Directory of Flute Makers and Dealers
If you know of a wooden flute maker or dealer who’s not included, please contact me.
Please note that a listing in the directory does not constitute an endorsement. If you are thinking about purchasing a flute from a particular maker, ask other flute players about that maker’s reputation. Note: many makers supply soft or hard cases with their flutes, but some don’t. If you’re looking for a good case, check out the flute cases page.
To search this directory, first select a column to search using the dropdown menu below (just above the text entry area). Last Name is the column to select if you’re looking for a particular maker. If you’re searching by country, type in the country’s name and choose “country” from the drop-down menu. Type UK into the search box if you’re looking for flute makers based in the United Kingdom, and USA for the United States. Other countries’ names are spelled out in full.
| First Name | Last Name | Country | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pol | Jezequel | France | Flutes in C, D, Eb, and F, in African Blackwood or yew. Keyless or keyed. | View Details |
| Louis | Jourdan | France | Keyed and keyless flutes in a wide variety of keys and materials | View Details |
| Eric | Juilleret | FRANCE | Maker of a variety of simple-system wooden flutes, including Irish-style | View Details |
| Bernd | Jung | Germany | Makes quenas, sideblown, and North American Indian flutes out of exotic tropical hardwoods | View Details |
| Eugene | Lambe | Ireland | Keyed and keyless flutes in African Blackwood | View Details |
| Lark in the Morning | USA | Dealer carrying a wide variety of musical instruments, including flutes | View Details | |
| Glen | Le Bot | France | Keyed and keyless flutes in D, Eb, and F | View Details |
| Yvon | Le Coant | France | Makes wooden keyless flutes and whistles, in addition to biniou and bombardes | View Details |
| Gilles | Lehart | France | Flutes, keyed and keyless in D, Eb, E, Bb, C, F, and G, also biniou and bombardes | View Details |
| Geert | LeJeune | Belgium | Keyed and keyless flutes, D, Bb, C, Eb, F, G, and other models. | View Details |
| Mike | Leonard | USA | Sells and repairs musical instruments, often including flutes | View Details |
| Solen | Lesouef | France | Keyed and keyless flutes in a variety of woods and keys; also restores and repairs flutes. One of the few female makers of simple-system flutes. | View Details |
| M&E Flutes | Ireland | Keyless and keyed flutes in D, F, and Eb, in polymer. | View Details | |
| Terry | McGee | Australia | Makes instruments derived from the best of the old makers, using local and imported timbers. He also makes cases for his own and other makers' instruments and does repairs and restorations. | View Details |
| Donal | McMahon | Ireland | No information available. | View Details |
| Paraic | McNeela | IRELAND | Manufactures and sells a variety of simple-system wooden Irish flutes (also Boehm-system flutes). | View Details |
| Peter | Merbeth | France | Instrument maker since 1976; flutes of blackwood and silver keys, also makes wooden low whistles | View Details |
| Tony | Millyard | UK | Pratten-style and Rudall-style flutes, keyed and keyless | View Details |
| Stéphane | Morvan | France | Wooden flutes in D, Eb, and Bb | View Details |
| Sam | Murray | Ireland | The late Sam Murray (died in 2024) was a well-known Irish flute maker. | View Details |