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INLAY

 


RINGS


INLAY, ENDCAPS, RINGS, OR WOOD BURNINGS

Choose one of our favorite combination flutes or combine any woods that you like. Your flute can have inlay, endcaps, rings, and wood burnings.

SEND US YOUR PIECE OF WOOD
If you have a piece of wood that is special to you, send it to us and we will make you a flute from it. It generally takes 6-12 months to air dry a piece of fresh cut wood before we can work it. Walnut Wood must be kiln dried.

COMPLEMENTARY FLUTES
Choose two flutes that are tuned to play in harmony with each other.

SPECIAL TUNINGS AND PITCH ALTERNATIVES
Choose a flute that has a "special tuning". ( Arabic/Egyptian, Major Scale etc.). Our standard tuning is A440. However, we can tune your flute to any tuning that you prefer. Over the years, the most common requests for alternate tunings have been: A430, A432, A444, A450. There is a lot of information available for you to read regarding the healing properties and history of these alternate tunings. Do some research if you are considering an alternate tuning.

"The A used by most symphony and opera orchestras today for uniform tuning ranges between 440 hertz, or cycles per second, to 444 hertz. By comparison, in 1740, Handel favored an A pitched at 422 hertz. Mozart, in 1780, tuned to an A at 421.6 hertz. The French standardized their A at 435 hertz in 1858. A little more than 20 years later, Verdi succeeded in getting a bill passed by the Italian Parliament to tune at A 432 hertz.

In 1938, an international standard for A was set at 440 hertz, but the pitch continued to rise. The New York Philharmonic, under Zubin Mehta, tunes to an A at 442 hertz, as does the Chicago under Georg Solti and the Boston Symphony under Seiji Ozawa. In Berlin, orchestras tune to an A around 448 hertz. In Moscow, the symphony's pitch is even higher, near 450 hertz." ... www.nytimes.com
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"Hi Lisa and Jerry,

It is with deep gratitude that I write to confirm the safe arrival of my beautiful flute. I can hardly believe how beautiful the instrument feels and sounds. Its harmonic tone is just wonderful and I am very appreciative of the guide books and CD, which are very user friendly. I have also appreciated your excellent service. Thank you, thank you. My sincere thanks and deepest gratitude"

~Megan Johnstone
Internet Customer
Melbourne Victoria
Australia
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FLUTE BUILDING AND DELIVERY TIMES
Your flute will be made especially for you when you place your order. Building your flute takes 3-4 weeks. Transit time in shipping is dependant on your country's postal system and customs clearance process. We will email you with the tracking information when we ship your flute.
 

Flute Arrival To You
Shipping And Handling Charges
$15
(All Countries)

 

U.S.A.  4-5 weeks
  Australia  4-5 weeks  
  Spain  4-5 weeks 
Canada  5-6 weeks
  Germany  5-6 weeks  
  France  6-7weeks   
  Netherlands 5-6 weeks
UK   5-6 weeks  
All other countries  4-6 weeks 

  International (non-U.S.A.) Transit Time

The delivery speed of the postal system in your country and the customs clearance time in your country determine how long your flute is in transit.
 
     


Jerry Fretwell - Post Office


   Purple Heart and Padauk
Purple Heart and Padauk - Native American Flute
 
  The rich purple hue of Purple Heart Wood accented by the reddish orange color of Padauk Wood makes this flute a visually stimulating work of art.
   
  Includes block inlay, two endcaps, and two rings 
   
  Large Flute - Key of G - $415 
  Medium Flute - Key of A - $365
   
  Order your special flute.
Phone: 1-417-535-6032
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   Ebony and Juniper
Juniper and Ebony - Native American Flute

  The solid blackness of Gabon Ebony Wood coupled with the light blonde color of Juniper Wood makes this flute both visually distinctive and gives it a rich clear tone.
   
  Includes block inlay and inlay stripe.
   
  Large Flute - Key of G - $385 
  Medium Flute - Key of A - $335
   
  Order your special flute.
Phone: 1-417-535-6032
or
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You Choose A Wood Combination   Order your special flute. Phone: 1-417-535-6032

  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
Ash
Birch
Bloodwood
Bubinga
Canary Wood
Cherry
Eastern Cedar
Ebony
Juniper
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Mahogany
Maple
Osage Orange
Padauk
Pink Ivory
  Purple Heart
Red Heart
Red Oak
Sassafras
Sitka Spruce
Walnut
Western Cedar
White Oak
Yellowheart
Zebra Wood

Curly Ash
Curly Cherry
Curly Walnut
Flame Birch
Pomelle Bubinga
Wood grain closeups are shown at the bottom of this page.


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You Choose A Wood Burning
 

Order your special flute.
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Wood Burning  

A wood burning accents your flute with your individual personality. Choose a burning that is descriptive of your life. Such as: Feathers, Birds, Animals, A Name, A Saying etc.  





Play Along With A Friend
 

Order your special flutes.
Phone: 1-417-535-6032
     

Jerry and Lisa Fretwell
 

Complementary flutes make it easy to make music with a friend.


* Tuned To The Same Key
or
* Tuned To Harmony Keys



 Hear Duets
Flutes Played
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.Same Key - One Octave Pitch Difference - ( Key of D)
....Bass Size Flute and..Small Size Flute
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.Harmony Keys
....Bass Size Flute ( Key of C ) and .Medium Size Flute ( Key of A )
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Choose A Special Tuning
  Order your special flute. Phone: 1-417-535-6032
     

 

Your flute can have a "special tuning". ( Arabic/Egyptian, Major Scale etc.). Our standard tuning is A440. However, we can tune your flute to any tuning that you prefer.

Over the years, the most common requests for alternate tunings have been: A430, A432, A444, A450. There is a lot of research available for you to read regarding the healing properties of these alternate tunings.

 

These flutes were tuned to an Egyptian/Arabian scale by special request for the AABLA RAQS Belly Dance Company. The notes on these flutes are not standard A440 notes. They range from A430 to A450. This gives the songs these flutes play a unique surreal feel.

Listen to their song.

Walnut Bass Flute ~ Key of A
Purple Heart Drone Flute ~ Key of D
Walnut Bass Flute ~ Key of D


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Send Us Your Wood
  Order your special flute. Phone: 1-417-535-6032
     

 

* Send us your special piece of wood and we will craft your flute from it.

* Fresh Cut Wood - It generally takes 6-12 months to air dry before we can work it.

* Walnut Wood - Must be kiln dried.



 

A Special Family of Flutes
Crafted for Jeffrey Willey from unique cherry wood that he cut.


Click on pictures to enlarge.
    Read the History of this Wood.
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 Wood Grain Closeups

Cedar - Eastern Cedar - Western 

Ash 

Ash - Curly 

Birch  

 Eastern Cedar Wood

Western Cedar Wood

 Ash  Wood

Curly Ash Wood

Native American Flute - Birch  Wood

Birch - Flame

 Bloodwood

Bubinga

Bubinga -Pomelle 

Canary Wood

Flame Birch Wood

Bloodwood

Bubinga Wood

Bubinga Pomelle Wood

Canary Wood

Cherry

 Cherry - Curly

Ebony - Gabon

Juniper 

Lacewood

Cherry Wood

Curly Cherry  Wood

Gabon Ebony Wood

Lacewood Wood

Leopardwood

 Mahogany

Maple

Osage Orange

Padauk

Leopardwood Wood

Mahogany Wood

Maple  Wood

 Osage Orange - bois d'arc Wood

Padauk Wood

Red Heart

Sassafras

Sitka Spruce

Walnut

Walnut - Curly

Redheart Wood

Sassafras Wood

Sitka Spruce Wood

Walnut Wood

Curly Walnut Wood

Yellow Heart

Oak - Red

Oak - White

YellowheartWood
Native American Flute - Red Oak Wood



Red Oak can be the same color tone as white oak or it can have a pink/red hue to it. Each board is unique.
White Oak Wood

What differentiates a piece of white oak from a piece of red oak is the "Tick Marks". White Oak has long lines as tick marks. Red Oak has short lines as tick marks.

Pink Ivory

Purple Heart

Zebra Wood

Kingwood

 Pink Ivory Wood

 Pink Ivory Wood

Pink Ivory has many shades of pink, salmon and pink/orange. Each piece of wood is unique. 

Purple Heart Wood

Purple Heart Wood

Purple Heart darkens the longer that is it exposed to air and sunlight. 

Zebrawood

Zebrawood

Zebra Wood has two distinct grain patterns depending on the part of the tree that the board is cut from. Each board is unique. 

Kingwood Wood

Kingwood Wood

Kingwood Wood

Kingwood has two distinct grain patterns (Swirls and Stripes). The color tone can be a purple/brown or a blonde/brown. Each board is unique. 




Need to transport or store your flute?
.We can make you a Leather Fringed Bag or a Traditional Cedar Box.

Native American Flute Bag    
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