Category: Native American Flutes
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A Story About Mary
Not too long ago I completed the construction of a very nice flute for one of my favorite customers, Mary Blakeley, who lived in Idaho at the time. This is one of the first flutes where we crafted the entire flute and fetish but did not put a finish on the flute prior to shipping.…
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Found Flute in Montana Restored To New
Recently I was contacted by a woman who lives in Anaconda Montana about a flute she and her husband found while hiking on a Spring outing. As the story goes it was a dewy spring afternoon when Julie and her husband went on a day hike in the John Long Mountains in Western Montana. Another…
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Another Black Flute
I have started shaping a new flute crafted from Old Growth Alaskan Yellow Cedar that will be painted Acrylic Black just like the image in the header of this post. This flute however will be about 22 inches in length and because of it’s 7/8″ bore it will more than likely be in the F…
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Port Orford Cedar with Sapodilla Totem Rail
From time to time I come across a flute project I did for someone else and as I look back on it I get excited about how the flute came out. One of my favorite woods to work with is Port Orford Cedar which is not easy to get anymore. But I do have some…
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Black Alaskan Cedar
Alaskan Yellow Cedar Flute crafted by Wyoming Artist Timothy Jennings . Painted Acrylic Black.
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Port Orford Cedar Flute Commission Completed…
Earlier this year I was commissioned to craft a new flute from Old Growth Port Orford Cedar. The client requested a flute tuned to the Key of A @ 440 Hz and she wanted it to be “Concert Tuned”. I was excited to build this new flute as Port Orford Cedar is one of…
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New Pre-Bored Native Style Flute Blanks Available…
Just a brief post here… The first 5 of 25 new pre-bored flute blanks have been added to our “Pre-Bored Native American Styled Flute Blank” page. All five of these are 24″ in length, 7/8″ Bore with a 3 1/2″ Slow Air Chamber (SAC). The stop block is set to 1 1/4″ in width. Blanks…
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NEW Flute Blanks Soon to Be Ready for Sale…
After a long winter and selling just about most of our winter inventory I am just getting ready to put the final touches on this batch of new Flute Blanks. In this batch there will be Western Red Cedar, Port Orford Cedar, Alaskan Yellow Cedar and a couple of Russian Olive blanks. Bore sizes will…
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Tony Duncan Plays His New Raven Themed Flute…
Spring Break in Jackson Hole is a welcome time of the year as we are emerging from the depths of Old Man Winter here in Western Wyoming. Each Spring our kids get 2 full weeks for Spring Break which is plenty of time to take a road trip. This year a road trip south was…
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New Commission for Black Willow Flute…
I have been commissioned to build a new flute from the above pre-glued Black Willow flute blank. Although this blank is currently sitting at a C# @ 440Hz we will be changing this and tuning this flute to the requested 444Hz range. Not sure of the key but I should know pretty quick. I am…