Chakra NAF Styled Flute (Key of E) - AWARD WINNER!

New to our line up is our Chakra flute made from Old Growth Walnut. This new NAF styled flute features all seven colors that represent the seven centers of spiritual energy in the human body. We have inlayed seven cabachons into the body of the flute. The seven stones are Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. The fetish on this flute is of a sleek design and made from Bubinga and finished with over 20 coats of hand rubbed lacquer leaving a smooth high gloss gentle to the touch finish.

This flute has been tuned to the Key of E and was tuned using 432Hz instead of the standard 440Hz that most of our flutes are tuned to. 432Hz is considered to be true pitch and it is believed that an instrument that is tuned to 432Hz has profound effects on consciousness and also on the cellular levels of the body. This Chakra flute was crafted with the same love and attention as all of our Native American styled flutes are made and this too was crafted completely by hand. This flute plays beautifully and at 432Hz this flute will sooth your soul.

It is important to note that this Chakra flute was part of our presentation submitted to the Western Design Conference held in Jackson Hole Wyoming this September. Our presentation of flutes was award the Blue Ribbon for the prestigious Sonny Tuttle Spirit Award. We are honored to make this award winning flute available to you our customers. If you are interested in the flute please contact us via email, sales@tetonmarketing.com. Be sure to reference the Chakra Flute in your subject line.

Port Orford Cedar Flute - Key of F - AWARD WINNER!

During the Western Design Conference we had two NAF flutes crafted from a piece of Old Growth Port Orford Cedar. One of our favorite woods to work with, Port Orford Cedar makes for a beautiful sounding flute. This flute was one of two (twins) that we made from the same stock of wood. This flute has a inlay of Old Growth Walnut for the fipple or cutting edge of the sound hole. This is a five hole flute tuned to the Key of F @ 440Hz.

The fetish is made from a piece of Old Growth Walnut and it is our representation of a feather. Inset into the barrel of the flute is a square malachite cabachon between the second and third finger holes. We have added three yellow Flicker Feathers (hand painted) that hang from the center of the flute. Leather accents on this flute are buckskin deer lace adding a nice contrast to the color of the cedar. The finish has over 20 coats of hand rubbed lacquer and has a soft satin look. This Port Orford flute was one that was part of the presentation at the Western Desgin Conference held in Jackson Hole Wyoming as is an award winning flute. If you are interested in the flute please contact us via email, sales@tetonmarketing.com. Be sure to reference the Port Orford Flute in your subject line.

Hawaiian KOA Wood Flute (Key of F#) - READY FOR PURCHASE

This flute is available at the Jackson Hole Trading Company Gallery - Click here for their website.

We have just finished this new flute tuned to the Key of F#, made from Hawaiian Koa wood. This piece of wood was left over from a project that was done more than 30 years ago and the piece is much much older than that. This is a very nice flute with 3 Hematite colors cabochons inset down the top of the flute. This five hole flute is 24# in length and as a tapered bore. Completely made by hand this flute will be available for shipping within a week.

The fetish has been selected for this flute and it was crafted from another piece of Koa and it is in the style of our Antelope/Elk fetish. The entire flute was crafted with Koa and it has a wonderful warm sound. This flute was hand finished with a minimum of 12-15 light coats of finished and then hand rubbed. During the tuning of this flute we found it to be very forgiving and able to handle a large range of wind pressures.

During the shaping of this flute we found a small imperfection within the wood that we were not able to detect prior to shaping. It is a small air pocket that is close to the mouth piece but we do not think it detracts in any way from the instrument. This flute is a very forgiving flute to play and has a wonderful slightly breathy quality to it. If you are interested in the flute please contact us via email, sales@tetonmarketing.com. Be sure to reference the KOA Wood Flute.

Walnut Flute - Key of F (click on images to enlarge)

This unique five hole Woodland style flute is hand made from American Black Walnut. Tuned to the key of F this flute plays really well. The flute's barrel was hand carved to an oval shape rather than a circle. The overall length of the flute is 24 inches even. The front edge of the sound hole is a bit larger than other flutes I have made and the result of this edge being a little further forward give this walnut flute a kind of breathy sound when played. This flute also is easy to play as it is fairly forgiving and allows the player more latitude on how hard or soft you play the instrument. Some may not like this breathy sound but we do - very much!

The barrel of the flute is decorated with 7 denim colored cabachons. Both the leather that holds the fetish and the lace accent at the end of the barrel is deer skin (tanned in the USA). The inside of the barrel and slow air chamber was finished with 6-8 coats of Deft in order to better seal the inside of the flute and help protect the wood from absobing too much moisture when played. The fetish is made from iron wood and some tell us they think it resembles an otter. Other have described it as a bird of prey. The windway or focusing channel is also made from iron wood with the as is the front edge of the sound hole.

One of the nice results of the oval shapped barrel was that the flute is very easy to hold and play. It seems to have a more ergonimic feel in your hands. The tone of the walnut gives this flute an very nice tone. Finally the flute is finished with 8-10 coats of deft and hand rubbed to a soft satin finish. This is a very nice easy flute to play.

Ironwood Flute - Key of G (click on images to enlarge)

This is a very nice five hole flute made completly from Ironwood. We use alot of Ironwood for our fetishes and parts for our windways in many of our flutes. This flute is a physically beautiful color and because of the wood itself it is a very heavy flute. The dark rich brown color of the wood clearly stands out and the finish is very smooth to the touch. The flute is 24 inches in length and the bore of the barrel is approximately 1 inch.

This flute plays beautiful but in our opinion is a bit brighter in its sound because of the dense qualities of the wood. It is very easy to play and is very forgiving in all keys of the flute. The barrel of the flute is decorated with two tear drop shaped turquoise stones and a band of buck skin colored leather with black horse hair that hangs just below the true sound hole. The fetish is also made of ironwood and represents an antelope or elk depending on your enterpretation. The fetish is held on with a strap of buckskin colored deer hide and the bottom of the barrel is decorated with a braiding of buckskin colored deer hide as well.

The price for this flute is higher because of the total man hours that went into creating it. Ironwood although beautiful to look at - it is very hard to work and finish. This would be a very nice flute that could easily become a center piece in your home or office but also one that you can enjoy playing. I like this flute and I am sure you will too.

Port Orford Cedar Flute - Key of F (click on images to enlarge)

This flute is also made from Old Growth Port Orford Cedar. If you have never have had the pleasure to hold a piece of Port Orford Cedar then you are missing one of natures most pleasant aromas. Port Orford Cedar is actually a type of Cypress but in it's native range it is called Port Orford Cedar. These large trees grow up to 200 feet tall and have trunks with diameters in the 4-6 foot range. They grow only in the southwest part of the Oregon coast and the very northwest part of the California coast up to about 1500 feet in elevation.

This beautiful hand made flute is a five hole flute tune to the Key of F. This flute was made from the same piece of old growth Port Orford Cedar as the "3 Feathers Flute" above. The overall length of this flute is 23 1/2 inches and the bore of the barrel is approximately 1". Like many of the flutes we make the focusing channel of the windway was inset into the body of the flute rather than being carved into the bottom of the fetish. The splitting edge of the true sound hole is also inlaid iron wood.

The fetish is our "Otter" design although others tell us it reminds them of many other animals which is also made from iron wood. the fetish is afixed with a wide piece of deer skin lace. There are three Tigers Eye Cabachons inset into the barrel of the flute above, middle and below the finger holes for accent. At the bottom of the flute it is laced with deer skin Lace in a pleasing design. Like all of our flutes it is finished both inside with at least 6-8 coats of Deft to help with moisture control. The outside of the flute has a minnimum of 10 coats of Deft with the final few coats hand rubbed to a soft satin finish.

This flute found it's home with Nakoa Heavyrunner from Havre, Montana. Nakoa is a well know Native American artist who has produced many Native American music CDs, videos and he has produced many other Native American bands. Nakoa is Assiniboine and is the son of Donovan and Laurie Archambault. Donovan is well known throughout the Northwest into Canada as well as the Southwestern part of the U.S. for the beautiful Ceremonial Native American pipes he makes. Many of his pipes will be available on this website as they become available.

This is a very nice sounding flute with a pleasing warm tone. Feel free to play the MP3 file below to hear how this warm this Port Orford Cedar flute sounds. Although this flute has bee sold - we just secured a new shipment of old growth Port Orford Cedar. So if you would like to order a flute simular to this one please contact us at sales@tetonmarketing.com.

Port Orford Cedar Flute - Custom Ordered by Tom Mitchell - Key of A(click on images to enlarge)

This Port Orford Cedar Flute was custom made for Tom Mitchell in Oregon. Made from old growth Port Orford Cedar and tuned to the key of A this is a really nice sounding instrument. The overall dimensions of the flute are smaller in length and the boar of the barrel is also smaller making the tone of the flute in the higher range of the key of A. We really liked how this flute came out and the warm rich tones that the Port Orford Cedar flutes make is really a pleasure to listen to. The flute was finished with a bear fetish made from Ironwood and decorated with a single tear dropped shaped turquoise cabachon. In addition we added deer skin leather braids to the foot of the flute and some horse hair medallions that hang from the middle of the flute.