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Spirit Tree Arts Presents The The Eagles Reach "Tree of Life" Tree Spirit Flute Inlaid With Turquoise by Robert Sings With Wolves

 

The Tree Spirit Flutes

Long Ago My Grandfather gifted me the Knowledge of the Flute.
How to find a branch of strong spirit, How to remove the heart of the Branch.
He told me how when a flute is made the player of that flute
 breathes his heart into the Branch to become and join with the heart
 and spirit of the tree. The Tree sings what is in you're Heart.
My flutes are always made from the branch or trunk of a single
Tree to honor the spirit of that tree.
 The Trees that gift me their wood are  from Northern Colorado a place rich
in Native American History.
I am not a full time flute maker, though I have 3 decades of experience.
 These flutes are crafted in the Colorado Rockies at my home
 in Cherokee Park next to the heat of a pot belly stove, and
  are made out my love of the Instrument, 
My dedication to preserve the knowledge I have been gifted, 
and to Honor the memory of my Forefathers and the 
Trees whose spirit resides within.

The Tree

This Flute was born of the dead lower branches of a still living Juniper Tree, This tree lost Its lower Branches due to a Forest Fire approximately 40  years ago.The Juniper (also known as aromatic Cedar), was called the "Tree of Life" by Native Peoples for its beautiful heart wood is as the heart and blood of a creatures body. It often grows in places seeming impossible to survive, on wind swept cliffs, out of the middle of boulders and can live over a thousand years surviving all kinds of damage and attacks.  It is the most commonly used wood in traditional native flutes. The  Juniper Needles were  used for medicine and healing and wood shavings burned in ceremony and as to heal as well.

The Area

This Piece was born of an area near Estes Park Colorado High in the Rocky Mountains. High Atop a mountain there is a large mesa like rock known as Eagles Reach which was used by native peoples as a place of ceremony. It is home still to many Tribes of animals such as Coyotes, Golden and Bald Eagles, Deer , Elk, which can be heard singing in the area sound files, Antelope, Foxes, Mountain Lions, Black Bear and a host of others.

The Flute

This Flute was Made using a "Natural Construction Method" which means I followed all the natural curves of the Branch in its construction. Weather Checks and worm holes are stabilized and inlaid with Turquoise to form Designs drawn by the tree its self and sometimes  I add a little to make native symbols appear.  This flute is also made in the old ways as far sound hole construction and Tuning Giving each instrument its own unique character and voice making it truly one of a kind in all respects. This Flute is in the key of  F according to my electronic guitar tuner. The Stand is not Included. This flute has a bore 22 14/32 inches long, and 7/8 inches in Diameter, The Overall length of the flute is 26 7/16 inches, and the finger holes average 1 3/16 inches apart. 

Metaphysical Properties of the Turquoise Inlay

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