I had never seen a Native American Flute before 2001. As I walked thru a small flea market I heard the most beautiful sound. There was a table full of bamboo flutes of all sizes. I bought one and without any instructions took it home to learn how to play. This was a most difficult time as the flute made all kinds of sounds, none of which were anything like the sound that attracted me when I first heard it.
After a couple of weeks I decided that the flute I bought was not any good so I went shopping for a bigger, better (more expensive) one. It would not play well either so I decided that I would learn how to make them myself. I got on the internet and ordered every book and tape that I could find and finally found one that had all the dimensions and proceeded to make a flute. It turned out beautiful but this one wouldn't play any better than the ones that I had bought. I only knew one person who played the flute so I took all the flutes to his house, they all played great for him. He then showed me how to play the pentatonic scale, it was pure magic and I knew then that I had found my new life's work.
When I discovered the Native American flute, I knew it was something I had to do, it has been magic.
I studied the work of a lot of flute makers and players, Robert Blivens, Stephen (Twohawks) Reed, John Shadowwolf, Manwolf Strahorn, Raymond Redfeather, Douglas Spotted Eagle, Dr. Richard Payne and many more.
I strive to make a flute that is worthy of being called ART and has a beautiful clear sound and feeling like no other instrument in the world. The flute is truly the most beautiful and forgiving of all musical instruments.
