Dryad Flutes Testimonials
 | 9-4-2011 Jon... I LOVE THIS FLUTE!! Yes the F# has arrived and exceeded all my hopes and expectations  Wow that posting was so quick.I am positively blown away by your craft~man~ship... it is such a stunning flute and I am mesmerised by it's voice!! It's amazing that it can help even a novice flute player's ditties sound reasonable   .
I was and continue to be very touched by the love you have put into
this creation!! Also touched by the love you have put into the
packaging and all the extra touches. I will definitely be recommending
you and your work to anyone who expresses interest in N.A Style flute.Since receiving your beautiful creation, I have decided to gift my first ever flute (a small NZ made flute) to a friend needing a pick me up in South Africa. I am so looking forward to doing that... she has been wanting to dabble for sometime, soon she can  . I can reuse your packaging... so it's all been made easy to share the joy on, of Native American Style Flutes.Your flute was definitely WORTH THE WAIT!! I knew it would be! I'm so very wrapped Jon!! Sending you my up most gratitude for the love, energy and work you have put into this new flute!! I will message you again when the next flute arrives. Wishing you and Lindy all the very best, Aroha Nui Sagar sagarluusmith@hotmail.com |
 August 25. 2011 Hi Jon, I bought this Elderberry F beauty 3 years ago at the Zion Flute Festival and have been amazed at the evolving relationship we have enjoyed ever since! It has been a part of many magical (and I do mean magical!) experiences in nature (including playing to Mt. Shasta - below). I also play it regularly for dying patients in hospice. I cherish the gentle softness of it's voice and it's ability to take me out of my head and into that otherworldly space of no time/no expectations - just the song of the flute, merging with my fingers and breath for the specific intention of the moment. LOVE IT! I play a
lot of really nice flutes, but yours has captured my heart
and my love like no other. If I only take one flute, this is the
one! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Gahana Bonnington Austin Texas cbonning@aol.com |
 "Tamlyn" - Carmen's name for
this F# Elderberry Branch Flute
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Dear Jon,
I just want to take a moment to say how I have enjoyed the journey I am having with Tamlyn. I have played her at some beautiful spots along my travels this summer. I have spent a good deal with her near the ocean. She is very partial to water energy. At high tide at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, you could hear her sing across the "beginning" rocks and boulders that birthed the Appalatian Mts. It was magical. I climbed to the top of Cadillac Mt. in Acadia National Park
and the wind was strong enough to play my flute for me... I knew this
flute was going to be special when I saw her come out of the bag.
I couldn't be more pleased and know I will have many more
adventures with Tamlyn.
Thank you for your talent and special relationship you have
with the trees and the beauty they hold. Namaste , and happy
journeys.......!
Carmen*
(MaccaChaska) Gonzalez
Atlanta, Ga.
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home
and
she
is beautiful!!! I don't know if all of your flutes
come out this nicely Jon and Lindy but mine is a gift from above. Miigwech a thousand times over. You have a fan and friend in me. David Bouchard www.davidbouchard.com  Best selling Métis
author, educator, presenter and
flute player, David Bouchard,
plays his Dryad Flute at the Turtle Island Gallery . |
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Hello
Jon, Thank
you again Jon!!!
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What do I think about the "Golden Spiral" Branch Flute? TUNING:
Outstanding - As always. SOUND:
Outstanding - Balanced; Very expressive; Excellent volume; Unique soft,
soulful
cedar sound indicative of the Gm key. One of the things that I
like about
your branch flutes is that they all have a very expressive
tone with
their own uniqueness. CRAFTSMANSHIP:
Outstanding - Everything is sized and spaced appropriately; I applaud
you for
not splitting and unnecessarily marring your Branch Flutes. APPEARANCE:
Outstanding - A very distinctive branch flute with its own meaningful
individualism. I completely agree with your decision to
follow the
"spiral" of this flute. I also like the wider
"elastic" leather straps that you use on your branch flutes. It
absorbs more moisture on the drain hole and resists loosening of the
block. WETTING-OUT:
Outstanding - Very minimal; I can play this Branch Flute for a long
time with
normal "shake-outs".
What
prompted me to adopt this certain branch flute? When I first
saw it
on your website, even though I have never touched it, I just felt an
immediate
attraction towards it initially due to its meaningful "spiral" and
coloration. After receiving it and getting briefly acquainted
with the
"Golden Spiral" Branch Flute, I came to really appreciate it. I
can confidently say that of all my Gm flutes, this branch flute is
certainly my
favorite flute. There is something about this branch
flute that is
just very different from the other Gm flutes. Thank you
so much, Jon, for making these wonderful branch flutes available to
other flute
players! Your courteous, outstanding
character and exemplary customer service has certainly won a
loyal
customer in me… Warmest
Wishes,
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"I am loving her more with each breath of life we share together. This is the first flute which I can truly feel the vibration of each tone. I am in my office at the Ojai Foundation today and before I started the day I went up to the power point, turned to the four directions as I let my heart sing through the voice of the flute. Thank you for the work you put into creating such a wonderful piece." ~ Patrick Talbot, Ojai Foundation |
 "It is a perfectly lovely little G# flute as I suspected that it would be from the photo and sound clip on your web site. It has a fantastic voice - real "sweet" and "pure". And I very much appreciate the workmanship that you put into it - very organic, and true to the original limb shape and character. The finish is great, and I appreciate the filled insect holes, including the ones on the bottom of the block! It is a great flute, and I thank you for trusting me with it!" ~ Kent Bush, Sundog Flutes |
The Willow G flute arrived today and its even more wonderful than I could have imagined. Words cannot express the connection I feel with this flute. Thank you sooooooo much! It is indeed a very special flute that will be treasured for years to come... I am so thrilled - it plays effortlessly and beautifully and is beautiful to look at too... This Willow flute is my first branch flute. It has so much personality and character and Spirit...and seems to be happy here! - Thank you so much again for the beautiful flute and for all your kindness - it has been a pleasure meeting and connecting with you. ~ Sarah Gallant  |
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"The Coast Redwood Flute in D
minor,
besides being a nice piece of work, has a nice and deep sound, totally
what
a wind player looks into on a flute like this. I'm so glad I ran
into
you and purchased this flute, especially that you put a lot of
positive energy in working on it.Thanks again Jon, keep up the great
work."
~ Juan Cayrampoma, musician with
RAYMI
www.raymimusic.com  Although your website photos were really clear and detailed (which I really love), the flute is so much more beautiful in person! I’m very pleased with my choice !!! This flute will fit in well with my flute journey I’ve been on and I can’t wait to see what it has to teach me! Because of its one piece design and having the bark still on it, I feel even closer to the tree from which it grew. It almost looks like it grew as a flute and just fell from the tree into your hands  (I know it wasn’t
that easy)!! The size is perfect for
travel
and the ash is both beautiful and durable so I can see this little guy
going
many places with me, especially to my flute demonstrations and campfire
programs at my local park. Also, I love the booklet you have
provided
with the flute and I really understand your drive and passion for
making flutes
the way you do. As with all of my flutes, they are both unique
and well
cared for so you need not worry about this guy having a wonderful new
home with
plenty of play time. Thanks for expressing your God gifted talent
and thanks
for becoming a part of my flute journey. I will recommend your
work to
others and I’m sure our paths will cross again.Thanks
and God Bless, First, I was so taken with your poem, December Flute, that I read it to my Healing Words class this morning. I always put a "living metaphor" in the center of the table and today your flutes were that. I explained about them, and, when I was showing them the camphor branch flute, I talked about how the flutemaker had filled the cracks with turquoise. Then I began to talk about how we all have cracks, that we have all been broken, and many of our cracks are filled with wonderful treasures too. ~ Annie Mathias  December
Flute
My flute talks to me as a tree talks to the earth, a swaying gesture of bare branch conducting songs of fallen December leaves. My flute sings to me as a canyon wren's cascading call on a bright December day breaks the heart of rock and makes a river weep. My flute weeps to me on a hungry, homeless night from a cold December street through the cardboard walls of forgotten prayers. And from a distant desert desecrated by war, my flute prays to me as I pray to Creator on this long December night, make me an instrument of your peace. by Jon Sherman |
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