I began to make handcarved Native American Style Flutes in 2011, in Aromatic Western Red Cedar, which goes under the name of Dream Flutes.
All my flutes are tuned in Concert minor scale, but are meant to be played in the traditional pentatonic scale.

My flutes comes in a range from low Eb minor to high C minor. Low ranged flutes (F-Eb) are around 70 cm long and have a beautiful deep, rich tone. Middle range flutes(G-F) are around 60 cm and high ranged flutes(C-A) are ca 50 cm long.

I also love composing music and have done so since I was 11 years old.
With my new instruments I recorded the CD - Blue skies.
The Cd has eight calming, meditative tracks with the Native American Style Flute along with harp and sounds of the nature.
You can listen to them on :www.myspace.com/thereselowdin1

Monday, 23 January 2012

Research and wood

So I began to research about the Native American flute and got to know that you are not allowed to call it a Native American Flute, unless you are from an American indigenous tribe. But you are allowed to call it a Native American Style Flute.
You have a few good sites on the Internet, where you can get good information. I found that even if you found a site with great explanation how to make a flute, it takes many tries and errors to learn what works best for you.
So I began to search for wood. Best wood to use for beginners are soft wood.


The wood I began to make flutes with was Pine. But after a few flutes I discovered that the wood can't have any nodes! I found that out when I had almost finished the second flute. The whole side of the long barrel split after I went over the node with my chisel. Not a happy moment.....

So I was out looking for wood again and I found American Aromatic Red Cedar. It cost around $11 AUS/m. I love working with it and the finish is a deep red colour. Absolutely beautiful.
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