* The Flutes *
 
This page lists each of the hand crafted flutes that are currently available for purchase. The sound file for each flute is recorded with a mild echo effect. Upon request, a flat, or dry version can be forwarded to you via E-mail.

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Ancient Kauri Em / Vieja Linda, second series, #2 of 3...Free Domestic Shipping
Before addressing this build, I should outline the characteristics of some of the materials used.

This New Zealand Kauri is bogwood. The variety is indigenous to New Zealand, and is approximately 5 ... more

Curly Maple Alt. Drone F#m...Price reduced & Free domestic shipping
This sequentially alternating drone flute is 22-3/4” in length, with bore diameters approximating one inch. The mouthpiece is shaped from laminates of dyed/stabilized box elder burl, between layers o ... more
Huangana Negra Dm...Free domestic shipping
This hardwood is one of my favorites for turning into a flute. The length is 25-3/4 inches overall, with a one inch bore diameter. Materials used for the mouthpiece include SE Asian amboyna burl betwe ... more
Ecuadorean Ziricote F#m- Free domestic shipping
This Ziricote flute was built with a one inch bore diameter, and is 19 inches in length. This is my first build with this hardwood. It was difficult, but won’t be my last.

The mouthpiece is formed f ... more

African Amazique Em...Free domestic shipping
This equatorial African hardwood is also known a Shedua, and is not unlike bubinga, on a cellular level. The material is characterized as an exceptional tone wood. This particular flute is 24-3/4 inch ... more
Acacia Koa Fm- Free Domestic Shipping
This Hawaiian Koa flute is 21-7/8” in length with a one inch bore diameter. The material has a small amount of very nice curl, and as a species, is considered to be an excellent tone wood.

The mout ... more

Spalted Maple Burl oval Em...Price reduced & free domestic shipping
This was an interesting project. During the time spent building this flute, it spoke to me in about 9 different languages. Unfortunately, I only understood two of them.

Built from very lively maple ... more

Acacia Koa Em Oval...Free domestic shipping
This E minor flute is 23-9/16th inches in length, with a 1”x 1-1/4” bore diameter, and it is gorgeous. The mouthpiece is formed from subtly hand tinted California buckeye burl wood, between layers of ... more
Huangana Negra (Peru) Em- Free Domestic Shipping
This flute is 22-7/8 inches in length, with a one inch bore diameter. It’s one of my favorite hardwoods for flutes, and I have no idea why.

Woods used at the mouthpiece include dyed/stabilized box e ... more

Curly Maple Em...Free Domestic Shipping
This flute has an overall length of 25-3/4” with a one inch bore diameter. The harvest location of the maple is unknown. Woods used consist of maple, between layers of SE Asian amboyna burl, capped wi ... more
Curly Walnut G#m...Price reducted+Free domestic shipping
This walnut flute is 19-1/8th inches in length with a one inch bore diameter. Various woods used include a mouthpiece consisting of maple burl, between layers of Mexican cocobolo, capped with the curl ... more
Blue Mahoe Em- Free Domestic Shipping
Native to Jamaica and Cuba, this material has hibiscus like flowers, and is occasionally referred to as Giant Hibiscus, as it can grow to 66 ft. in height. Although it’s a soft wood, not unlike cedar, ... more
Camphor Burl Am...Free domestic shipping (SOLD)
Another flute that smells like root beer, but without question, doesn’t taste like it. This flute is simply beautiful. The bore is 7/8 inch in diameter while the overall length is 17-3/8 inches.

Woo ... more

Iroko Gm...Free domestic shipping (SOLD)
This sub tropical African hardwood flute is 19 ¾” in length, with a one inch bore diameter. The mouthpiece is shaped from laminates of box elder burl, between layers of amboyna burl,(The world’s most ... more
Southern Bald Cypress Fm...Free Domestic Shipping
This wood is unusual. It is light, soft, and I think would have preferred to remain underwater…..At first. The flute is 23 5/8 inches in length, with a one inch bore diameter.

Woods used to form th ... more

Port Orford Cedar Em...Free domestic shipping
I don’t think I’ve worked with this wood before. It’s characterized as an excellent tone wood, and apparently comes from a small southern Oregon coast town with a population of about 1200 people. The ... more
Curly Maple F#m- Free Domestic Shipping
This instrument is 20.5 inches in length, with a one inch bore diameter. The woods used to form the mouthpiece include dyed/stabilized box elder burl, between layers of African wenge, capped with the ... more
Curly Maple F#m...Free Domestic Shipping
Without intention, this flute’s materials began looking like a tribute to the natural resources of Mexico. Materials include Mexican cocobolo, Mexican fire agate, Mexican boulder opal, and Mexican fir ... more
Huangana Negra Em- Free Domestic Shipping
I built something a little different, specifically, what I consider a musician’s wooden flute. The instrument has a ten cent tuning adjustment range, and wet out wicking, so it can be played for hour ... more
Red Mystery Oak...F#m... Price reduced + free domestic shipping (SOLD)
After 2 ½ years, this is the fourth and last flute I can make from this material, and to some degree, I’m pretty happy about that. Red oak is already pretty hard, but the mystery mineralization throug ... more
Rainbow Poplar F#m Drone...Free Domestic Shipping (SOLD)
Yet another “Rainbow” poplar flute, a simple drone in design, but complex in the build. The flute is 21 inches in length, with two one inch diameter sound chambers.It's a large drone, and requires a s ... more
Rainbow Poplar Fm... Free domestic shipping (SOLD)
Another instrument crafted from a wood generously characterized by the lumber peddler as “Rainbow Poplar”. If these folks see rainbows that look like this wood, ……it’s time to move.

However, it is ... more

Oklahoma Cedar F#m...Free domestic shipping
This Oklahoma red cedar flute is 20-5/8” in length, with a 1” bore diameter. It is the first of a number of flutes built with an extremely effective, yet low tech wicking system, such that the flute s ... more
Oklahoma Red Cedar G#m- Free Domestic Shipping (SOLD)
This cedar flute is 18-1/2 inches in length, with a one inch bore diameter. Woods used in the construction include a mouthpiece formed from Mexican Cocobolo, between layers of the cedar, and a fetish ... more
Rainbow Poplar F minor...Price reduced+Free domestic shipping (SOLD)
This is another flute from the land where apparently, rainbows are a greenish brown. It’s time to move. I will probably never understand why the highly mineralized moisture uptake of a tree gets to be ... more