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$315.00
African Mahogany Dm…
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$315.00This flute is 24-1/2 inches in length with a one inch bore diameter. Woods used in the build, beginning at the mouthpiece include SE Asian amboyna burl between layers of macassar ebony, capped with the mahogany. The fetish block is cut from the mahogany, bonded to Oklahoma red cedar for moisture control,...
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Alowood Em… (SOLD)
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No longer available anywhere in the world, this material started out as plantation grown Radiata pine, in New Zealand. Colorized starch was then pressure forced through the lumber, creating a hardwood from the pine.
This instrument is 22-1/4 inches in length, with a one inch bore or sound chamber...
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$330.00
Alowood Fm
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$330.00This flute is crafted from New Zealand radiata pine, known as Alowood. It is plantation grown and organically hardened by pressure injection of colored starch. The material is no longer available anywhere in the world. The instrument has a single sound chamber which can be broken down for transporting...
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$410.00
Alowood Fm (SOLD)
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$410.00This wood is interesting material, and much to my frustration, now unavailable anywhere in the world. Back in 2006, a company found they could take plantation grown New Zealand radiata pine, and force starch through the planks, effectively turning a soft wood, into a hardwood. They then figured out...
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$515.00
Ancient Kauri Em
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$515.00This flute is 22-1/4 inches in length with a one inch bore diameter. Specific woods used, beginning at the mouthpiece include Bethlehem olive between layers of Cedar of Lebanon, and capped with the Kauri. Each side of the compression chamber is inset with 19mm disks of the Bethlehem olive wood as...
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$720.00
Ancient Kauri Fm
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$720.00Some instruments require more patience and present greater challenges than others. I felt I needed to experience both with this flute. The New Zealand Kauri is tuned to Fm, is 21-9/16” in length and has a 7/8” diameter bore. The material is approx, 50,000 years old, having been excavated from...
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$305.00
Ancient Kauri Fm (SOLD)
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$305.00This material is harvested from peat bogs in New Zealand where these trees rested after falling over, approximately 50,000 years ago. These trees may be older, but Carbon 14 dating gets a little sketchy beyond 40,000 years. The material is expensive, and not a good candidate for flute building experimentation....
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$1,170.00
Ancient Kauri Fm. “Vieja Linda” 3 of 3, second series (SOLD)
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$1,170.00Before addressing this build, I should outline the characteristics of some of the materials used. This NEW ZEALAND KAURI is bogwood. The variety is indigenous to New Zealand, and is approximately 50,000 years old. It may be older, but the accuracy of Carbon-14 dating falls off dramatically beyond...
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$560.00
Ancient Kauri Gm
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$560.00This instrument is 19-15/16” in length, with a 7/8” bore diameter. The primary wood is a 50,000 year old New Zealand material known as Kauri. It still grows today, but this material was preserved in a bog wherein the cellular voids were amberized, preserving it and preventing deterioration. Additional...
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$605.00
Ancient Kauri Gm
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$605.00I decided to challenge myself a little more with this instrument. First, a couple words about some of the materials. Wood, KAURI, is native to New Zealand, and 50,000 or so years ago, this tree fell over, into a bog, where the cellular voids amberized during the total preservation process. It’s...
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$360.00
Andaman Padauk Em… (SOLD)
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$360.00So,…..how do you feel about RED. At 23” in length, with a 1” bore diameter, this instrument will darken somewhat with age, but will always be really red.
Woods used, starting at the mouthpiece, include canary wood between layers of S American cocobolo, and capped with the padauk. The...
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$345.00
CA Buckeye burl Em… (SOLD)
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$345.00Ok, so basically, this is a root. It has a bore of approx. 1”, and a total live edge length of 23-7/8”. This material never wants to be a flute…Ever. It’s pulpy, and like trying to build a flute from a giant peanut shell. Before beginning, I had to plug 44 holes, or voids, in the wood. Materials...
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$510.00
CA Buckeye Burl F#m (SOLD)
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$510.00This material never EVER wants to become a flute. It would rather remain as a root growth, preferably underground. The F# instrument is 22-13/16” in length, with a 7/8” bore diameter. Prior to shaping, 32 holes had to be filled. Materials used included Arizona turquoise, New Mexico pipestone,...
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$645.00
California Buckeye Burl F#m…
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$645.00A burl is an anomaly, or growth that will typically develop underground, on a root. They’re rare, and highly prized for their complex grain pattern. This particular piece began as a tool destroying mix of epoxy and crushed pipestone to the bore, hoping it wouldn’t explode. Thereafter, 28+ burl...
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$410.00
Caribbean Zircote F#m
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$410.00This hardwood is prized as a tonewood, particularly in the building of stringed instruments. Although obstinate, I like it’s voicing in my work as well.
This instrument is 20-1/16” in length, with a 7/8” bore diameter. Woods include a simple combination of Amboyna burl and ziricote at...
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$370.00
Cedar of Lebanon Am
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$370.00Cedar of Lebanon, also known as Cedars of God, are located in the Kadisha Valley of Bsharre Lebanon. Once flourishing throughout the highlands of Mt. Lebanon, they are first referenced in the chapter of Psalms in the bible, and 102 times thereafter. Currently, the last remaining concentration encompasses...
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