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| Otha Turner makes a new batch of cane fifes in his back yard with methods handed down over the centuries. The process begins by cutting the cane and letting it cure and dry for a few months. Then the cane is cut into one-and-a-half-joint lengths, approximately 18 inches. The holes are marked by pencil or spit in the places where the fingers naturally go and are burned out using metal rods heated in a fire. The resulting musical instrument, though primitive, is capable of creating complex and powerful music in the hands of a master fife blower. | ||||||||||