more different. My personal favorite of the four was probably the second one, the High Spirits flute - I liked its tone and voice the best. The Butch Hall flute was OK, but rather lackluster in my opinion. The "slim Jim" narrow bore flute was probably the most different, and had a thin, refined sound to match its narrow bore. The contrast between that narrow bore flute and the Woodsounds flute, which, from the way it sounded, probably had the widest bore by far, was the most amazing. The Woodsounds flute had a sound with unbelievable breadth and fullness to it. I am also pleased to announce that I have made my first NAF in G, out of Palo Escrito, which is a Mexican variety of Rosewood that is most often used for the backs and sides of classical guitars; it has a phenomenal sound, and is one of the best flutes I have made to date. My best friend and musical partner in Mexico, who is a guitarist, was able to track down a piece of Palo Escrito from a local guitar maker that was cut thick enough to make flute blanks from - most of it gets sliced real thin for making guitars.

I liked the sound of the 4th one, though it looked like it took more breath than the others. All sounded great--and that's because your playing is great!

I found this video fun. I choose the last one, wood scapes but also high spirits is a very close almost toss up.

The Singing Tree flute appears to have a clearer voice, while the Wood Sounds flute has a louder projection. However, your playing makes them all sound good.

The wood sounds flute has the most volume and is really a rich tone

Il like the last one, woodsound flutes, it sound like more natural...

I like the Wood Sounds flute fires and second the Singing Tree….

It was a difficult decision between Singing Tree and Woodsounds, but I will go with Singing Tree.

I like #3, Singing Tree best for it’s clarity, then #4, Woodsounds, followed by #2, Highspirits and finally #1, Butch Hall. The High Spirits did sound good, but my experience is that they wet out easily and they have no wind protection so a light breeze will steal the voice from a High Spirits flute.

Hi Jonny, Thanks for the opportunity to give some feedback. I have both the High Spirits G and Butch Hall Concert G. I prefer the Butch Hall over the High Spirits, even though the High Spirits is better in the extended scale, it also waters out a lot quicker. As far as sound quality, I'm sure the Woodsounds G is the best by far. I have a Woodsounds low E, I'll be purchasing one of Brent's Cedar Classics in mid G or F# in the near future. Thanks, Until next time.

Hey - what did I notice but a comment, penned from my very own hand, right down below this one! Update: I am still very satisfied with my Palo Escrito G flute, and play it often. However, I have acquired flute blanks of Soft Maple and Douglas Fir that I also plan to make into G flutes. Being inspired by this video, I may try making G flutes with different bore diameters. Each of the G flutes in this video was excellent in its own way, but the most marked contrast came between flutes #'s 3 and 4 - the narrow bore Singing Tree vs. the super wide bore Woodsounds - it was like going from a petite piccolo to a big foghorn! Of course, if I had to pick the flute that was most different and unique of the four, just from the sound alone, I would pick the Woodsounds - but that doesn't mean that I like it the best. You were saying that the Woodsounds flute was made from Sassafras - that's interesting, because one of the first Native American Style flutes I ever made was a G flute from Sassafras - and yeah - when I was working on it, it had the delicious, sweet, Cinnamony aroma of Sassafras! The key of G is a tremendously important one for the Native Flute, I feel, and in many ways, even better than the standard key of F#, because it;s a little lighter and brighter.

I'm no expert. All sounds good to me. BUT, I sure like that last one.

Honestly I love singing tree flutes tho don't have one. I have collected a few high spirits flutes dispite the dislike that they get they definitely have nice sound and quality to them.

I agree with the prior comment. You make all the flutes sounds great with your playing. I think the Wood Sounds has the purest tone of the four. Very loud & clear voice.

I don't know if it's my ear or your playing, but they all sound wonderful.

I'm a bit late to the party, but thought I would add my 2 cents to the pot. To my ear, heard from my Samsung Smart TV Soundbar at about a distance of 5 to 6 feet, the Butch Hall Flute had the purest sound, followed closely by the High Spirits, then the Woodsounds, and finally, the Singing Tree. The Woodsounds seemed to have a narrower dynamic range, like hearing it played inside a tunnel. Other people here may not hear the same thing depending on their listening device of course, and it may sound completely different in person too, but for me it was not the best. The Singing Tree was the loudest to my ear, but it also had a bit of a "trill" when Jonny played a certain note. This may have been due to finger placement, since that flute is much thinner than all the others, but I could hear that very slight dissonance every single time. So for the price of that instrument, I would expect flawless performance from a skilled player like Jonny, and so I had to put the Singing Tree in last position on my scale even though it was loud, but...loud doesn't mean better...lol...or so they say on American Idol auditions. Just giving my honest opinion, but I would still love to own any one of these awesome instruments. ✌🎶🪈❤

Order of preference: 3,2,4,1

The Singing Tree flute has a nice chiffy/humm quality to the sound. So I pick this one.

Wow! Jonny great video!!! Great choice in makers and flutes too. The mind begins to get a bit crazy with the thought of possible comparisons. It would be amazing to see a vid like this from the same makers with all current flutes and same wood. I would be in on a follow up video if the other guys are. This type of video raises the entire community. It gives people an honest opportunity to consider their options. All this said with this group of makers, there are other good makers out there. Each with their own voice and twist. Making the world more beautiful one flute at a time. Got to say each maker's flute sound incredible. The makers you choose have super different styles in voicing and each style has it's place. Just depends on the vibe you are creating. My soul rejoices with the sounds in my ears with each flute. At the 2019 Echoes, Jeff Ball and I did a comparison for ourselves like this. Jeff played Butch's flute on Out of the Darkness. On Sunday he played the song with a flute I had made for him a few years ago that was fingered like the old Butch flutes. It was made of Purple Heart. For two nights he had melted my heart with that song a Butch Hall flute. The emotion felt so raw and relevant. Sunday morning he played it on my flute. Yes, tears did fall. Yet at the end, my flute did not have the rawness that the song truly needs. My sound was too round. Thank God Butch makes flutes. I am curious if you made any volume normalizing. That would make another super interesting video. Seemed to me the first time through, when you hit the half hole on my flute it took you by surprise and later I watched you dig in. So glad you found that. Love your work Jonny. I love how you help people find answers to questions you know they have. Well done!

Singing tree is my preference. It has a nice clear tone. If i have a choice between a slender or fat flute in the same key, with similar sound characteristics, i will always pick the smaller diameter. I have the exact same butch hall flute, but i hardly ever play it.

I'd have to vote singing tree. I prefer the clarity it has.

The Wood Sounds flute is the best for me out of the four though I like them all.

They all sound good but gotta go with Singing Tree, to me it has more color in it's tone. I own a number of Miguels flutes and they all sound great and are easy to play.

My picks from favorite to least favorite... High Spirits, Woodsounds, Singingtree, Butch Hall. This would be strictly on the sound that I prefer. I am not a fan of the mouthpiece design (just personal preference here!) on Butch Hall flutes. I'm also not a fan of that model from Woodsounds Flutes...again, not a fan of the mouthpiece design, but I do like the tone of that flute. I think that I'm hearing (using headphones) a restrictiveness from the Singingtree flute...it seems softer sounding or "choked"..... nice voice, but limited projection(?) not sure. Anyway, from your comparison I'd go for the High Spirits Flutes Red Tail Hawk.

Hi Jonny great video all 4 are amazing flutes all with there own characteristics and voices i have the high-spirits flute wonderful instrument but I do like the singing tree flute I think its hard to chose between them unless you play them all yourself to get the full feel for each of there types interesting to no what people think what one is your favourite? 👍

Woodwinds

I love native American flutes even i dont the exact names of the flutes so, you have so much collection . where could i find?.where did you bought these? Which one is the best flutes sound?