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The McNeela Cygnet Irish Rosewood Flute
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The best-selling wooden flute in our Irish flute store, the Cygnet Irish Rosewood Flute, has been designed especially for traditional Irish music and for beginners and students of Irish and Celtic flute music. Irish flute teachers rate it as their preferred flute for students.
Is the Cygnet Rosewood Irish Flute right for you?
Designed for traditional Irish music Best value beginner flute Easy to play Powerful Low D Good volume Mellow, woody tones Superb intonation Beautiful traditional finish Perfect for ‘trying out’ the wooden flute style Length (Top to Bottom): approximately 26" Distance from first tone hole to last: 8"
Listen to Robert Harvey play 'Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire' on the Cygnet flute below:
Features of the Cygnet Irish Rosewood Flute:
Key of D Simple System Keyless Flute Traditional Conical Bore 8 Tone Holes Small Embouchure - perfect for beginners Tuning Slide Crafted from Sustainable Indian Rosewood Free Premium Foam-Lined Hard Flute Case (For Limited Time Only)
Reviews of the Cygnet Irish Rosewood Flute: 'I started my wooden flute experience on a Cygnet flute and I think it is a good instrument for beginners. The shape and the size of the embouchure hole made it easy for me to produce a decent tone soon (I also play the Boehm flute) and the intonation was good.' - Gudrun K, classically trained musician What music teachers are saying:
There's a significant increase in speed of learning in comparison to other beginner flute models.
Our students have more control, can build up their skill-set and awareness, and can quickly learn basic and intermediate Irish flute playing techniques.
Students possess a more positive attitude during the learning process and we find they have a more enjoyable time throughout.
The Cygnet for Self-Taught Learners
If a beginner of the Irish flute can’t access flute lessons and wants to self-teach, they can rest assured that they are using Irish flute teachers' flute of choice.
We recommend The Irish Flute by the master Fintan Vallely as a perfect text tutorial accompaniment to the Cygnet flute.
An Fheadóg Mhór by traditional Irish flute player Conal Ó Gráda is another excellent Irish and wooden flute tutorial.
This Cygnet flute empowers the player to take control and play with poise and confidence, this is because the Cygnet provides an ease of play, perfect for anyone starting out
Learn How to Choose the Best Irish Flute for Traditional Irish Music Quality Counts
'A beginner flute should be a good and capable instrument in its own right. Anything less and the beginner will give up.'- TheSession.org It's a fact that students using a low quality instrument will be more likely to stop practicing and even worse, quit altogether. That's why we only provide customers with the highest standard of instruments, as we know lesser quality instruments would be doing our customers a disservice and may hinder them from achieving their goals. 'The tone is wonderful from bottom to top and it takes so little air that I am able to reach the second octave with very little effort." - Jim R. Why We Use Rosewood: We only use the the best quality tonal wood in all our instruments. Rosewood is a hardwood and is quite dense and heavy. The more dense the wood the better the resonance.
Rosewood is hard enough to allow for a strong earthy resonance and be cost effective at the same - exactly what we want.
CITES exemption applies to all musical instruments crafted from Rosewood. For more information visit: CITES.org [updated 6th Nov 2019] How We Make Our Flutes: We use a tried and tested sealing technique which ensures that the flute doesn't leak precious air and enables you to produce that all important strong low D. The Cygnet Rosewood flute has been crafted with a slightly smaller aperture which allows easy, unstressed air control and helps students learn the proper breathing patterns, and also provides more control over both the smoothness and crispness of the sound. Flute Tuning: Our careful and precise tuning process during the manufacturing stage means you can play each note in tune with confidence and ease leaving you to focus on your performance. Our tuning slide ensures you’ll always be able to adjust the pitch to adapt to any playing situation from a session environment to outdoor recitals and everything in between. Caring for Your Wooden Flute: Oil your wooden flute with bore oil occasionally to protect it from extreme dryness. Be careful not to over oil it. Read all about the history of the traditional Irish wooden flute in Ireland, find maintenance tips for your wooden flute & more. Easy to play The Cygnet was specifically designed for students who want to advance quickly and helps students learn the proper breathing patterns required for producing music on a wooden flute. Visual beauty to rival its auditory pleasure The Cygnet is finished to the highest standard. It has a beautiful naturally treated rosewood finish and to protect its good looks it comes with a free premium foam lined hard case. Limited Time Only* BONUS BEGINNER FLUTE LESSONS*Every purchase of the McNeela Cygnet Flute comes with three months free access to the Beginner Course of our exciting Flute Masterclass Series (Launching Dec 2022).
90 days of access to this life changing course, ($99/€96/£81 Value) completely free of charge.
Three months of expert guidance from one of Ireland’s finest flute maestros.
More than enough time to learn everything there is to know about the basics of Irish flute playing and become a confident and capable musician.
These beginner lessons will equip you with all the skills and tools you need to sound good right from your very first note. You’ll learn everything from basic technique and ornamentation to the very best flute tunes.The perfect introduction to traditional Irish music, this course is a great choice for any beginner musician and the perfect companion to get you started on your musical journey.  
You're guaranteed with McNeela We provide a guarantee for any material defects or dissatisfaction. We proudly offer a 1 year Guarantee* on the Cygnet against any material defects arising from the product. We're quite comfortable with this knowing the quality that went into its manufacturing process. Even beyond 1 year, we will service the flute for a nominal fee.
*Please note: We cannot guarantee wooden flutes against cracks in extreme climates including the USA and Australia. If in doubt choose a polymer flute like our excellent Lon Dubh Irish Flute. Money Back Trial Period Additionally, if you're unsatisfied for any reason whatsoever, we offer a full unconditional money-back guarantee for 30 days from the day you receive the Cygnet.
 
Good to know:
30 day money back guarantee from the day you receive the Cygnet. Please note: We cannot guarantee wooden flutes against cracks in extreme climates including the USA and Australia. Good care should be taken. If in doubt choose a polymer flute like our excellent Lon Dubh Irish Flute.
1 year warranty (this is very important when considering what flute to buy).
Free re-corking service
Comes with a free foam lined box, which has 3 compartments for whistles. Please note: the whistles are NOT included and are for demo purposes only, if you'd like to purchase whistles take a look at our Whistles Section.    
100% Refundable including shipping (For any reason, just send it back up to 30 days from when you receive the flute)
Low Cost Priority Shipping Worldwide
If you have any questions at all, Paraic McNeela would be delighted to answer them. You can contact him here: Contact Paraic
Length (Top to Bottom): 26" Distance from first tone hole to last: 8"
ESTIMATED SHIPPING TIMES: IRELAND (Next Day) UK (5 - 7 days) EUROPE (7 days) USA and CANADA (7-10) days) REST OF WORLD (10-14 days)
Product Delivery
Ireland Order placed before 12pm Next day delivery
United Kingdom Order placed before 12pm Est. 5-7 days delivery
Europe Order placed before 12pm Est. 7 days delivery
USA Order placed before 12pm Est. 7-10 days delivery
Rest of world Order placed before 12pm Est. 10-14 days delivery
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So happy with my rosewood flute. I ordered this flute at the end of June and just received it recently. I am so excited to start learning to play and already love the sound it makes.
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Posted 4 years ago
Mr Christopher B
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From onset of the order to my current state of learning to play this lovely instrument. I've commented again & again how nice it is to hold. also the really nice craftsmanship in the making of it. A great looking flute at a superb price. Not to mention all the friendly support from McNeela.
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Posted 4 years ago
Excellent Quality. I am very pleased with the craftsmanship of the flute and the continued email contact with Mcneela Instruments. Now I need to strengthen my 71 year old embrochure to make the flute sound!
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Posted 4 years ago
Great flute! I am a beginner flutist but a professional musician/music teacher on other instruments and really appreciate the quality of this flute! It is beautiful in appearance and sound and it's tone will only improve as my playing does. I have been practicing a little almost every day since I received it and it's quality holds up every time. It's a great value considering it also comes with the case, which I can trust to protect it while traveling. I would definitely recommend this instrument!
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Posted 4 years ago
A really beautiful instrument... I love the sound. However, it takes some time to get used to it if you have small hands.
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Posted 4 years ago
Irish flute. I received my flute in perfect packaging it took a little longer than expected because of lack of parts they were extremely helpful with the delay and i love my new flute was worth the wait thanking you ♥️
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Posted 4 years ago
I bought the flute during 2019‘s black Friday sales. The delivery was within the 7 days of delivery time (delivery to continental Europe). The flute comes in a nice case, reflecting the fact that something valuable and in need of protection is stored within. And indeed, as I took the flute out of the box, you see it and feel it that you have an excellent piece of workmanship in your hands, manufactured very professional and caring. The sound is splendid! A warm, sonorous and breathy sound. It really plays nicely, and indeed it is not too difficult to play that low D. As Mr McNeela mentioned, I‘d agree, that this makes the flute to be an excellent student‘s flute, leading to good results and keeping frustrating levels low. It is a pleasure to play the Flute. Thank you Mr McNeela.
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Posted 5 years ago
It’s a very great flute. Easy to play. I am very happy with this purchase.
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Posted 5 years ago