4 7 – 6 4 % ▁of ▁players ▁reported ▁physical ▁dis com fort ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁while ▁over ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁players ▁reported ▁moder ate ▁dis com fort ▁on ▁an ▁average ▁basis . ▁ ▁Sound ▁and ▁Tun ing ▁▁ ▁The ▁pre domin ant ▁scale ▁for ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁craft ed ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁( o ften ▁called ▁" cont empor ary ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ") ▁is ▁the ▁pent at onic ▁minor ▁scale . ▁The ▁notes ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁scale ▁compr ise ▁the ▁root , ▁ ▁minor ▁third , ▁perfect ▁fourth , ▁perfect ▁fifth , ▁minor ▁sevent h , ▁and ▁the ▁oct ave . ▁ ▁Rec ently ▁some ▁fl ute ▁mak ers ▁have ▁begun ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁different ▁scales , ▁giving ▁players ▁new ▁mel od ic ▁options . ▁ ▁The ▁pitch ▁standard ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁before ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁was ▁arbitrary . ▁However , ▁contemporary ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁are ▁often ▁tun ed ▁to ▁a ▁concert ▁pitch ▁standard ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁played ▁with ▁other ▁instruments . ▁ ▁The ▁root ▁keys ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁span ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁about ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁oct aves , ▁from ▁C 2 ▁to ▁A 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁record ings ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁are ▁available ▁from ▁several ▁sources . ▁ ▁F ing ering ▁▁ ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁typically ▁have ▁either ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁finger ▁holes ,