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Your Own Special Wood
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Special Wood - Flute Family
 
A family of flutes made especially for Jeffrey Willey. The cherry wood came from the tree that grew between the graves of his ancestors. His ancestors and the tree became one. Now, the circle continues as their lives and love are honored by the songs of this family of 4 flutes.
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Jerry and Lisa Fretwell
Jerry and Lisa Fretwell
Your Flute Makers

 

Customer Comments

"Hi Lisa

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
 


 
End Caps,Rings, and Wood Inlay
You choose your favorite wood combinations.
Call us and we will make your specialty flute. Jerry: 417-535-6032


Be creative, this is your flute. Typically woods that go together, contrast each other in both Color and Grain Pattern.

Look at the pictures below for inspiration. These are a few of the many flutes that we have crafted by special customer request. We'd be honored to craft your unique flute for you.
 

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

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

Wood grain closeups are shown at the bottom of this page.

Birch  Wood Lacewood Wood Sitka Spruce Wood YellowheartWood Maple  WoodCurly Cherry  Wood Curly Ash Wood Ash Wood Cherry Wood  Kingwood Wood Zebrawood Mahogany Wood Leopardwood Wood Curly Walnut Wood White Oak Wood Walnut Wood



Juniper and Ebony
Juniper and Ebony - Native American Flute


Purple Heart and Padauk
Purple Heart and Padauk - Native American Flute

Ebony and Pink Ivory
Ebony and Ivory - Native American Flute


(left): Padauk with Maple Rings and Inlay
(right): Lacewood with Redheart Rings and Inlay
Inlay - Flutes
 
 

 Block Inlay

Wood Burnings
     

Native Flute Inlay
  Wood Burnings
    We can wood burn animal totems, feathers, inscriptions etc... onto your flute.  
 
 

 Complementary Tuned Flutes 

 Jerry and Lisa Fretwell

     

 

We can make you two or more flutes that play together . They can be flutes that are tuned to the same key or flutes that are tuned to different keys. They can made from different types of wood or the same type of wood.

You and a friend can easily make beautiful music together with complement flutes.


   

1st Flute
 

2nd Flute
 

Hear Duet
         
Bass Size - Key C   Medium Size - Key of A  

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Large Size - Key of E    Medium Size - Key of A   

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Large Size - Key of F#   Medium Size - Key of C#   

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Medium Size - Key of C    Small Size - Key of E   

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Complementary Drone Flutes
 

We can make you two or more drone flutes that play together . They can be flutes that are tuned to the same key or flutes that are tuned to different keys.

Listen to the two complementary Drone Flutes. The medium size flute is tuned to the key of C and the large size flute is tuned to the key of G.

Click the play button to listen.

 
 

Special Tunings
Our standard flutes are tuned to the minor pentatonic scale.
We can tune your flute to a different scale if you prefer.

 

   

These three flutes are tuned to an Egyptian/Arabian scale by special request for the AABLA RAQS Belly Dance Company.
Walnut Bass Flute ~ Key of A
Purple Heart Drone Flute ~ Key of D
Walnut Bass Flute ~ Key of D
 
Michael Zimmer - Walnut Bass A   Rich Merritt  - Walnut Bass D
     
Listen to their song.   Click Here 

 

Your Own Special Wood

Send us your special piece of wood and we will craft your flute from it. We air dry wood. If your piece of wood is freshly cut, it generally takes 6-12 months to air dry before we can work it. * There are exceptions. One example is walnut wood. It must be kiln dried before we can work it.


A Family of Flutes

1 small size flute
1 medium size flute
1 large size flute
1 drone flute
1 custom made flute stand
 

Special Wood - Flute Family
  Crafted for Jeffrey Willey from some very special cherry wood that he sent to us. Read his story below.


Click on pictures below to enlarge.
 
       
 
 
 

Wood Choices
Grain Closeups

 
 
Cedar - Eastern
 Eastern Cedar Wood

Kokopelli 

  Cedar - Western
Western Cedar Wood

Kokopelli

     
Ash
 Ash  Wood

Kokopelli

  Mahogany
Mahogany Wood

Kokopelli

     
Ash - Curly
Curly Ash Wood

Kokopelli

  Maple
Maple  Wood

Kokopelli

     
Birch
Native American Flute - Birch  Wood

Kokopelli

  Oak - Red
Native American Flute - Red Oak Wood

Kokopelli

     
Birch - Flame
Flame Birch Wood

Kokopelli

  Oak - White
White Oak Wood

 Kokopelli

     
Bloodwood
Bloodwood

Kokopelli

  Osage Orange
 Osage Orange - bois d'arc Wood

Kokopelli 

     
Bubinga
Bubinga Wood

Kokopelli

  Padauk
Padauk Wood

Kokopelli 

     
Bubinga - Pomelle
Bubinga Pomelle Wood

Kokopelli

  Red Heart
Redheart Wood

Kokopelli 

     
Canary Wood
Canary Wood

Kokopelli

  Sassafras
Sassafras Wood

Kokopelli 

     
Cherry
Cherry Wood

Kokopelli

  Sitka Spruce
Sitka Spruce Wood

Kokopelli

     
Cherry - Curly
Curly Cherry  Wood

Kokopelli

  Walnut
Walnut Wood

Kokopelli 

     
Ebony - Gabon
Gabon Ebony Wood

Kokopelli

  Walnut - Curly
Curly Walnut Wood

Kokopelli

     
Juniper
Juniper Wood

Kokopelli

  Yellow Heart
YellowheartWood

Kokopelli 

     
Lacewood
Lacewood Wood

Kokopelli

  Zebra Wood
 

 Diverse grain
 Kokopelli
Grain Type 1
Zebrawood

Grain Type 2
Zebrawood
     
Leopardwood
Leopardwood Wood

Kokopelli

 
     
Purple Heart
 

 Diverse
colors
 Kokopelli
Grain/Color Type 1
Purple Heart Wood

Grain/Color Type 2
Purple Heart Wood
 

Pink Ivory
 

 Diverse
colors
 Kokopelli
Grain/Color Type 1
 Pink Ivory Wood

Grain/Color Type 2
 Pink Ivory Wood

     
Kingwood
 

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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