I've decided to learn to play the pan-flute. Garcilasso el Inca de la Vega, an expert on mayan culture and mythology, claims that the pan-flute has a special place in incan religious lore. The first of these beautiful handcrafted instruments is said to have been forged in a volcano by the god Apocatequil. He is said to have used the flute to lure Incan virgins into caves where they would be trapped forever as his concubines. As the legend goes, a newly wed couple had wandered into a forest to consecrate their marriage when they heard the haunting and erotic tones of Apocatequil's flute. They traced the source of the sound back to a cave and went in together. It is said that the man slayed Apocatequil but not before his new bride had fallen into a crevice and died. Ever the optimist, the man took the flute for himself hoping to attract a new wife. While his actual name is unknown, his legend as the first pan-flutist lives on. The Pan-flute has and always will be a source of pride for all who play and know it's true power.
Passionate Pan-flute (redundant)
Familiar Pan-flute
Progressive Pan-Flute (Women can play the pan-flute?!... Yes they can.)
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