List of flute makers

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

Caption: Flute makers
Maker Country Comment Active Flute maker Headjoint maker Website
Abell, Christopher USA Maker of wooden flutes Yes Yes No http://www.abellflute.com
Aihara Japan Yes Yes No https://aiharaflute.jp
Akiyama Japan Yes Yes No http://www.akiyamaflute.com
Allen, Michael J. United Kingdom Maker of handmade flutes Yes Yes Yes
Almeida, Edward "Ed" USA Master craftsman. d. 1992 No Yes No
Altus Japan Well-known maker of high end flutes Yes Yes No http://www.altusflutes.com
Arista Flutes USA professional flutes and headjoints made in precious metals alto flute headjoints Yes Yes yes http://www.aristaflutes.com
Armstrong USA Now owned by Conn-Selmer Yes Yes No https://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/our-brands/armstrong
Artley USA Now defunct Conn-Selmer brand. Once manufacturer of band instruments. No Yes No
Avanti USA A Conn-Selmer brand No Yes No
Azumi by Altus Japan Intermediate Altus models Yes Yes No http://www.azumi.eu
Bailey, Bruce USA Yes Yes No https://www.flickr.com/photos/12157552@N02/tags/bis/
Bertrem, Brian USA Yes Yes No https://www.facebook.com/btbertremwoodwinds
Bigio, Robert United Kingdom British flautist, Historian, writer and flutemaker. Known for wooden flutes, but currently making only headjoints. Yes Yes Yes http://www.bigio.co.uk
Bonneville France Now defunct historic French flute maker. No Yes No
Boosey & Hawkes United Kingdom No Yes No
Brannen Brothers USA Maker of fine flutes and known for collaborations with Brogger, Cooper, Lafin, and Kingma Yes Yes No https://www.brannenflutes.com/
Braun, Anton Germany Yes Yes No http://www.braunflutes.com/
Briccialdi Italy Yes Yes No http://www.briccialdi.it
Buffet Crampon France No longer makes flutes, but makes other wind instruments No Yes No http://www.buffet-crampon.com
Burkart-Phelan USA Professional level flutes and piccolos Yes Yes Yes http://www.burkart.com
Chu, David USA Yes No Yes http://www.sideblown.com/
Conn-Selmer USA Yes Yes No http://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/our-instruments/band-instruments/flutes/
Cooper, Albert United Kingdom Master craftsman and flute innovator. d. 2011 No Yes Yes
Cundy-Bettoney Co. USA No Yes No
Doyle, Martin Ireland Making simple system wooden Irish flute, Baroque flutes and head-joints for concert flutes Yes Yes Yes http://www.martindoyleflutes.com
Drelinger, Sanford "Sandy" USA Passed away 4/2021 Yes No Yes http://www.drelinger.com/
Eloy Netherlands Handmade flutes made from unique Japanese style alloys Yes Yes No http://www.eloyflutes.com/
Emanuel Flutes USA Hand made flutes for professionals made to order. Yes Yes Yes [http://www.emanuelflutesboston.com
Eppler, Alexander USA Yes Yes No http://www.epplerflutes.com/
Erik the Flutemaker USA Specializing in handcrafted bamboo flutes Yes Yes No http://eriktheflutemaker.com/
Fehr, Thomas Switzerland Yes No Yes http://www.floetenbau.ch
Faulisi, Salvatore France Yes No Yes http://www.laflutetraversiere.com
Fisher Germany Wood and metal flutes Yes Yes No http://www.werner-fischer-bremen.de/instrumente/?lang=en
Flute Lab Netherlands Yes No Yes http://flutelab.com/
FMC Japan Yes Yes No http://www.flute-masters.com
Fluteworx South Africa Yes Yes No http://www.fluteworx.co.za/about.php
Gemeinhardt USA/Taiwan Including the Brio! model. Majority-owned by Angel Industries Co. Ltd. of Taiwan since 2011. Yes Yes Yes http://www.gemeinhardt.com
Geoghegan Co. USA Founded by Michael Geoghegan, the company was pioneer in silver brazing tone holes Yes Yes No https://geoghegancompany.com/
Gerhard Sachs Germany Very low-profile fine Flute maker from Sonnenbühl No Yes Yes
Giorgessi, Giorgio Italy Yes No Yes http://www.suonoflauti.it/
Goosman USA Mara died 2015. No No Yes
Gordon, Martin United Kingdom/USA Yes No Yes http://www.gordonflutesboston.com/
Gosse, Harry Germany Yes No Yes http://harrygosse.com http://www.boehmfloete.de/
Green, Tom USA Yes Yes No http://www.tomgreenflutes.com
Guo Musical Instrument Co. Taiwan Yes Yes No http://www.gflute.com
Hammig Germany/USA Famous flutemaking dynasty Yes Yes No http://www.hammig-boehmfloetenbau.de/ http://hammig.com
Hammig, Bernhard Germany/USA Yes Yes No http://www.hammig-flutes.com/ http://www.bernhardhammig.com/
Haynes, William S. USA Historic Boston flutemaker Yes Yes No http://wmshaynes.com
New Zealand No Yes Yes http://www.trevorhuttonflutes.com
Inderbinen Switzerland Yes Yes No http://www.inderbinen.com
Iwao Japan Yes Yes No http://iwaoflute.com/index.html
James, Trevor United Kingdom Yes Yes No http://tjflutes.com
Jupiter Taiwan Yes Yes No http://www.jupitermusic.com/
Jochen Mehnert & Söhne Germany Yes Yes Yes http://www.mehnertfloeten.de/
Karl Hammerschmidt & Söhne Germany Historic woodwind maker. Still produces six/seven-keyed simple system Piccollos, but in the pitch of Cb. Yes Yes No http://www.karl-hammerschmidt-klarinetten.de/
Keefe USA Yes Yes No http://keefepiccolo.com
Kingma, Eva Netherlands Low flute maker and designer of the kingma system Yes Yes No http://www.kingmaflutes.com/mySite/index.html
Koregelos USA George Koregelos, also founder of House of Woodwind, d. 2012, made flutes in the 70s. No Yes No http://www.hwproducts.com
Kotato Japan Famous for low flutes Yes Yes No http://kotatoflute.web.fc2.com/index.html
Kuiper, Dirk Netherlands d. 2006 No Yes No
Lacy, Tom USA Yes Yes No http://tomlacyflutes.com/
Lafin, J. R. Germany Yes No Yes http://www.lafinheadjoints.com/
Lamberson, Nathaniel "Tip" USA ret. 1985, d. 2005 No Yes No
Landell, Jonathon USA Master flutemaker making handmade flutes in rural Vermont Yes Yes Yes http://www.landellflutes.com
Lebret France Defunct historical flute maker No Yes No
Lehner, John Australia Yes Yes No http://www.johnlehner.com/
Levit USA Yes Yes No http://levitflutes.com
Lewis, Gary USA Yes Yes No http://www.garylewisflutes.com
Lopatin, Leonard E. USA Maker and designer of the SquareONE family of flutes made with square tone holes, to the Lopatin Scale Yes Yes Yes http://www.squareoneflutes.com/]
Lot, Louis France Most famous French flute maker of the 19th century No Yes No
Lunn, John USA Yes Yes No https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081406/http://www.johnlunn.com/lunnflutes/
Mancke Germany Yes No Yes http://www.mancke.com/
Mascolo Brazil Handmade headjoint flute. Seamed Tube. Yes No Yes https://sites.google.com/site/estudantesflautastransversal/bocal-handmade-mascolo
Mateki Japan no Yes No http://mateki-flute.net
Matit Finland Yes Yes No http://www.matitflutes.com
McCanless USA Yes Yes No http://mccanlessflutes.com
McKenna, Chris USA Yes Yes No http://www.mckennaflutes.com
McLauchlan, Ian United Kingdom Yes No Yes http://www.headjoints.co.uk/
Mehnert Germany Böhm flute maker since 1891 Yes Yes No https://www.mehnertfloete.com/
Michael, J. China Yes Yes No http://www.jmichael.jp
Miyazawa Japan Yes Yes No http://www.miyazawa.com
Moore, Jack USA Master craftsman. Retired. Made Alex Murray system flutes. No Yes No
Murali Thailand Yes Yes No http://muraliflutes.com
Muramatsu Japan Yes Yes No http://www.muramatsuflute.com/e-menu.html
Myall-Allen United Kingdom Brandname for treble flute in G made by Allen and sold by Jonathan Myall Music (a.k.a. Justflutes) Yes Yes No
Nagahara USA Yes Yes No http://www.nagaharaflutes.com
Natsuki Japan Yes Yes No http://natsukiflute.music.coocan.jp
Neel Germany Yes Yes No http://www.neelflutes.com/
Nomata Japan Yes Yes No
Northbridge USA Yes Yes No http://www.northbridgewinds.com
Novo, Juan USA Maker of the FANTASIA flute and custom wooden headjoints Yes Yes Yes http://www.jnovoheadjoints.com
Oleg USA Yes No Yes http://olegproducts.com/
Olwell Flutes USA Father and son, Patrick and Aaron Olwell, makers of mainly Irish flutes Yes Yes Yes https://www.olwellflutes.com/
Opperman USA Maker of piccolos, alto and bass flutes as well as C flutes and head joints. d. 2016 No Yes No
Oxley, Andrew United Kingdom Yes No Yes
Parmenon France Yes Yes No http://www.parmenon.fr
Pearl Flutes Japan Yes Yes No http://pearlflutes.com
Powell, Verne Q. USA Well-known and admired Boston flutemaker Yes Yes No https://www.powellflutes.com/en/
Powell, Edward V. USA Son of Verne Q. Powell No Yes No
Resona USA Intermediate range flute produced by Burkart Yes Yes No http://www.resonaflutes.com
Reynolds, F.A. USA No Yes No
Rittershausen, Emil Germany Boehm’s successor. d. 1927 No Yes No
Roberts, Howell United Kingdom Yes No Yes
Roosen France Yes Yes No http://www.roosen.fr
Rudall, Carte & Co United Kingdom Most important historic English flute maker No Yes No
S. Kotel USA Yes Yes Yes http://skotel-flutes.com/
Sagerman, Gene USA Yes No Yes
Sakurai Japan Yes Yes No http://sakuraiflute.com/mission/index_en.php
Sankyo Flute Company Japan Founded 1968 and well-known for high quality flutes. Yes Yes No http://sankyoflutes.com/
Sheridan, Dana USA/Germany Retired No Yes Yes
Solexa USA Yes Yes No http://www.solexaflutes.com
Song Flute Korea Yes No Yes http://songflute.com/
Spell, Eldred USA Yes No Yes
USA Also known for making successful synthetic pads adopted for many high-end flutes Yes Yes No http://straubingerflutes.com/
Takumi Flute Tokyo No Yes No
Tomasi Austria Yes Yes Yes
Verhoef, Alfred Netherlands Handmade wooden concert flutes in five sorts of wood. Yes Yes No http://www.verhoef-flutes.com
Viento Yes Yes No http://www.viento-flutes.com
Webb, John United Kingdom Retired No No Yes
Wenner, Martin Germany Yes No Yes http://wennerfloeten.de/
Wessel, Stephen United Kingdom Yes Yes No http://www.wessel-flutes.co.uk
Williams, David USA Yes Yes Yes http://www.williamsflutes.com
Wimberly, David CAN Yes Yes Yes https://www.wimberlyflutes.com/
Wisemann USA Yes Yes No http://www.jbwflutes.com
Worrell, Peter United Kingdom Yes No Yes http://www.peterworrell.co.uk
Yamaha Japan/USA Yes Yes No https://usa.yamaha.com
Yang, Dean Yes Yes No http://www.dean-yang.com
Zhao, Di China Yes Yes No http://www.dizhaoflutes.com
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