North Bridge Flute - NB-500

The North Bridge flute line was founded by David Kilkenny, Brent Beech and Frank Sarcia and debuted in August 2014 at the National Flute Convention. All musical instruments contain critical components that tremendously enhance its sound quality and playability. For every flute built by North Bridge, a Taiwan-made flute body will be paired with head joint hand-crafted in the United States by noted flute artisan, Chris McKenna.

The flute headjoint is one of the most important components of the flute, providing the greatest contribution to the flute's tonal quality. All North Bridge flutes feature a sterling silver headjoint handmade in the USA by Chris McKenna. For over 30 years, Chris McKenna has been crafting some of the finest flute headjoints available. The art of creating a flute head joint requires many years of experience, bringing together a blend of technology, craftsmanship and artistry. The McKenna headjoint is designed and crafted to be both responsive and flexible while offering superb projection and control, making it easier to produce beautiful high notes and have great dynamic control.

The North Bridge NB-500 is a silver-plated flute that is paired with a hand made Chris Mckenna head joint.  With its silver-plated body, the 500 will produce an immediate, effortless response that will project across the room. The sterling silver McKenna head joint will have the young flutist start developing different tone colors and have easier control with dynamics.  It also helps the high register respond easier, ideal for young flutists who are still developing a refined tone in that register.

The North Bridge NB-500 flute features a Sterling silver headjoint, silver-plated body and keys, open holes, off-set G, pointed arms, and B foot.

A split-E mechanism is available for an additional cost.