Michael Cronnolly started out making his M&E African Blackwood, Bloodwood and Rodewood flutes in his garden shed. Over the years he has moved beyond woods and has developed designs and processes for making Irish style flutes using durable polymer materials. He and his wife Evelyn now specialise in producing polymer flutes. The very first M&E Flute which was made by hand by Michael Cronnolly. The wood used was recycled from the wheel of a horse-drawn carriage made from oak. The crafting process for the early flutes was very much trial and error. The oak wheel spokes were drilled with a long handle auger. The inside taper was made with a steel rod covered with sandpaper. The flute was then crafted by hand into two pieces. Copper piping was used for the head joint liner.