Ancient Sound: About 432 Hz Flutes

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In the world of music there has been a revival in tuning instruments to 432 Hertz (Hz), also known as Verdi Pitch. It is a lower frequency of sound vibration than 440 Hz, which was until recently the general standard of tuning.

Musical instruments are generally tuned so that the “A” note (of the middle octave on a piano) is tuned to 440 Hz cycles per second. 440 Hz is also known as Concert Pitch. Concert Pitch was established as the musical standard at the beginning of the 20th century but prior to that instruments were tuned to 432 Hz cycles per second.

In honor of this ancient sound frequency, we created our EarthTone Flutes Collection which utilizes the 432 Hz tuning frequency for the “A” note, with all the other musical notes aligned accordingly.

Slight changes to the tuning frequency of a musical instrument can alter the quality of feeling of the music being created. It's similar to the nuanced inflection in the human voice, which can convey a feeling through the tone of voice.

Though the sound frequency difference is subtle to the ear, we recommend that instruments tuned to 432 Hz are played with other instruments tuned also to 432 Hz for true harmony.

While creating our 432 Hz EarthTone flutes we discovered a device called a Cymascope, which is a scientific instrument that can give a visual image to sound and vibration.

In designing the look of our 432 Hz flutes we incorporated the Cymascope's visual representation of the 432 Hz sound frequency and engrave it on each flute. We chose a circle as the fetish design, to represent a cycle of life energy.