Drone Flutes are flutes that have
two voices. You play your melody and the second voice accompanies
you, producing a surreal experience. Each voice of the drone
flute has its own air chamber giving you the option to add the
drone tone at your preference.
Three Size Available
Small Size - Keys:
D,Eb,E
Medium - Keys:
A, Bb,B,C,C#
Large - Keys:
F,F#,G,Ab
CHOOSING YOUR FLUTE
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Listen To The Flutes
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key. Scroll down page
to hear flutes.
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Look At The Wood Choices
Choose your favorite wood. Scroll down page
to see wood grain closeups.
$$300 - $600
CUSTOMER COMMENTS
"Dear Jerry,
Happy to tell you that the Drone Flute arrived and I played as
if we are old friends, just wonderful!! I love the sound!!!
Thank you very much, and indeed it is a very easy and comfortable
flute to play.
Loving Light Blessings"
Sarah-Maria C. Gijben Internet Customer
The Netherlands
Drone Flute
Medium Size, Key of C
Laurien Zurhake
Internet
Customer The Netherlands
"Hi
Jerry and Lisa,
Thank you SO
much for my Drone Flute! It arrived this week and is even more
beautiful than I had imagined. The tone is amazing and it really
was a case of love at first sight! I am enjoying learning from
your book too! I have found it invaluable for getting to know
my flute - and I love that there are songs I recognize so I can
get used to reading and playing and then transfer that to the
other beautiful songs you’ve included."
~~ Ruth Ingham
Internet Customer Australia
Drone Flute
Large Size, Key of G
David Kerrigan
Internet
Customer United Kingdom
Drone Flute
Medium Size, Key of B
"Jerry &
Lisa,
Thanks for crafting such a beautiful flute for me. Not only was
it very reasonably priced and delivered well ahead of schedule,
it's just as I'd conceived it, and it is a work of art! It'll
certainly be displayed proudly and, someday, I may even be able
to play it as well as it deserves to be played.
Just as importantly, after all our time on the phone, Jerry,
I feel like I've acquired a friend as well as a flute.
Thanks again"
~Bruce Schaffer
Internet Customer
U.S.A. David Kerrigan
Internet Customer United Kingdom
“Everybody
is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb
a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
~ Albert Einstein
Dial Up Internet is very slow
at downloading files.
Be Patient ... Sound Files Are Worth The Wait.
Which Key Of Flute Touches
You?
The natural rich
warm sound that comes only from an instrument made from wood,
touches the soul of all those who hear it. It is our experience
that each individual person has a specific key that touches them
uniquely. Discovering which key calms you, is easy on our website.
We have lots of flutes for you to hear.
Concert Quality ~ A440
Tuned
Your flute will be tuned using an electronic tuner to ensure
that it has concert quality pitch. This will enable you to play
along with other instruments.
Flute Sound Files
~ Not Electronically Altered Our flute
sound files DO NOT have any effects added to them. Our flutes
sound exactly like this naturally (Clear, Crisp, Loud, Non-breathy,
& No air hiss). Your flute will sound this way for you
when you play it at home. Your flute will produce a rich,
clean quality sound and have tremendous volume, without the use
of a microphone.
Width and length of the flute
varies according to the key of the flute. We suggest that beginner
players order a medium or small size drone flute. The larger
the flute, the farther the stretch between finger holes. The
larger the flute, the farther you have to reach across the flute
to play.
Need help determining
the size of flute that is a perfect fit for you? Call
1-417-535-6032 or email us. We'd love to hear
from you.
YouTube Customer Video
This is Stephanie
Keane. She is playing her new Fretwell Flute Drone. Stephanie
has a rather large collection of our flutes. Her spirit is a
happy one and you can certainly hear it when she plays.
The flute is
made from Hickory and has a Bubinga block. It is tuned to the
key of Bb. It is a medium size flute.
CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE
WOOD
Flute Tone and Wood Choice
The tone
of your flute is determined in part by the type of wood used.
The softer woods produce a warmer tone. The harder woods produce
a brighter tone. Tone is not volume. Tone is the texture of the
sound.
The Joy of Wood Shopping "
I have a blast when we go wood shopping. I'm like a kid in a
candy store. Soooooo... many beautifully grained pieces of wood
to choose from. We always come away with much more wood that
we went to buy. Some pieces of wood, I "just can't resist".
They just beg to be made into a flute." I just "love"
to go wood shopping." ~~ Lisa Fretwell
Most of our
hardwoods and exotics we purchase from a speciality store about
an hour away from our home. We hand pick each piece. We look
for unique and beautiful grain patterns as well as exceptional
color. We purchase our Eastern Cedar wood from a local young
man. He cuts and mills the cedar from here in the Ozarks. Some
of our rare and exotic woods, we purchase from other sources
around the country. Koa and Curly Koa we purchase directly from
Hawaii.
Availability of Unique
Woods Most
wood will make a wonderful flute. Email or call us (417-535-6032)
about the availability of woods not shown on our website such
as: Koa, Curly Koa, Honey Mesquite, Black Mesquite, Quina, Wenge,
Spanish Cedar, Redwood, Sapele, Quilted Sapele, Rose woods, &
Quatersawn woods.
Pieces of Wood Special
to You If you
have a piece of wood that's special to you, send it to us and
we will make your flute from that piece.
Some of our customers go to their local wood store and choose
their own piece of wood. Wood grain and color are unique to each
board that is cut. Each piece of wood has it's own unique spirit.
When you can see and touch the piece of wood, the spirit of the
wood can talk to you.
Combination Flutes
We can add inlay,
endcaps, or rings to your flute.
You choose your
wood combination.
Email or call us (417-535-6032) to discuss your specialty flute and pricing.
Three Commonly Asked Questions
Q: What do you
use to seal the wood?
A: Over a period of several days, we apply several thin coats
of non-toxic, humanly edible shellac to the outside of your flute.
(It's the same shellac that is used in the food industry when
making licorice candy.) After the shellac has set completely.
We give your flute a mineral oil bath and we place it in the
drying rack for a couple of days to dry. Clear shellac lets the
natural grain pattern and color of the wood stand out. Your flute
will have a soft shine.
Q: What woods
are the softest and produce the most warm tone?
A: Eastern Cedar, Western Cedar, and Sassafras.
Q: What woods
are the hardest and produce the most bright tone?
A: Purple Heart, Osage Orange, and Pink Ivory.
.Need to transport or store your flute? .We can make you a Leather Fringed Bag.
.
Natural Colors and Grain
Patterns
We have taken
great care with our website images so that they are a good representation
of the "true" color and grain patterns of the wood
choices we offer. Wood naturally varies from piece to piece.
The grain pattern and the shade of the color are things that
vary slightly from piece to piece. The colors of the woods you
see in our website images are what the wood looks like, naturally. We do not stain our flutes.
Drone Flute Prices Flute
prices are determined by the size of the flute, the cost of the
raw wood to us, and the wear and tear on our equipment by the
harder woods.
WOOD
TYPE
SMALL
MEDIUM
LARGE
.Cedar Woods
$300
$350
$400
.Domestic Woods - USA
$350
$400
$450
.Imported Woods and X-tra Hard Domestic
Woods
$400
$450
$500
.Curly and Highly Figured Grain Woods
- (Domestic and Imported)
$450
$500
$550
.Rare Woods
$500
$550
$600
*All amounts
are listed in United States Dollars (USD)
Cedar - Eastern
.Small
$300
.Medium
$350
.Large
$400
Cedar - Western
.Small
$300
.Medium
$350
.Large
$400
Ash
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Ash - Curly
.Small
$450
.Medium
$500
.Large
$550
Birch
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Birch - Flame
.Small
$450
.Medium
$500
.Large
$550
Bloodwood
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Bubinga
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Bubinga
Pomelle
.Small
$450
.Medium
$500
.Large
$550
Canary Wood
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Cherry
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Cherry - Curly
.Small
$450
.Medium
$500
.Large
$550
Juniper
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Lacewood
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Leopardwood
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Mahogany
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Maple
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Maple- Curly
.Small
$450
.Medium
$500
.Large
$550
Osage Orange
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Padauk
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Red Heart
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Sassafras
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Sitka Spruce
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Walnut
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Walnut - Curly
.Small
$450
.Medium
$500
.Large
$550
Yellow Heart
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Oak - Red
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Oak - White
.Small
$350
.Medium
$400
.Large
$450
Red Oak can be the
same color tone as white oak or it can have a pink/red
hue to it. Each board is unique.
What differentiates
a piece of white oak from a piece of red oak is the "Tick
Marks". White Oak has long lines as tick marks. Red
Oak has short lines as tick marks.
Pink Ivory
.Small
$500
.Medium
$550
.Large
$600
Purple Heart
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Zebra Wood
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Kingwood
.Small
$400
.Medium
$450
.Large
$500
Pink Ivory has many
shades of pink, salmon and pink/orange. Each piece of wood is
unique.
Purple Heart darkens
the longer that is it exposed to air and sunlight.
Zebra Wood has two
distinct grain patterns depending on the part of the tree that
the board is cut from. Each board is unique.
Kingwood has two
distinct grain patterns (Swirls and Stripes). The color tone
can be a purple/brown or a blonde/brown. Each board is unique.
F.Y.I. 5 Hole Flute vs
6 Hole Flute
We can make you a 5 hole flute but, we prefer a 6 hole
flute. Let me explain why.
The Open Hole Fingering Minor Pentatonic Scale is played exactly
the same on a 6 hole flute and a 5 hole flute. The difference
is, on a 6 hole flute you keep the 3rd hole from the top covered
all the time.
As you progress in your playing, you will want the benefit of
being able to use the additional hole on a 6 hole flute.
FLUTE BUILDING AND
DELIVERY TIMES
We will email you with the
tracking information when we ship your flute.
Flute Arrival To
You
Shipping And Handling
FREE (All
Countries)
U.S.A.
4-5 weeks
Australia
4-5 weeks
Spain
4-5 weeks
Canada
5-6 weeks
Germany
5-6 weeks
France
6-7weeks
Netherlands
5-6 weeks
UK
5-6 weeks
All other countries
4-6 weeks
International (non-U.S.A.)
transit time of your flute is effected by two things: The
delivery speed of the postal system in your country and the customs
clearance time in your country determine how long your flute
is in transit.
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