Tag: Native American Style Flute
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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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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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Alaskan Yellow Cedar Flute Ready for Home
Acrylic Red Alaskan Yellow Cedar Flute Newly completed flute in the Key of G tuned @ 432 Hz. This flute is hand crafted from Old Growth, First Generation cut Alaskan Yellow Cedar. The bore on this flute is 7/8″ in diameter giving this flute a very nice mid tone voice. This flute is finished both…
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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 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…
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“Spirit of the Pipe”…
Spirit of the Pipe Commission Ships Out Every Once and a while a project comes along that really finds a place in your soul. This is one of those times. On Monday I will be shipping this project to its new owner in Canada. A First Nations man will carry this flute with him…
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Buffalo Themed Flute Sound Clip Added…
NEW SOUND CLIP We just added a new sound clip to this AWARD Winning flute titled “Ta Tanga Ax Dog” (Runs With Buffalo). This flute was completed for the Western Design Conference two years ago and I have kept this flute since then as it took First Place in Accents that Fall. This flute is now…
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Black Locust NAF Flute – Key of F# 440Hz
Black Locust NAF Flute – Key of F# 440Hz This new six hole Native American Styled flute is hand crafted from Old Growth, 1st generation cut Black Locust from eastern slopes of the Colorado Rockies. Black Locust is a very hard domestic wood that many people consider junk wood but I like it. This flute measures 23 1/2″…
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Ash NAF Flute – Key A# 432Hz…
American Ash NAF Flute – Key of A# 432Hz This six hole Native American Styled flute is hand crafted from Old Growth, 1st generation cut American Ash from Colorado. This flute measures 19 1/2″ long (measured on top) and features a 3/4″ inch bore give this A# a nice bright tone. Completely hand crafted and…