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Wood Choices
Aromatic Cedar, Hard Woods, Exotic Woods,
Curly Woods, and Rare Woods. 

Native American Flute - Eastern Cedar Wood Red Oak Wood  Western Cedar Wood  Curly - Figured Maple  Wood Pink Ivory Wood Purple Heart Wood CanaryWood
Padauk Wood Bubinga Wood Juniper Wood Flame Birch Wood Redheart Wood Gabon Ebony Wood Sassafras Wood
Bloodwood Osage Orange - bois d'arc Wood Birch  Wood Lacewood Wood Sitka Spruce Wood YellowheartWood Maple  Wood
Curly Cherry  Wood Curly Ash Wood Ash Wood Cherry Wood  Kingwood Wood Zebrawood Mahogany Wood
Leopardwood Wood Curly Walnut Wood White Oak Wood Walnut Wood

Drone Flutes are flutes that have two voices. You play your melody and the second voice accompanies you producing a surreal experience. Each voice of the drone flute has its own air chamber giving you the option to add the drone tone at your preference. Listen to the sound samples below to hear them.





Dear Jerry,
Happy to tell you that the Drone Flute arrived and I played as if we are old friends, just wonderful!! I love the sound!!!
Thank you very much, and indeed it is a very easy and comfortable flute to play.
Loving Light Blessings

Sarah-Maria C. Gijben
Internet Customer
The Netherlands

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~~ Gina Benson
Internet Customer
U.S.A.
Drone Flute Player

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"Dear Jerry,
I received the two flutes you made for me. One is a river Cane in D and a Drone in Bb. They both have worked out wonderfully. I have already performed publicly with them and they have been received with very positive remarks by listeners afterwards. I am playing a powwow with them in May and will let you know how it goes and maybe send a pic or two. In my 28 years of playing flute I have never had the honor of playing through two finer flutes. They have clear sound and perfect intonation. I look forward to having Fretwell Flutes see to my flute needs in the future.
Thank You."

~~ Gina Benson
Internet Customer
U.S.A.


 "Hi Jerry and Lisa,

Thank you SO much for my Drone Flute! It arrived this week and is even more beautiful than I had imagined. The tone is amazing and it really was a case of love at first sight! I am enjoying learning from your book too! I have found it invaluable for getting to know my flute - and I love that there are songs I recognize so I can get used to reading and playing and then transfer that to the other beautiful songs you’ve included."

~~ Ruth Ingham
Internet Customer
Australia




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  Customers w/Flutes 

This page shows some of our customers with their flutes. When you see how the flute fits them, it will help you decide what size flute is right for you.



  Retail Outlet 

This page lists one of our
several retail outlet stores

This store is located in
Springfield, Missouri. They always carry a nice
selection of our flutes. It
also describes our
wholesale policy.



  Links

This page has links to some of our most used, favorite websites.

Native American Flute Group
Click Here


 
Lisa's Grandfather
Chief Eagle Friend

Chief Eagle Friend
Assiniboin Tribe

You have within
you the power and all things necessary to do what you have been called to do.

What have you been called to do?



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Favorite Quote


They won't remember
what you said.

They won't remember
what you did.

They will remember
how you
made them feel.

~ Maya Angelo ~
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 Drone Flutes

  Listen to flutes ~ Scroll Down the page.

Douglas House, Key West, FL

 Jerry Fretwell

Jerry is playing a large Zebrawood Drone flute in the serene gardens of the Douglas House in Key West, Florida.
The flute is in the key of G.

Listen ~ Click Here


Available Lengths: 26"-14"
Available Keys: F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#
Price Range: $250 - $550
*All amounts are listed in United States Dollars (USD)

We can make your Drone Flute in any of the three sizes and use any type of wood that calls to you. See wood grain closeups below. 


  ..Listen To The Drone Flutes 
Click on a blue letter below to hear that key 

 
Large Flutes
26"-20"
  F F#  G Ab 
Medium Flutes
19"-17"
A  Bb  B C C# 
Small Flutes
16"-14"
D Eb E  F  F# 



 
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  Concert Quality, A440 Tuned
Your flute will be tuned using an electronic tuner to ensure that it has concert quality pitch. This will enable you to play along with other instruments.
 

Mahogany Drone - Key of A - with piano accompaniment
Listen - Click Here
   
  Not electronically altered ~ Flute Sound Samples
The natural rich warm sound of the flute touches the soul of all those who hear it. It is our experience that each individual responds to different keys. Discovering which key calms you, is easy on our website. Our sound samples DO NOT have any effects added to them. Our flutes sound exactly like this naturally (Clear, Crisp, Loud, Non-breathy, & No air hiss). Our flutes will sound this way for you when you play them at home. Your flute will produce this rich, clean quality sound and have tremendous volume, without a microphone.
 


Choosing Your Flute
You choose the key of flute you want us to make you (F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#). You choose the type of wood you want us to use. Your Drone Flute will be made especially for you, when you place your order.
If you need help choosing the flute size that is a perfect fit for you, call 1-417-535-6032 or email us. We'd love to hear from you.
Our Prices
The price of your drone flute is based on the type of wood you choose and the size of the flute you choose.
 Eastern Cedar Wood Cedar is our least expensive wood choice  
Gabon Ebony Wood Gabon Ebony is our most expensive wood choice.

Tone and Wood Choice
Eastern Cedar Walnut Zebrawood Curly Maple Ebony
Cedar(s) Hard Woods  Exotic Woods  Curly Woods  Rare Woods 

The tone of a flute is determined in part by the type of wood used. The softer woods (cedar,sassafras etc...) produce a warmer tone. The harder woods (red heart, osage orange etc...) produce a brighter tone. Tone is not volume. Tone is the texture of the sound. We offer you a large selection of wood choices. See the wood grain closeups at the bottom of this page.
 

 Listen to these Drone Flutes.


Click Here   Key of F Eastern Cedar Wood Eastern Cedar - Large Size
Click Here   Key of G  Zebrawood Zebra Wood - Large Size
Click Here   Key of A  Maple  Wood Maple - Medium Size
Click Here   Key of A   Redheart Wood Red Heart - Medium Size
Click Here   Key of Bb Bubinga Wood Bubinga - Medium Size
Click Here   Key of C Sassafras Wood Sassafras - Medium Size
Click Here   Key of F  Redheart Wood Red Heart - Small Size

 F.Y.I.
5 Hole Flute vs 6 Hole Flute
We can make you a 5 hole flute but, we prefer a 6 hole flute. Let me explain why.

The basic minor Pentatonic fingering pattern is played exactly the same on a 6 hole flute and a 5 hole flute. The difference is: On a 6 hole flute you keep the 3rd hole from top covered all the time.



As you progress in your playing, you will want the benefit that the additional hole on a 6 hole flute will give you.

Our book "
Getting To Know Your Native American Flute", will teach you how to take care of your flute and how to play it.  

 

About Your Wood Choice
Eastern Cedar Wood Maple  Wood Purple Heart Wood Pink Ivory Wood Gabon Ebony Wood

The Joy of Wood Shopping
"Most of our hardwoods and exotics we purchase from a speciality store about an hour away from our home. We hand pick each piece. We look for unique and beautiful grain patterns as well as exceptional color.

I have a blast when we go wood shopping. I'm like a kid in a candy store. Soooooo... many beautifully grained pieces of wood to choose from. We always come away with much more wood that we went to buy. Some pieces of wood, I "just can't resist". They just beg to be made into a flute.

For our Eastern Cedar and Sassafras wood, we buy it from a local Ozark man. We trust his judgment and he always sends us beautiful pieces. Some of our rare and exotic woods, we purchase from other sources around the country and Hawaii.

I just "love" to go wood shopping." ~~ Lisa Fretwell

Availability of Unique Woods
Most wood will make a wonderful flute. Email or call us (417-535-6032) about the availability of woods not shown on our website such as: Koa, Curly Koa, Honey Mesquite, Black Mesquite, Quina, Wenge, Spanish Cedar, Redwood, Sapele, Quilted Sapele, Rose woods, & Quatersawn woods.


Pieces of Wood Special to You
We encourage you to do some internet window shopping for unique wood. If you find a piece of wood that you like, we will make your flute from that piece. If you have a piece of wood that's special to you, send it to us and we will make your flute from that piece.

FYI - Wood - Natural Colors and Grain Patterns
We have taken great care with our website images so that they are a good representation of the "true" color and grain patterns of the wood choices we offer. Wood naturally varies from piece to piece. The grain pattern and the shade of the color are things that vary slightly from piece to piece. We do not stain our flutes. The colors you see in our website images are what the wood looks like naturally.

3 Commonly asked Questions and Answers

Q: What woods are the softest and produce the most warm tone?
A: Eastern Cedar, Western Cedar, and Sassafras.
Aromatic Cedar Western Cedar Sassafras
 
Q: What woods are the hardest and produce the most bright tone?
A: Purple Heart, Osage Orange, and Gabon Ebony.
Purple Heart Wood Osage Orange Gabon Ebony
 
Q: Do the curly woods really shimmer naturally?
A: YES - They shimmer and glow and look as if they were wet all the time.
Curly AshFlame Birch Curly Cherry


The images below are what the wood looks like naturally.


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Ordering Your Flute Options
1. You can order your flute now, online. Choose your flute below.
 2. You can call us, to place your order. Phone: 1-417-535-6032 
 3. You can email us, to place your order. Do NOT send your credit card information in the email.
   
 
We often have a small stock of completed flutes on hand that we take with us to shows. These flutes are available for immediate sale. Otherwise, we will make your flute especially for you when you order it.  
    See and Hear In Stock Flutes ---> Click Here


Order Your Drone Flute
Choose Your Wood Below


       
    Cedar - Eastern
Small: $250
Medium: $300
Large: $350

Eastern Cedar Wood

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Kokopelli 

  Cedar - Western
Small: $250
Medium: $300
Large: $350

Western Cedar Wood

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Kokopelli

 
           
    Ash
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Ash  Wood

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Kokopelli

  Mahogany
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Mahogany Wood

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Kokopelli

 
           
    Ash - Curly
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

Curly Ash Wood

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Kokopelli

  Maple
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Maple  Wood

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Kokopelli

 
           
    Birch
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Birch  Wood

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Kokopelli

  Maple - Curly - Figured
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

Curly - Figured Maple  Wood

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Kokopelli

 
           
    Birch - Flame
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

Flame Birch Wood

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Kokopelli

  Oak - Red
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Red Oak Wood

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Kokopelli

 
           
    Bloodwood
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Bloodwood

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  Oak - White
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

White Oak Wood

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    Bubinga
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Bubinga Wood

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Kokopelli

  Osage Orange
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Osage Orange - bois d'arc Wood

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Kokopelli 

 
           
    Bubinga - Pomelle
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

Bubinga Pomelle Wood

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Kokopelli

  Padauk
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Padauk Wood

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Kokopelli 

 
           
    Canary Wood
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

CanarywWood

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Kokopelli

  Red Heart
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Redheart Wood

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Kokopelli 

 
           
    Cherry
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Cherry Wood

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Kokopelli

  Sassafras
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Sassafras Wood

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Kokopelli 

 
           
    Cherry - Curly
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

Curly Cherry  Wood

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Kokopelli

  Sitka Spruce
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Sitka Spruce Wood

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Kokopelli

 
           
    Ebony - Gabon
Small: $450
Medium: $500
Large: $550

Gabon Ebony Wood

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Kokopelli

  Walnut
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

 Walnut Wood

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Kokopelli 

 
           
    Juniper
Small: $300
Medium: $350
Large: $400

Juniper Wood

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Kokopelli

  Walnut - Curly
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

Curly Walnut Wood

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Kokopelli

 
           
    Lacewood
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Lacewood Wood

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Kokopelli

  Yellow Heart
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

YellowheartWood

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Kokopelli 

 
           
    Leopardwood
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

Leopardwood Wood

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Kokopelli

  Zebra Wood
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

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 Diverse grain
 Kokopelli
Grain Type 1
Zebrawood

Grain Type 2
Zebrawood
 
           
    Purple Heart
Small: $350
Medium: $400
Large: $450

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 Diverse
colors
 Kokopelli
Grain/Color Type 1
Purple Heart Wood

Grain/Color Type 2
Purple Heart Wood
 

Pink Ivory
Small: $450
Medium: $500
Large: $550

  Order

 Diverse
colors
 Kokopelli
Grain/Color Type 1
Pink Ivory Wood

Grain/Color Type 2
 Pink Ivory Wood

 
           
    Kingwood
Small: $400
Medium: $450
Large: $500

  Order

Diverse grain & colors
 Kokopelli
Grain/Color Type 1
Kingwood Wood

Grain/Color Type 2
Kingwood Wood
Grain/Color Type 3

Kingwood Wood
   
           

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