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This study assessed the craft work of the bamboo flute –Pífano- by an artisan musician who makes this instrument of special tunings. The purpose of this research is to observe the path, the musician takes in the construction of the senses of his making, its relation with a raw material as bamboo, the innovation and the way of production of the bamboo pífano. Under a critical eye, it resists to a current Brazilian craft production context, more focused on economic practice than cultural and artistic issue. A methodology adopted is based on a bibliographical review and direct interviews with the musician and pifano artisan. The procedure adopted by the artisan musician to conceive his instrument can be characterized as a design practice, through the systematization of production of empirical and traditional knowledge in order to disseminate the knowledge and preserve a musical culture.