Eva Kingma Flutemaker
Eva Kingma is well known around the world for her craftmanship in low flutes: Alto-, Bass-, Cont’alto, Contrabass and Subcontrabass flutes. The rich, resonant sound of her flutes captivates players and audiences alike. She also developed the patented key-on-key Kingma System, which extends the possibilities of modern sonorities on the flute.
We are very excited to be working with this wonderful artist to bring you the sound you love, personalized just for you.
Work With Us to Buy Your Next Eva Kingma Flute
Our goal is to help you purchase your Eva Kingma flute with confidence and ease. We will help you every step of the way with the purchase your Kingma Flute – from determining just the right options for your instrument to our long term relationship with you to service and care for your Kingma. We will handle the details of ordering, importing, and delivery.
Shipping is hard on low flutes, so your new Kingma will be sent to our shop for Erik’s expert quality control. We will have it playing beautifully for you.
Kingma Flutes and Options
With 18+ years building handmade flutes, Erik would be delighted to help you determine which available options fit you best as a player. Click the links below for more information about each flute and which options are available. Prices are provided during ordering and finalized when production begins
Please contact us via email or phone to discuss the process and schedule an appointment.
Pricing and Delivery
FluteWorks Seattle will charge you the same amount for your instrument that Eva Kingma would charge if you purchased it from her workshop in the Netherlands. Because each players choices are unique, we have not priced each instrument on our website. Once you decide on your options, we will give you an estimate of the price and the delivery time. You can change those options up to the very day production starts on your new Kingma.
Prices are finalized once production begins on your instrument. At that time, no more changes can be made to the options on the flute. We require a 50% downpayment when production starts. The remainder is due 2 weeks before it ships out from the Netherlands.
For important information on detailed pricing and delivery, please read Kingma Ordering Information below.
About Eva Kingma
Eva Kingma began building flutes in 1975 alongside Dirk Kuiper at his shop in Holland. Eva took over the company in 1981. Since 1988, it has been located in the picturesque village of Grolloo in the Netherlands.
She has worked closely with many renowned flute builders. Together with Bickford Brannen, she redesigned the mechinism on her low flutes, making them much lighter and very elegant. The result is the Kingma & Brannen design, available in all models.
The patented Kingma System flute was also developed in her workshop. This key-on-key design is available on alto, bass, and C flutes. It allows the player to produce a variety of sonoraties though quartertones and multiphonic vents.
For more of Eva’s facinating story, visit her at https://kingmaflutes.com/wpfk/.
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