Native American Flute Wood Selection for Custom Flutes
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Have a Native American flute hand made to your specifications by Dwight Lind. These are custom flutes made just for you, truly a one of a kind instrument. To build your own custom flute click here. |
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I try to photograph the wood as accurately
as possible but there will be variations in the color of the wood due to the nature of the wood grain, texture, age, finish,
and lighting. Even the wood
from the same tree can vary greatly. The wood on your finished flute may
or may not look different from the sample photo but it will truly be
a one of a kind instrument that you will love.
Not all of the woods listed are always available but I can come close to color, contrast and texture if a desired wood is unavailable.
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Alder | |
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Ash | End Cap and Mouth piece Only |
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Bacote | End Cap and Mouth piece Only |
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Basswood |
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Beech | |
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Beech - Spalted | |
| Black Limba |
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| Black Locust |
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Black Walnut | |
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Box Elder | |
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Butternut | |
| Canary Wood | End Cap and Mouth piece Only | |
| Catalpa | ||
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Cedar, Aromatic | |
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Cedar, Alaskan Yellow | |
| Cedar, Eastern Red | ||
| Cedar, Port Orford |
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Cedar, Spanish | |
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Cedar, Western Red | |
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Cherry | |
| Cherry |
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Douglas Fir | |
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Elm | |
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End Cap and Mouth piece Only | |
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Jatoba | End Cap and Mouth piece Only |
| Juniper | ||
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Lacewood | End Cap and Mouth piece Only |
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Madrone | |
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Mahogany – Honduran | |
| Mahogany – Philippine | ||
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Maple – Curly | |
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Maple – Quilted | |
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Maple - Spalted | |
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Maple – Tiger | |
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Myrtlewood | |
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Myrtlewood - Figured | |
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Myrtlewood - Chocolate | |
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Poplar | |
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Purple Heart | End Cap and Mouth piece Only |
| Redwood – Curly | ||
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Sapele | End Cap and Mouth piece Only |
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Squirrel Wood | |
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Sycamore | |
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Zebra Wood | End Cap and Mouth piece Only |
After receiving your order it will take about 3 to 4 weeks to have your flute made. Dwight says "My flutes are a labor of love and my goal as a flute maker is to create flutes of high quality craftsmanship and resonance. Each Creation Flute is handcrafted from wood that I hand select for its unique characteristics. I start with two pieces of wood, rout them out, glue them together and hand shape the exterior creating its own natural contour. I use all natural environmentally safe, non toxic products to seal and finish, then tune them to 440 Hz. When I am pleased with the flutes appearance and performance I sign and date it."
| The Key | High F#, High F, High E, High D, High C, B, Bb, A, G#, G, F#, F, Low E, Low D, Low C |
| Wood of the body | Choose from a selection of many different woods To see the wood choices click here. |
| Contrasting
end cap and or mouthpiece wood |
It
is optional if you want end caps or
mouthpiece made of a different contrasting wood. We can make them
from a selection of quite a few different
woods. Dwight knows what wood combinations make foe a great flute. To see the end cap wood choices click here. |
| Custom Fetish or block | The
antler on wood is standard and no additional charge. If you want something more elaborate select from the sample blocks blocks shown below To see the block choices click here. |
The final
price is determined by the selection of key, wood, fetish, mouth piece and end
cap but to give you an idea of how reasonably priced these flutes are here is a
sample price range of a few keys:
Key of High F# to High D - $130 to $230
Key of C to Bb - $140.00 to $240
Key of A - $150 to $250
Key of G - $160 to $260
Key of F# - $170 to $270
Key of Low D - $210 to $310
To build one of your own Custom made
Native American flutes, click here.
To learn more about Dwight Lind and Quiet
Bear Native American flutes click here.
To read my customer comments about these flutes, click here.
Walt's
Note: Quiet Bear Native American flutes look wonderful, crafted very nicely,
play bright &
responsive. A custom made Quiet Bear Native American flute is the favorite of my
personal collection.
Jan Michael Looking Wolf's Note: "Native American Flutes by Dwight are tuned as close to "perfect" as one can get. A Loud, Clear Voice and great playability in the full pentatonic range is just standard for his flutes. As a recording artist and performer, I know that I can rely on flutes by Dwight to be a quality instrument. In addition, his heart and gentleness shines like a bright star through his flutes. His flutes are currently being recorded for my next CD."
Jan Michael Looking Wolf
Grand Ronde Tribal Member
2004 NAMA Nominee
2004 ISMA Best Flute Nominee
Instructor, Native Flute History at Oregon State University
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A note about "Native American
flutes": Just as a "French horn" is a particular type of musical
instrument, "Native American flute" refers to a particular type of
musical instrument and does not imply that it was made by an enrolled member of
a federally-recognized tribe. Although Dwight's flutes are used and
endorsed by prominent Native American musicians, Quite Bear flutes are
not "Native American made." If it is your desire to own a flute made
by an enrolled member of a Native American tribe, then we recommend such makers
as Charles
Littleleaf
