The Flute

“As the sunrise brightens each new day,
so the sounds of the flute chase the gloom of night away,
and awakens our soul.”

Ron Stutz (from his website – Native Sunrise Flutes)

This is my new Native American style flute made by flute maker Ron Stutz out of Highland, Utah. I chose to purchase one of his flutes because it has a professional build quality, is customizable, but also is a work of art. There is something within me that wants to be able to make magical sounds that feed my spirit, use it as a meditative tool, and allow it to become a part of my spiritual practice. The Native American style flute is also known as the Love flute or Courting flute. And no, I’m not courting anyone.

I purchased this flute through the Horizons Flute Store. When ordering the flute you get to choose several options. You get to choose the key it’s made in: this one is in the key of A. You get to choose the type of wood, either Spanish Cedar or Sapele: I chose Spanish Cedar. You also choose the style of flute, either Canyon or Woodland: I chose Canyon style which has a set of petroglyphs found in Nine Mile Canyon in Utah and has a manufactured broken and burned end for a distinctive look. You have four choices of totems to choose from: I chose the animal kingdom because of its simplicity. You choose between two mouthpiece shapes, round or tapered: I chose rounded. We will see how that works out for me. And, finally, you can choose from the standard 440 Hz Concert Tuning or the alternative 432 Hz Consciousness Tuning: I chose 432 Hz because I will be playing this flute in nature and it has more of an earth tone.