When one spends many hours each week making and handling flutes, the mind wonders.

Maybe because I came to Southern Cross Flutes with no background in the instrument, once the basic skills had been mastered I began to wonder about the possibilities of these flutes.

Guitars are played in every imaginable style of music. But the NAS flute is mostly limited to a small area of interest. I think that if it is to survive and thrive into the future, it must become attractive to musicians who hadn’t considered it before. That’s an ambition I have for it.

Could it be tuned to different scales?

What is possible and desirable from a design viewpoint, and how do the aesthetic qualities harmonize with design?

How can a maker innovate, but still honor the Native American peoples from whom this through-blown flute comes?

Hello,

it’s Roger, the maker here at Nyx.

My flute journey began at nearby Southern Cross Flutes where Todd and Bruce taught me the craft. I worked there for three years, making the standard builds and experimenting with design and construction.

When not fluting, I like to make furniture and ridiculous cases for gaming computers. I’m a classically-trained guitarist and a published writer of short fiction.

‘Nyx’ comes from ancient Greek mythology. She is the primordial goddess of night.

I live by the sea in beautiful Mana, on the Kapiti Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand with Alice, my partner in life.