Huangana Negra remains one of my favorite tone woods in building flutes. This started out tuned to F#m, but became a Gm after adding the stylized snake tuning hole at the far end. Amboyna burl, old growth redwood burl,...
Poplar F#m, 20.5” in length, 7/8” bore diameter. This material is excited to become a flute, instead of the predictable destiny of becoming a cardboard box. It is not one of my favorite tone woods, because it...
Here at the tail end of the Covid Collection, I have a G#m flute built from Mesquite. Also known as the "Trash Tree of Texas", it is living proof that Mother Nature has a sense of humor. Not being a sought after wood...
I find this instrument interesting, in that the majority of the three woods used, are referenced since the beginning of recorded history, and both are protected as a result. Specifically, Cedar of Lebanon, and...
I was trying to figure out a reasonable explanation for a SEVEN YEAR absence from my blog, and the top contenders were I took a serious nap, or I was a POW in a third world country. I decided fibbing was not the answer, and I needed to take the high road...so I'm...
“Creative thought by artists, craftsmen, and scientists involves the subconscious reception of ideas from the future, which literally create themselves”.- Dr. Jack Sarfatti, physicist. Holy Cow. It’s been SIXTEEN MONTHS since the last Querencia Woodwinds Occasional...
“The flute is a friend of silence-------play in deep valleys, mountains --silent night--and see the difference-----it’s heaven.” Supiyra Mehra The website has a brand new look………..well, not exactly. It was new when I started this post….about a year ago. I replaced a...
"Art before commerce” Randy Jackson, American Idol, 3/16/11. “God gave us music that we might pray without words.” Jon Norris Music, (attributable to the inscription on an opera house in Germany.) QUERENCIA WOODWINDS MISSION STATEMENT…....
“The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are who have gone over it.” Hunter S. Thompson "After silence, that which comes...
“The word imagination gets little respect. For many people, it connotes “make believe,” and is primarily the domain of children and artists. But the truth is that your imagination is the single most important asset you possess. It’s your power to form mental pictures...