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Flute Troubleshooting

Flute Troubleshooting

Hello! I'm new to the native american flute, I've got a 6 hole flute in the key of D (doesn't specify major or minor), and I'm having trouble. Firstly it seems so much higher in pitch than any i've ever heard, but that could be the key it's in. And then, it had a clear sound with all holes covered, but starting to uncover them just sounds terrible after the bottom hole... and playing it at the top of the scale, with all holes uncovered it sounds super high pitched and not smooth at all... I covered the 3rd hole down as was suggested, and I'm fairly confident things aren't being covered weirdly, especially because when I have all of my fingers off of the holes, I see videos of it sounding clear and nice, but mine is very... not like that haha. Any suggestions?

https://preview.redd.it/t2peirgeh3eh1.png?width=238&format=png&auto=webp&s=1873496df30d14c796a8f3708f92e4675ccc16e3

https://preview.redd.it/51bfpebfh3eh1.png?width=192&format=png&auto=webp&s=93082d14dc152704a5c7509972e7a1e9e4928413

https://preview.redd.it/vhnuhregh3eh1.png?width=574&format=png&auto=webp&s=603c2bebbaa22f0cbab33ac805acfebbb5a0b9ca

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u/Low-Break-9091 — 6 days ago