JESSE GREIST: This flute is actually walnut wood. It was made out of a church pew, a 100-year-old, 150-year-old chapel in Northern Florida, and they were -- the church itself, the chapel had been condemned, and so a friend of mine went and reclaimed a whole bunch of the church pews there and turned the church pews into these beautiful flutes. Again, it’s walnut wood I would say. This one again is probably closer to quarter of an inch, half-inch thick so I’m not too worried about warping. The main thing I’m worried about here is mold and possibly splitting. I think the key here is keeping the temperature as consistent as possible.

GRETCHEN HASSE: How do you do that?

JESSE GREIST: It’s relatively -- because I don’t have any heater or anything like that, like I said I don’t have a dehumidifier, but I do keep it under a lamp in my house or at least with a light shining on it, and then when I leave, I keep it inside the flannel bag, and I keep it close to my body to keep the heat relatively consistent there.

GRETCHEN HASSE: So out here in Costa Rica, I haven’t even lived in here for like a week, but what I’ve heard is that I mean there might be power surges. Are you afraid of leaving lamps on all day long at home or are you?

JESSE GREIST: Not so much. I did bring some surge protectors down with me, and, you know, these instruments could all survive six hours. If a light bulb burned out with a power surge, they would be fine for six hours while I’m away at work and then I would just change that when I get back.

GRETCHEN HASSE: Oh okay. Cool. That’s good. It’s not like it would catch on fire or anything, I don't know.

JESSE GREIST: No.

GRETCHEN HASSE: [INDISCERNIBLE]

JESSE GREIST: No. It’s not that close. Usually I keep it about two or three feet away from the light source. It’s just enough to heat it up to discourage the growth of the mold and mildew.

GRETCHEN HASSE: Oh okay. Awesome.

JESSE GREIST: My towels are another story.

GRETCHEN HASSE: [LAUGHING]