Woodcarver and musician, Raymond Creasy, takes great care in carving, tuning and voicing each flute. Flutes are made from Ozark cedar, wild cherry, with a sprinkling of exotic woods for design interest. Using wood as a material results in a warmer tone than metal pipes. Celtic flutes have a bright tone, and a full chromatic scale, giving the instrument more versatility. The native flutes have a mellow, haunting tone due to a larger diameter soundhole and their minor scale, so familiar and common, but the same low, meditative sound in a major scale is also available. Minor keys may be played on the chromatic flutes by starting on the 2nd note of the scale as the root tone. Many of the flutes have a removable piece over the soundhole, a carved fipple (a French term) enabling one to fine-tune tied with leather and embellished with beads and/or feathers.  Most recently, Raymond has decided to glue the fipples in place and leave any leather or embellishments to the owners. These flutes can easily be played by the beginner, as well as provide the advanced player enjoyable musical experiences.  Beginner models are made from plastic pipe with a wooden mouthpiece glued into it.

Keys available: Celtic 6 hole major -- chromatic G. A, B, or B flat, C, D, E;   native American style 5 hole pentatonic in A minor or D minor. Prices range from $100 to the simplest carved models to $150 for more intricately carved. Plastic flutes start at $50. Flutes can be purchased with a carrying bag. Available for $40 are leather carrying bags. Simple sculptural stands for $15.00 made from natural cedar.

Another type of flute available is the Highlander model or two flutes in tandem.One flute plays the root tone, similar to a drone, while the other side with 6 holes plays melody, available only in D major. $250.00

These flutes especially lend themselves to outdoor playing and plaintive or meditative moods. It has been our experience that animals such as cats, deer, and birds are attracted to the sound of the flute, perhaps because of the elemental sound it makes that communicates so well. As a connection to the spirit, the flute excels.

The Celtic flutes have a more versatile scale and can be played with verve and pep or with warm intimacy. Many of the traditional tunes which are popular are played with fiddles, and are in keys popular with that instrument, such as the key of D and A. Whether you play alone or with a group, flutes are a pleasure to play.

G flute with leather bag - that's the Stairway to Heaven key

 3 flute stand

Highlander model double flute

Throughout  history, flutes have been associated with magic and mystery, ritual and courtship. Twin pipes, sometimes called panpipes, named after Pan, goat-footed nature god of classical literature, were developed and played in Bolivia, Peru, Mongolia, China, eastern Europe, Burma, and Greece.

In India, Hindu divinity Krishna is said to have caused rivers to stop flowing and birds halt in flight with his flute playing.
Native flutes are played on the islands of the South Pacific, in Alaska, and here on the American continents, the native American flute used to be called the love flute.  Native American suitors were said to play the flute in soft tones outside of the tent of the young woman during courtship.