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)

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APRIL 22, 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)

New kids are slowly but surely coming to life! Above is an F#4 long birdbeak in heavily figured Myrtlewood from Oregon. The block is a deep brown Black Walnut, which compliments the Myrtle very well. Note the crossed ‘wing tips’ on the end of the block. It comes with a dowel plug that sits at the end of the bird beak to stop any chance of it cracking/breaking, making it safe for travel. NEW FLUTES will be posted shortly as I finish up an order heading to Singapore. Sorry to update so slowly, but I’ll ‘get her done!’ as soon as possible. Last weekend I made my annual trip to the only store I work with, Featherheads in Chimney Rock, NC, so a lot of ‘kids’ ended up staying there. Fresh out of Shadow Hawks, but some of those and more will be posted soon. And now for the new ‘kids’ voiced out! Click pic to enlarge. I hit a stride a few weeks ago and cut/glued up 13 flutes in a wide range of keys and woods. They now have their voices and keys, and will be finished in some willy- nilly order that quirky me feels like doing. Four flutes have an * by them, indicating they will have extra artwork added. On the sides are twin D5s in Black Walnut. From top to bottom: 1) B3 in Mahogany, 2) Eb4 a432 in Primavera, 3) Eb4 a432 in Wenge*, 4) E4 in Flame Box Elder-birdbeak*, 5) F4 in Koa*, 6) F4 Shadow Hawk in Poplar, 7) F#4 in Flame Box Elder, 8) G4 in dark Poplar-closed end, TBD*, 9) G4 Shadow Hawk in Poplar, and 10-11) A4s in Primavera, By the way, Primavera smells like cake batter when you sand it. :-) My current plan is to make custom designed blocks for the Wenge, Flame Box Elder birdbeak (POSTED), and Koa flutes. The Koa flute will incorporate an inlaid stylized turtle in Malachite and Turquoise, and has a waveform block. Have not yet decided what to carve into the foot of the closed-end dark Poplar one, though. Thoughts, anyone? _____________________________________________________________ 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. Browse and enjoy! Email with any questions. Bob Child weatherflute@yahoo.com