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Huaca - Invented in 1980 by Sharon Rowell, the Huaca is a multiple chambered pan-cultural vessel flute.  Click on the following link to listen to the Huaca: http://www.oddmusic.com/clips/huaca.mp3 Sound Sculpture, Clay Instruments, Indian Ceramics, Indian Musical Instruments, California Bay Area, Making Musical Instruments, Pottery Lessons, Social Change, Recycled Furniture

Huaca Invented in 1980 by Sharon Rowell in the California bay area, this multiple chambered pan-cultural vessel flute, based on the thousands of years old idea of sound in clay, is a radical innovation. Chambers are tuned to a specific key and to each other in a tempered fashion like the piano. The shape of the instrument reminds some of lungs or the heart, while the finish looks ancient and earthy. The huaca has three large chambers with a split mouthpiece allowing one, two or three notes…

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