I received my Hummingbird A today, and I am IN LOVE WITH IT!! It is my 14th NAF, my 9th High Spirits NAF, and I think it is the best one yet!! I checked it over carefully when I received it, even though I knew I had no need to--the artwork and workmanship on every HS flute I've ever bought have been FLAWLESS. The hummingbird and flower carvings on this one are exquisite, and the abalone decorations are subtle yet breathtakingly lovely. As for the sound--WOW!!!!! I have short, arthritic fingers, and even after a decade of playing, I have trouble getting the best sound out of the bass flutes and any of the longer flutes, such as the beautiful Four Directions flute I have, so I was worried I might have trouble with this one, since it has a 1" bore. However, the holes are not any farther apart than the holes on my Sparrow Hawks, and I was able to immediately get GORGEOUS sounds out of my Hummingbird! Furthermore, the tone itself is AMAZING: it has the woody warmth of aromatic cedar and yet the sweet clarity of my walnut flute. It is my new favorite flute, and I consider it a MASTERPIECE.
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