UGLY BOY FLUTES

These are flutes made with unusual or special woods and which may have additional artwork either in the blocks, inlays, construction, etc. They all have finish, come with a basic protective polarfleece bag, as well as a basic information sheet and fingering charts. (Click on “FLUTES” above)

News and Updates

DECEMBER 2, 2024

SHADOW HAWK FLUTES

This line of my flutes makes the quality and clarity benchmark “Ugly Boy Sound” affordable to even tight budgets. All flutes are made with Poplar, and have been sanded to 800 grit with one coat of Buther Block oil applied. They do not come with a bag or information sheet, but the sound mechanisms are made identical to higher-end Ugly Boy Flutes. (Click on “FLUTES” above)

HURRICANE HELENE: THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS Most of you have seen countless footage of some areas of the North Carolina mountains after the remnants of Hurricane Helened came through. I can assure you the damage is far more devastating than what you’ve seen. It’s catastrophic in some areas, even apocalyptical. Fortunately, living high on a mountain, Chez Ugly Boy Flutes escaped damage; no flooding, no trees falling on the house, although just a quarter of a mile away three landslides did a great deal of damage. Some of you may know I work with only one store, Featherheads, for almost 20 years. Kim Sherrill is ‘good people’, and carried the late Hawk Littlejohn’s flutes in the day. One of the most devastated areas is Chimney Rock Village above Lake Lure. Search it if you haven’t seen it. Featherheads is in Chimney Rock Village. Was. Is. Kim lived above the store up until one month before the storm hit, a fortuitous move down to the lower Foothills region. To cut to the chase, on Kim’s first visit back to the store, which was no small feat, she had just one hour to see/gather what was left in the store. Thanks to the sheer size of her antique store counters, they created a sort of barrier to some of the store’s contents. On that visit, Kim was astonished to find nineteen flutes buried in or lying atop the thick mud. I picked up those flutes recently, and began the process of cleaning and doing whatever was necessary to return them to top playing condition. You will be amazed how well they turned out. Soaking in flood waters did a bit of change to the flutes, but they all played…and surprisingly well. CHANGES: I was going to post the flutes for sale on my website, but a wonderful opportunity recently arose. Kim now has the 19 flutes at the Tryon International Equestrian Center near Mill Spring, NC. The owner is providing free space for businesses destroyed in the flood in the International Pavillion, and has set up “WNC MAIN STREET” (click on image to go the site). I am heading there today (11/16) to see Kim and the flutes and play them for others for a while. When I update again, I’ll change this wording and add photos of my visit there. The spiritual impact of all of this coming together has me feeling vibrations that run very, very deep. From the depths of utter destruction to the resurrection of beautiful singing sticks and businesses getting a leg up for the holiday season. If you have read my site earlier, I was going to post them as “Phoenix Flutes”, which they truly are. I’ve dropped that monikor, and let the flutes stand as they are. You’ll notice the new link at the top, “Chimney Rock Flutes”. I’ve posted all of the resurrected flutes on that page.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I’m doing my best to stay on top of the MOUNTAINOUS emails full of too much spam, but if you don’t hear from me in a timely manner please gently nudge me again. The amount of emails is stupid, and building constantly…I clear out up to 200 junk emails every day, and heaven forbid a skip a day or two. Eegads… Browse and enjoy! Email with any questions. Bob Child weatherflute@yahoo.com