MANCKE Flute Headjoint | Cocuswood

MANCKE is a leader in designing and building flute and piccolo headjoints in precious metals and woods and their combinations. MANCKE superior headjoints are played worldwide by renowned soloists, orchestral players, professors, and conservatory students.

STANDARD WALL HEADJOINT

MANCKE standard size wooden headjoints fit Powell and Yamaha wood flutes and pair well with most metal flutes. MANCKE wooden headjoints offer the beautifully warm and intimate sound of wooden flutes with the projection, response and control characteristic of all MANCKE headjoints. Response and resistance are finely balanced to make a wide range of dynamics possible, allowing for flexibility and reliable response. MANCKE selects and ages the woods used for headjoints very carefully to ensure uniformity, reliability, and durability.

All MANCKE headjoints share a consistency of superb workmanship. MANCKE headjoints are designed to project to the fullest extent and at every dynamic with a wide range of colour potential and depth of sound. Contrary to common belief, these wooden headjoints have strong low notes, resonant high notes and project similarly to the metal headjoints. Each model exemplifies the signature qualities of the MANCKE experience – unparalleled responsiveness, control, flexibility, and resonance.

Our wide range of innovative models and combinations of materials offer each flutist the possibility to realise his/her unique, personal sound ideal. They offer enhance potential for blending with other instruments and exploring the many nuances of the wood characteristics. Wood headjoints can be used for solo, chamber, or orchestral playing, from baroque to modern styles.

COCUSWOOD HEADJOINT

Cocus wood resonates with a very pure and earthy timbre. The response feels more flexible than Grenadilla, and supports a broad range of tonal colour possibilities and dynamic range, with excellent projection. This wood is both lively and powerful and produces a beautiful, full resonance with a precise consistency throughout all registers. Articulation feels fast and responsive. Overall, this wood feels like home – familiar and comfortable to play right from the start.

This tropical wood is indigenous to the West Indies. In appearance, Cocus is medium to dark reddish-brown, with darker blackish streaks.

14K GOLD RISER

The 14K riser provides the characteristic warmth of gold, comfortable resistance, depth and complexity to the head joint’s overall sound. Articulation is more similar to the all metal head joint.

14K GOLD TENON

The 14K gold tenon enhances the tone quality adding an additional level of resistance and vibrating qualities. The gold tenon also fits gold flute barrels, whereas the silver tenons do not.