Dear Friends,
For more than 25 years, a group of us have been compiling a flute encyclopedia. It was originally to be published in paper format, but electronic events have overtaken us and we have all become busier too. A few months ago, in conjunction with Just Flutes, the British specialist flute shop, we decided to make available for public use what has been done so far. It is a long way from complete and we haven’t finished checking all the present entries thoroughly yet, though this is ongoing. However, we feel that there is so much useful information here, however incomplete, that we would rather it were used while we continue to work at it.
We started this project, not for any financial gain, but because we all enjoy collecting flute facts. You may be disappointed to find that your current Flute Idol, favourite headjoint maker, flourishing Squeeky Gate composer, Beat boxer, or multi-phonic performer has not so far been entered. This is because we had decided in the 1980s not to include anyone born after 1950, particularly as the information would be constantly changing. This omission will be put right in time.
You are invited to take a look and suggest inclusions or exclusions; these will be examined and the Flute Ark updated on a regular basis. The link is www.fluteark.com

We hope you all enjoy it!
With greetings and best wishes for a happy 2009.
From the Flute Ark Team of Trevor Wye, Sarah Bull and Martin Hoffman