Do wooden flute and metal flute sound different?

I'm going to assume you're asking about the Western concert flute. In general, yes they do. However, this isn't due to differences in the wall material. read more

The sound of a metal headjoint can be described as cleaner, perhaps sharper, perhaps more focussed. A wooden headjoint can be described as more mellow, a little softer, a little earthier. You can confirm that the biggest effect comes from the headjoint by putting a wooden headjoint on a metal flute, or vice versa. read more

Each flute has a darker tone than the last, and each one finishes by serving a vital role that is not its intended one. The birchwood flute gives way to the cedar flute, and the cedar flute to the beechwood flute. It is a conceit of the tale that each kind of wood carries its own tone into Kiran’s music. Whether this really happens is unclear. read more

Where on the Boehm metal flute, the HJ is tapered and the body has a straight tube, the Hj of most wooden flutes are straight and the body is tapered to narrower at the foot joint. Boehm's designed was concerned with projection, tone, tuning and consistency of these things. read more