From time to time we like to highlight some of the custom flutes we have made for other customers and sometimes we make one that we just simply love.  This is the case about the flute we are highlighting here.  This was a custom ordered flute and the original owner lives in Coronado California and this individual wanted a flute that would make a statement in his home.  Because of his love for Birds of Prey we designed the flute and fetish you see here.  We like this flute so much that we want to offer it as a custom-made to order flute.

This flute is crafted from Old Growth Walnut and currently we have some really nice blanks in stock.  The bore in this flute is a tapered, oval-shaped bore and the designer of this is our son Brock Jennings.  We call flutes with this type of bore the Brock Jennings Signature flute.  A large flute by normal standards this was a low D flute when tuned.  We tuned it to 440Hz but you can order one tuned to 432Hz (true pitch) if you prefer.  Personally we like the 432Hz flutes as they seem to be more desirable when played by the human ear.  But it makes it hard to play with other instruments because of this.

The overall length of this flute when finished was almost 30″ and was a very impressive flute by any standard.  The body of the flute featured the Four Winds Tuning Hole and it had 3 oval cabochons that we hand set into the body of the flute.  The flute featured our signature “3 Feathers” that hang from the center of the body.  The lace on this flute was deer skin but you can order it with hand cut Elk or Buffalo as well.  Finished with 20+ light coats of finish and then hand rubbed to a satin sheen.

The bird or fetish represents an eagle or bird of prey and it was made from the same Old Growth Walnut stock.  The white base that the bird sits on is also walnut and the entire bird was crafted from a single piece of select stock.  Most people who saw this flute finished did not know the base was from the same piece of walnut because of the color differences.  This bird takes a while to craft but it is well worth it.  Finally we like to hang glass Crow Beads from the ends of the leather accent lace giving the braided lace area a finished look.  Overall this is an awesome flute and when ordered you can customize much of it to your liking.  But we like this flute just the way it was made!

Award Winning Design

What Does It Cost?…

The short answer is $975.00 plus shipping.  The longer answer is that the price could vary depending on changes you make.  The price point is certainly higher than our new “307 Flute Line” but our custom flutes are completely hand crafted and made by Award Winning Artist Timothy Jennings and then hand tuned their son Brock Jennings.  This flute design was part of the Award Winning Blue Ribbon at the Western Design Conference this summer (2011) held in Jackson Hole Wyoming.  The Sonny Tuttle Spirit Award was given to Teton Marketing for the Juried portion of the show.  This exact flute was part of nine other flutes that were entered into the show.

One Of A Kind…

Because this is not one of our regular made flutes it truly is a “One Of A Kind” flute.  No two flutes with this design are the same.  Each one will have subtle differences when complete.  The over all finish of this flute is Gallery Quality and when you play it, it will bring a smile to your face.  Feel free to browse our website at www.tetonmarketing.com and see if you find something you like.  As always if you have questions or your want to discuss this flute for yourself email us at “sales@tetonmarketing.com” and please put in the subject line “Custom Made To Order Eagle Flute”.