Last updated: February 29, 2008
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2MEASURES AT A TIME - CHINESE DIZI, and more
Ready to expand your flute-playing world? Learn to play the beautiful and mystical Chinese Dizi! You can do it 2measures at a Time (TM) -- Begin (or expand) your explorations here: www.2measures.com/diziprog.html -- AND - to experience a free mini-lesson on the Dizi, here you can find Tim's gift to you: http://www.2measures.com/free.html
YouFlute is a fun new CD of play-along flute quartets missing one flutist - you! Quartets of Bach, Kuhlau, Debussy, and Ravel are featured. Visit www.youflute.net for details. Performed, recorded and produced by Dominic Kyrie.
The American Flute Guild website is your gateway site to learn about the many aspects of the flute industry in North America. Our website offers links to many types of flute makers, publishers of flute music, other flute-related products, flute specialists, importer sources, as well as other useful links and contacts for quality repairs, education and performance. Website: http://americanfluteguild.com
Tai Hei Shakuhachi -- Japanese Bamboo Flutes, maker of the SHAKULUTE Shakuhachi Headjoint for the silver flute -- fits standard C or B foot, Alto, and wood flutes. Website: www.shakuhachi.com. Monty H. Levenson, PO Box 294, Willits, CA 9540. Email: monty@shakuhachi.com
FALLS HOUSE PRESS - ...specializing in flute music. Online - www.fallshousepress.com Phone: 800-304-0096; FAX: 603-888-1762; Snail mail: PO Box 7121, Nashua, NH 03060; Email: info@fallshousepress.com
WINDS 101 - Providing our global customers with exceptional service and high quality flutes at wholesale prices. Contact Liz at 248-855-2583; email: liz@winds101.com, or vist us at our website: www.winds101.com
TRN MUSIC PUBLISHERS, Inc. - new offering - Two New Flute Choirs (1)On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss Flute Choir, by David Holsinger/Ann Anderson, $25 (2) God and Country Flute Choir, arranged by James Edwards, $15. Order online at http://trnmusic.com - and hear a sample of Philip Bliss there as well! Fax - 505-336-2687, or toll free: 1-866-623-2472.
McCANLESS FLUTES - Soldered tone holes only -- now using Schmidt Pads - no torn skins. Phone: 1-888-622-2653, email: mcflute@pcsia.net.
Offering all Musical Instruments -- The Sam Ash Family has been serving musicians, students, hobbyists and schools with high quality equipment at low prices for over 80 years! Visit our website: www.samashmusic.com for store locations and other info.
Serving flutists worldwide for over 35 years. Alexander Eppler, expert maker, repairer and restorer of flutes. Website: www.epplerflutes.com. Phone: 206-932-2211. Email: epplerflutes@hotmail.com. Address: 3828 SW Orchard St, Seattle, WA 98126-3244 USA. Free consultations. Straubinger certified. By apppointment only. Visa/Mastercard accepted.
HERITAGE INSURANCE SERVICES, Inc.
SPECIALIZED INSURANCE PROGRAM for FLUTE MAKERS, DEALERS, and PLAYERS -- HERITAGE INSURANCE SERVICES, Inc., (St Paul Travelers), 826 Bustleton Pike, Suite 203, Feasterville, PA 19053. Call 1-800-289-8837, Ellis Hershman or Joan Gallo, Program Administrators. FAX: 215-322-5854. Web: www.musicins.com, and email: info@musicins.com.
POWERLUNG - Hear the difference after a few breaths. Unlike other devices that only teach you breathing techniques, PowerLung is designed to specifically: 1)tone, condition and strengthen all breathing muscles, 2)increase volume and exhale flow, and 3)enhance breathing performance for abundant volume of air. Get more air with Powerlung! Website: www.powerlung.com, or phone: 1-800-903-3087, or 713-465-1180.
LANDELL FLUTES
529 Williams Hill Rd.
Richmond, VT 05477 USA
Celebrating 30 years in the business, in 2002! Custom hand engraving, Repairs, Overhauls, Vintage flute restorations, Alterhations (wherever possible), straubinger certified; All makes and models. Loaner flute available during overhaul if necessary. Much more info available at our website: www.flutes.org.
Email: jlandell@flutes.org
Phone: 802-434-4317
Winzer Press is where to find the books "The Gilbert Legacy - Methods, Exercises and Techniques for the Flutist" by Angeleita Floyd, and "Marcel Moyse - An Extraordinary Man" by Trevor Wye. Newly released is "Bel Canto Flute: The Rampal School", written and compiled by Sheryl Cohen. For all the details and ordering, see their website: www.winzerpress.com.
Email: info@winzerpress.com
CHRISTINE POTTER's OFFERINGS -- available through VoiceOfTheRockies.com
VoiceOfTheRockies offers a wide selection of "sacred and secular music", and it's where to find and order Christine Potter's marvelous offerings!
Her latest is a collection of "Flute Duets for Animal Lovers", but you can find *all* of her music and CD's available at this link: http://voiceoftherockies.com/chris_potter.htm.
(She says to mention the Flute Network and you'll get a 10 percent discount!)
BRIXTON PUBLICATIONS
4311 Braemar Ave
Lakeland, FL 33813
Phone and Fax: 863-646-0961
Email: sales@BrixtonPublications.com
Outstanding Concert Music for the Flute!
Solos, duos, chamber music, flute ensembles and recordings for students and professionals!!! Write or call for our free, graded catalog, ov visit our website at: www.BrixtonPublications.com.
TootPick Publishing -- Howard Vance Guitar Academy
Howard Vance, Guitar -- Beverly Vance - Flute
978 Reddoch Cove, Memphis, TN 38119
Phone: 901-767-6940, Fax: 901-767-5124
Website for all the details: www.HowardVance.com
TootPick Publishing specializes in: instructional materials, original works transcriptions, arrangements, and wonderful ideas of all kinds! Browse their offerings any chance you get -- the combination of this special couple's musical talent and wonderful sense of humor make for some very unique offerings -- many of which are (to put it mildly), priceless.
MERIDIAN WINDS
Wind Instrument Repair, Restoration, Appraisals
5921 Buttonwood Dr
Haslett, MI 48840
Voice: 1-517-339-1929
24 Hour Voice Mail and Fax: 517-339-3171
Email: Repairband@comcast.com
Tops in service -- just ask for Eric!
Quality repairs on all brass and woodwinds; call for professional references.
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CAROLYN NUSSBAUM MUSIC COMPANY
Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company - "Your One Stop Flute Shop" - for flutes, piccolos, headjoints, sheet music, CD's, metronomes, tuners, accessories, and full service repair center.
Location: 625 Digital Drive, Suite 300, Plano, TX 75075
Phone - toll free: 1-877-FLUTE4U, or 972-985-2662.
Visit their website: http://www.flute4u.com.
Email: info@flute4u.com
ELDRED SPELL FLUTES and PICCOLO HEADJOINTS
Piccolo headjoints - Custom made for you and your piccolo! ...since 1978, but for all the details, please visit the website: http://www.eldredspellflutes.com.
Phone - in Cullowhee, North Carolina - 828-293-7457. Email - esflutes@aol.com
10 Manor Lane
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: 609-455-1098
Fax: 609-451-8906
Pan Flutes - Student models through the finest professional pan flutes. Durable, good tone, maximum tuning accuracy, comfortably beveled edges. Accessories and instruction books also available.
GEMEINHARDT FLUTES and PICCOLOS
PO Box 788
Elkhart, IN 46515
Phone: 219-295-5280
"The world's finest flutes and piccolos." Explore their website at: http://www.gemeinhardt.com
Makers of finest quality flutes, piccolos, and headjoints. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Brogger Mekanik and also offering the Kingma system quartertone flute..
Website: http://www.brannenflutes.com
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THE HEADJOINT SPECIALIST!
Phone: 1-800-426-9832
FAX: 1-914-946-6522
Email: sd@drelinger.com
Sandford Drelinger has specialized in designing and making headjoints for nearly 30 years. He has been awarded three U.S. patents on his various headjoint designs, has written extensively on the subject of headjoints, and is now working on a book on the subject. Mr. Drelinger is a flutist, having studied at Julliard.
Website: www.drelinger.com
Makers of heirloom quality solid hardwood Music Stands and instrument spikes, in cherry, walnut, oak, maple, or rosewood. Solo, duet, and trio models. Baroque, Contemporary, Southwest Styles, with adjustable height and desk. A beautiful and functional piece of furniture. Call or write for color postcard --or email them from their beautiful website (link provided below). Checks, money orders, Discover, Visa, and Mastercard accepted.
Explore their new website!: http://www.tolmanmusicstand.com/index.html
J. L. SMITH and Co.,
Craftsmen and Merchants
901 Blairhill Rd. Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 800-822-2157 -- Fax: 704-521-1099
Website: http://www.flutesmith.com -- Email: sales@jlsmithco.com
Flutes and headjoints by Abell, Altus, Brannen, Burkart, Goosman, Lopatin,
Lyric, Miyazawa, Muramatsu, Nagahara, Powell,
Dana Sheridan, Sonare,
Sankyo, Trevor James, Rodger Young, and David Williams.
Call, email, or visit our website to learn more about us and how you can try these >beautiful instruments!
A Tradition of Innovation
Contact for more information or questions: Joseph W. Butkevicius Jr. - Pearl Flutes Product Specialist -
Pearl Corporation
549 Metroplex Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Phone: (800) 947-3275 ext. 3500
And on the internet: http://www.pearlflute.com.
WILLIAMS FLUTES and HEADJOINTS
David Williams
1165 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 201
Arlington, MA 02476-4330
Phone: 781-643-8839
Fax: 781-643-1949
Handcrafted flutes and headjoints in silver and gold.
See the website at: http://www.williamsflutes.com!
Also -- check out Gail Williams marvelous creations! These are the cutest, most smile-producing, artistic - and reasonably priced - giftables I've seen for flutists in a long time! There are lots of pictures at her webpage and they load very quickly -- definitely worth checking out: http://members.aol.com/littletooters.
FLUTE SPECIALISTS, Inc.
606 S. Rochester Rd
Clawson, MI 48017
Website: http://www.flutespecialists.com.
Phone: 248-589-9346, FAX: 248-589-9348, TOLL FREE - 1-888-590-5722
Serving the Repair Needs of Flutists. Sales of New, Used, and Consignment Instruments. Expert Guaranteed Flute and Piccolo Repairs, all manufacturers. *Straubinger Pads*. Robert Johnson, Repair Technician. Experience, Integrity, Craftsmanship. Major credit cards now accepted.
McKENNA FLUTES, Inc.
Chris McKenna
8 Raymond Rd
Deerfield, NH 03037
Phone: 603-463-4185, FAX: 603-463-7230
Makers of handmade, soldered tonehole flutes in precious metals, offering multiple styles at affordable prices. Emphasis on personal service.
Wm. S. HAYNES, Inc.
12 Piedmont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-482-7456; FAX: 617-482-1870
Manufacturer of custom-made flutes and piccolos in precious metals.
Miles Zentner
Phone: 818-780-7791 (California time zone).
I will buy your High Grade Flute or Piccolo. You will be paid in full immediately. I am not interested in consignments. Phone: 818-780-7791
JUPITER FLUTES
P.O. Box 90249
Austin, TX 78709-0249
Phone: 512-288-7400
Jupiter Flutes includes a complete range of flutes, including curved head models for Suzuki students to sterling silver French professional models.
On the web -- http://www.flutesOnline.com
Used refurbished flutes at fantastic prices! Many popular brands. Exclusive handmade jewelry from real flute keys and
parts, "Two Winds" flute and clarinet CD, flute T-Shirts, and more.
*** Now also offering wonderful Native American flutes too!***
Proprietor: Walt Laforet, P.O. Box 166, Fountainville, PA 18923
TOM GREEN
Handmade Flutes and Headjoints
71266 Indiana Lake Dr
Union, MI 49130
616-641-7684
Maker of fine handmade flutes and headjoints for the advanced student to the professional. Visit their website for more information: http://www.tomgreenflutes.com, and their email: TomGreen@TomGreenFlutes.com
MURAMATSU AMERICA
P.O. Box 344
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
Phone: 248-540-6424; FAX: 248-645-5446
Professional handmade flutes in silver, gold, and platinum. This is the American distributor for Muramatsu Flutes, Inc. of Japan.
Tanzer Headjoint Company
P.O. Box 720
Franklinville, NJ
609-728-7644
Fine wood piccolo heads.
THE FLUTE EXCHANGE
Ginger Hedrick, Owner
1418 Deertrail Rd
Boulder, CO 80203
303-443-7595
We buy, sell, and consign used professional flutes, piccolos and headjoints - Haynes, Powell, Brannen-Cooper, Muramatsu, and others. Call or write today for an appraisal or quote. Offering personalized assistance by an experienced flutist. Or visit us on the Internet by clicking our name above (we're at: http://www.flutes.com)!
David Straubinger
5920 S. East Street
Indianapolis, IN 46227
317-784-3012
Email: straubingerflutes@comcast.net.
Maker of fine flutes, and of Straubinger Pads. Explore these and other offerings at their website:Straubinger Flutes, Inc.
Ecoutez Publishing -- offers pedagogical materials for the flute. Current offerings include: Building Blocks of Flute Playing, by Christina Andrews; Foundations of Flute Technique by Christina Andrews; and The Flute Lesson Handbook, by Kimberly Sopata. Phone - 847-604-4200, and they have a website at: www.ecoutezpublishing.com.
WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT, Co.
2525 East Douglas Ave.
Wichita, KS 67211
Pone: 1-800-835-3006, or 316-684-0291; FAX: 316-684-6858
E-mail: wbic@worldnet.att.net
Fine Wind Instruments, new but also used and vintage, restored in our workshops to "better than new" condition. Up-to-date catalog of everything now available on our web site - click our name above (we're at: http://www.wichitaband.com)!
Long known for their fine list of publications, look for special features from Theodore Presser to be highlighted in numberous print issues of The Flute Network -- and ask for them at your favorite music store!
LITTLE WIZARD ENTERPRISES
P.O. Box 9472
San Bernardino, CA 92427
Phone: 909-886-3101; FAX: 508-632-8264.
Little Wizard Enterprises provides consignment sales of selected, hard-to-find books and cassettes AND NOW, COMPACT DISCS - of interest to flutists and flute teachers (and perhaps even to "those who love them"). Please see our Web Page, here at FluteNet, for what we have currently available ( just click on our name, above)!
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