The Art Of Native American Flute Making

Charlie does a great job of providing all the information you need to make your own flutes. Between his You Tube videos and this book you have everything you need to achieve success. Flute making is not easy and you will need to put in the time and effort to be successful. But if you are willing to put in the work, Charlie has provided all the information you need.

I really appreciate this book being written. The info is very helpful for me wanting to craft a flute of my own.Some reviewers have been negative about it not having been structured like a step-by-step lecture or tutorial. It is written in the Native American narrative, or storytelling style. If you understand that cultural point of view while reading it, you can just relax and enjoy the journey.Thank you Charlie and Jesse!

Charlie you did a great job with your book and your online videos really enjoyed it learned a lot made quite a few flutes and enjoy playing them. I've got to laugh Charlie's philosophy it comes out real good I enjoy it.

I bought this because I am making some flutes as a hobby. The book is very informative and clearly written. I really appreciate the section in the back of the book with the schematics for the different flutes are presented.

So far, so good. Well illustrated text. Not as "step-wise" as I might have thought, but the information is all here. As I am a tech writer and routinely write "how to" procedures..... I am probably pickier than the rest with how a "how-to" manual is laid out. As I said, the information is all here, but not quite in the order I would have expected it to be in. The excellent illustrations make up for this though, so all in all I would say this is a great manual for someone wanting to make themselves a Native American "style" flute.

Charlie does a great job of explaining the craft of flute making. I made the 4 hole whistle the same day I got the book and really enjoyed making it and playing it. My Grandchildren are having a ball with them.Very easily explained down to earth instructions and techniques.

Excellent book on making native American flute. Charley covers all the important parts and is very detailed in his aproch. With the help of this book, I am on my fith flute and they keep getting better and better. Also, the on line videos are extremely helpful.Thanks Blue bear flutes.

With this book, and a few, we’ll all, of the authors videos we were able to make musical instruments in different keys.

I had a discount code which was not working, I asked the author, who basically told me in a nutshell, he did not want my Sale as I wanted something for nothing. Disgraceful

Bought this as a gift for my dad he loves it he’s currently making his fourth flute since October and they are amazing

This is a good book to have everything in one organised place. And is a small donation after all of Charlie’s youtube videos!What a legend for sharing his gift to the world

Started watching Charlies videos on you tube, and attempting now to make my first flute with the help of this book. very simple to understand and some interesting history of the native American flute, arrived within two days !

This book is more a personal text about how and why the author makes his flutes than a tecnical "how to". Some procedures should be depicted in more detail and accuracy. Same for the drawings and mesurements, but the photos are very good. I miss some biliography and references, and I could skip the author's personal appreciation of Native American heritage and New Age-ish comments. I advice the author to read more technical literature to get an idea about how to write his next book. Not everything is subjective, aproximative or can be left to individual consideration when you write about making and tuning a flute. I would like to see more about acoustics, and why this or that are made this way, and not only because "this works for me" or "this is the way my ancestors did it". These are not acoustic or technical reasons. We are trying to make working musical instruments, not only a cultural totem.