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NOTE: All of my flutes are custom so yours may look just alittle
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Sapele Four Chamber
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Prices for Quad or
Four Chambered Flutes start at
$575.00 contact me at:
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to discuss the flute
of your dreams. I will work with you in every way I can to make
your flute a custom work of art.
The
Long Awaited DVD is Released! Click Here For More! The DVD is
based on Sunny's Teaching of "How to Play The Native American
inspired Flute"
Now
you may enjoy Sunny's Short Tutorial on how to play the four
chamber Native American "inspired"flute's that he creates...Please feel
free to click the link below
Please Enjoy my NEW!!! Video Clip on How to Play
The Four Chamber Native American inspired Flute you may click
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New
Native American "inspired" Flute Music CD
New
Sunny Heartley CD for 2010
"MY
HEART"
This new music compilation
has already been called a
"master musicians work from the Heart, this is his Best
CD yet!" by Joe Neri of the Well Red Coyote, Sedona,AZ.and
others have said,"this is buy far his best work to date,
and of course we are expecting more. He always delivers the best
in meditation, healing, and relaxation music.".
Listen
to some snippets from "My Heart" Below
Track #1 Dream Traveler
Track #2 My Heart
Track #3 Ancient Voices
The
Very Best of Sunny Heartley 1994 to 2009
Song Clips
#1 Metamorphosis
#2 Garden of Choice
#3 Sacred Is As Sacred Does
#4 Wedding Song
#5 Eyes to Heaven
Available on CD
Baby Now !!!! Digital Downloads Available through CD Baby!!!!!
"...a
Native American Flute Journey back Home to Father GOD"
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Below
are three selections from the CD
So
You may listen.
Track#1 "In The Beginning"
Track#2 "City of Decision"
Track#3 "Sons of Thunder
Track#4 "Remembrance"
(featuring
Mike Gil
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"Sound
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Winner
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Track#1
Track#2
Track#3
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Sunny Says of Native
American "inspired"Flute Making..."I
do not remember not making Flutes. It is definitely GOD's Gift
to me, though it has only been twelve summers now that I have
been crafting them, or have they been crafting me? I have learned
quite a bit about flutes,myself,and the world during this process
of Flute making. Each Flute that I build,teaches me something
new,as do the people who purchase them from me,and my fellow
Flute makers,as well,teach me for I have learned to listen...listen
to the notes,listen to the words,and to listen to GOD. For within
and without is where the journey begins and ends, and my journey
as a flute maker has a new beginning each day I get to hand-craft
a flute for someone special.May this journey continue for many
more summers,as it brings me such joy to share the music the
Flutes make and the Healing that takes place from the playing
of my Native American "inspired" Flutes.To GOD... I am eternally grateful
for my gift and will continue to bring each Flute I craft to
life with the spirit of Healing, Joy ,and Love.To add some more
info; These Flutes are seen as extremely effective Sound Healing
Tools because of their bright voices and accurate tunings...check
out the Higher-Octave Chakra Set below. May GOD Bless you each
and everyday!!!!!
My
Flutes Are Each Custom Crafted by My Hand. I am not nor do I
claim to be affiliated with a Native American Tribe. All my flutes
are considered to be Native American "inspired" Style Flutes. If you
should see the words Native American "inspired" Flute on my site this
is because this is the name of the instrument and in no way refers
to my instruments as being made by a tribal recognized Native
American Indian.
I am
sorry to say that there are no refunds on Custom Ordered Flutes
and Overseas orders.
My
Native American "inspired" Flutes - Voices.
These Native American"inspired" Flutes are of the Plains Style and
have strong but warm voices capable of making beautiful music.
All of my Flutes fingering patterns have been custom designed,
using a computer program. These Native American "inspired"
Flutes
have been finished inside and out with a safe hand-rubbed non-toxic
finish and tuned with a high quality Chromatic Tuner.
My Native American "inspired" Flutes - Tuning
All Sun-Heart Flutes are Precision Concert Tuned, woodwind instruments,
tuned to a pentatonic or diatonic scale and can be used by a
beginner or professional. Five Hole flutes are made in Mode 1
and cover many of the most popular .I am also the maker of the
Four Chamber or Quad Flute, and Triple Chamber as well as Double
Chamber Drone Native American "inspired" Style Flutes. Please
go to my flute sounds files page to hear these flutes.Click Here
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Here For Native American inspired Flute Sound Files
Native
American "inspired" Flutes - Wood Choices
Several wood choices are available and we can discuss your choice
when we speak over the phone about your order. I use Black Walnut,
Alderwood, Sapele, and Red Aromatic Cedar. I will get your choice
of wood, if you so choose,and again we can discuss this option
when we finalize your order.
Native
American Flutes or Native American Style Flutes or Native American
Inspired Flutes?
Next
to the drum, the most important Native American instrument was
the flute. Ironically, because Native American flute construction
was significantly different than the construction of African,
Asian or European flutes, it is now next to impossible to find
a flute that was carved by an actual American Indian person.
The reason for this is "Native American flute" is now
the accurate musical term for a wooden duct flute with a block
whistle mechanism, so any such flutes, even if they were made
in Korea, can technically be sold as Native American flutes--
just like Spanish guitars that were made in Cleveland Ohio are
still called "Spanish guitars." You have to look for
the "made in Spain" label to find a guitar that is
authentically from Spain, and you have to find an unambiguous
statement that a flute carver is a Native American artist to
find a flute that is authentically Native American. (The IACA
seal on the seller's website is an effective guarantee that you're
buying a Native American flute from Native America, rather than
a flute in the same style from someplace else.) Unfortunately,
truly Native American flute carvers are few and far between.
Most flutes in this style are made by white or Asian people.
Unlike other artists, they are not legally barred from marketing
their work as "Native American flute carving" even
though they are non-native, so they have effectively taken over
the market. Flute carving is a very good example of exactly why
the Indian Arts and Crafts Act is so important--if not for this
law, all Native American arts and crafts would be going this
route, and you wouldn't be able to find authentic Indian art
anywhere off-reservation.
Recently I have encountered a bit of a problem on EBAY regarding
their interpretation of this Law or ACT. Because we were not
Native Americans a bunch of flute makers have temporarily lost
their venue to sell Native American Flutes on EBAY. We are countering
with and by listing our flutes as”American Flutes”
or “Native Style Flutes”. I personally have been selling
my Sun Heart Flutes on EBAY for Over 4 years and was simply appalled
at having a listing terminated with not so much as a”by
your leave”!And still as of February 21,2009 Nothing except
a cookie cutter response to my many emails asking why. I will
still be listing on EBAY as it is a good place to sell my products.
I also know that I have some native american blood in me but
not enough to matter, but with that said the instrument is known
as a Native American Flute as stated above and we as craftsman,
with high regard for the Native Cultures in North America,will
continue to bring high quality instruments to the population,
and thus raising the awareness of Native Americans everywhere.
Dec.2009
Update: EBAY has since seemed to have loosened up a bit, I hope
their legalistic ways have changed, since even Native Americans
admit there are white folks out here making Native American Style
Flutes.
Flutes,
very nice accent Flute!
 
New
Flute Concept announced by Native American Flute "inspired"
Craftsman Sunny Heartley...new for 2007 and beyond!!!!!
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"The Higher-Octave Flute Set"
Here
is my Newest Creation The "Higher-Octave Chakra Flute Set".
These Native American Flutes are tuned in Pentatonic Minor Keys,
and are of five hole design. The Tunings are as follows: C ,D
,E , F ,G , A , B . With these keys you may simply want to enjoy
these flutes as individual musical instruments, or you may want
to work with a client and aid in their relaxation, or help them
with meditation. Whatever your choice is when you own a set of
my "Higher-Octave" you will have in your possession
7 Quality Musical Instruments, that areTuned . As well as the
flutes, I also include at no extra charge the inlaid stones,
which add to the Beauty and Charm of this set of Flutes, as well
as include the stand you see pictured, which also has the appropriate
stone also inlaid on the base.
The Price for "Higher-Octave
Native American "inspired"Flute Set "is $1195.00 which
also includes the stand. Shipping and Handling on this item is$45.00
Contact me at:sunnyheartley@cableone.net
To PurchWhat Is A Native American Flute?
As we first begin to explore the Native American flute, we find
an array of
terms used to describe
and identify the flute. Many are used interchangeably,
though they are
not synonymous while others are used in an attempt compare
the flute with
something supposedly more familiar.
Most of the ancient
expedition chroniclers, ethnomusicologists and
archeologists alike
indiscriminately and interchangeably used such terms as
"flute, "flageolet,"
and "whistle." Further compounding the issue was references
to "recorders,"
"fifes," and panpipes." As a result, we have multiple-hole
"whistles"
and no-hole "flutes."
At best, the menagerie
of terms is confusing. The following definitions will
hopefully bring
us to a common reference point, using the terms in a much
more accurate manner.
One of the first
wind instruments to appear in ancient cultures was the
"whistle."
It is defined as a short instrument consisting of single tube
(or other
shape) with a mouthpiece
opening and either an open or closed end. An
opening or notch
is cut into the wall that causes blown air to vibrate and
produce sound.
Most whistles have no finger holes and predominantly produce
a single tone,
although additional tones can be produced by altering the air
flow (with a finger)
around the notch opening or end opening if there is one.
However, there
are whistles that have one or two holes. Pennywhistles and
similiar "whistles"
are actually misnamed, for they are really fipple flutes. It
should also be
noted that most modern whistles made with a ball, such as
made by the American
Whistle Company, should be called ball whistles.
Since this design
was similar to the individual pipes on an organ, there were
sometimes referred
to as "pipes," which is confusing because Native Americans
already had an
object known as the pipe. Nonetheless, a series of these pipes
or whistles sheathed
together constitutes what is known as a panpipe, such as
the ancient Hopewellian
panpipe, made of bone and copper.
When we come to
the term "flute," understand that this is a general
term
covering a variety
of instruments that basically possessed no reed device to
vibrate the air.
We must add additional terms to identify the type of flute.And
Flute actually
means: A long, usually rounded groove incised as a decorative
motif on the shaft
of a column, for example. A similar groove or furrow, as in a
pleated ruffle
of cloth or on a piece of furniture.
The "transverse"
or side-blown flute is perhaps the most common of all. It is
an instrument held
horizontally to the ground. It is a long tube with a sound
hole and multiple
finger holes. Sound is created by directing a stream of air
across the sound
hole, which strikes the far edge of the sound hole and
vibrates the air.
Originally made of bone and wood, it was later also made of
metal and glass.
The Silver or Boehm flute is a modern transverse flute as is
the smaller and
higher pitched piccolo (whose predecessor was the fife).
The "end-blown"
flutes can be found in a variety of designs. The Japanese
"shakuhachi,"
is played much like a transverse flute, but the stream of air
is
directed across
the end of the flute rather than a side opening. A "recorder"
is
also an end-blown
flute, most often described as being a tube with a large to
small tapering
bore, with a small and flat mouthpiece that directed the airflow
directly to notched
sound hole. It has eight finger holes, including one on the
bottom side. Closely
related to the recorder is the "flageolet," which differs
mainly in that
it only has six finger holes, including two on the bottom. It
should also be
noted that the flageolet was only in use from the early 16th
century to the
end of the 19th century. It should also be noted that the term
"flageolet"
can also refer to a fipple flute.
With the exception
of the generic terms "flute" and "end-blown flute,"
none of
the preceding terms
accurately identify and describe the Native American flute.
The terms that
do are "fipple flute" or "duct flute." Both
refer to design
elements, although
differing elements. A fipple flute has an edge on the far the
edge of a sound
hole that splits the air flow and directs the air into the sound
chamber. A duct
flute has a channel or flue around a plug in the tube that
directs the air
against the fipple edge of the sound hole.
Native American
flutes are not the only fipple flutes. Certain whistles,
recorders, flageolets
and even some organ pipes are fipple flutes as well.
Perhaps the most
accurate term, as used by Dr. Payne, would be "duct flutes."
Exclusively on
the most common design of the Native American flute is a block
(also referred
to as a bird, fetish, totem, effigy, saddle, and slider) that
sits on
the flute above
the channel or flue across the fipple and assists in the directing
of the airflow.
In some designs, the channel is carved directly into the block,
while in others,
the channel is carved into the body of the flute. And there is
the historic design
that places the channel in a spacer between the flute body
and the block.
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