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• - Descriptions and pictures of ethnic flutes from India, China, South America and North America. (Purchasing information provided.)
  
• - Presents photos, descriptions, and information about historical European and American flutes from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Performance practices are also discussed.
  
• - Discusses makers and types of historic woodwind instruments, beginning with the Medieval period.
  
• - History and philosophy behind the instrument. From a presentation by Barbara Allen.
  
• - Historical information about players, makers, composers, and instruments of the past 800 years. Site contains articles, pictures, and a catalog of books and CDs.
  
• - Multiple links on a variety of historical and ethnic flutes.
  
• - Quarterly newsletter of news and information about the flute and its music in the eighteenth and adjacent centuries.
  
• - Pictures and audio files of some of the historic flutes in this collection, located at the library of congress.
  
• - Australian maker of wood flutes, offers links to historical flute studies, research, and fingering charts.
  
• - Links to pictures and descriptions of the author's antique flutes and historical reproductions. Includes purchasing tips.