The path that led Brent to becoming a dedicated Native American Flute creator, started in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains in central Utah. As a youth Brent enjoyoed spending his time roaming the Wasatch Mountains. listening to the sounds of nature around him. The tinkling of a hidden spring, the caw of the magpie bird, the falling of sand from a running lizard, and the beautiful call of the morning glory, all molded his psyche. Later in life he applied himself in the sciences and earned a Chemical Engineering degree, with an emphasis in Mathematics. This background has served him well in understanding the mathematics of the Native American Flute.	Available Flutes Find A Retailer Exclusive Artists Featured Artists Recordings From Friends Videos Send your Woodsounds video footage to post! Flute Circles Events Newsletter Archieves Newsletter Sign Up Flute Gallery
The first flute Brent made was hand carved from cedar stock and tuned by ear. Though that first flute was not tuned properly, and had poor sound quality, it ignited Brent's creative energies, which burned within for 10 years waiting for the right time. Always a creator, Brent began woodworking for the primary purpose of making furniture for his family. Unexpectedly, he met a person who had a collection of fine Native American instruments. The smoldering fire, started from his childhood experiences and joy with building and playing his first flute, ignited in full flame ... and he knew he had to build another flute. Brent applied engineering skills to study the science behind the Native American Flute. He wrote a computer program that calculated the tuning for a wide range of flutes. Far from perfect the first time, it was good enough to create his first E minor flute made from African Wengi wood. As time went on, he fine tuned his program and his flute building skills. Brent gives many thanks to all of the individuals who have and are assisting him along this path. Special thanks go to Gary Leatham for throwing wood on the smoldering fire and continuing to help Brent refine the sound, look and feel of his flutes. Special thanks also go to Lew Paxton Price for his efforts in understanding the physics of the flute and generous teaching of others through his books. And above all, special thanks go to Julia Haines for her patient loving sacrifices.

Our dream and vision is to empower the expert and novice Native American Style Flute players with instruments that bring out the best in them and the people around them. Today's novice is tomorrow's expert; we hope to help you on this path.

We strive to create instruments that magnify natural beauty. Our Native American Style flutes magnify not just the beauty of the woods, but they magnify your natural beauty and creativity by being easy to play, excellent sounding, and dynamically expressive.

Some people believe that the flute is a healing instrument. It is our hope that people who hear and play our instruments feel their lives touched for the better.

As we strive for excellence, we continually search for ways to improve the sound, look, feel, and playability of our Native American Style flutes. We now build-in several features that have made our Indian flutes better. Please review the flute page for more information on these features.
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