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Native Flute Endorsements
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Native Flute Endorsements
Mary Youngblood 'Flutist of the Year' award in both 1999 and 2000. 'The first time I held one of Vance's flutes in my hands, I was being presented one of his beautiful Holly Raven flutes (Gm) at the 2006 Circle of Hope event in Tigard Oregon November 4th. But when I stepped to the mic to play it for the first time, I was captured by this flutes beautiful buttery sound!!!! Flutes don't necessarily have to be both beautiful and highly functioning for this Aleut woman, It's tonality is my first consideration of course- but this flute has BOTH attributes!! 'Quyanaa' (Aleut Thanks) Vance for your gift of song! - I am honoured... |
 Mary Youngblood |
Charlie Wayne Watson 2004 Native American Music Awards (Nammy) nominee. "When playing Waking Spirit native flutes, I am constantly amazed at the ease of note changes and tonality. There is no 'hiss' to be heard which, as a recording artist, is very important to me. 'My newest release, Waking Spirit, is dedicated to 'Waking Spirit' Flutes, and to Vance Pennington, the flute maker that creates these incredible masterpieces, and I will treasure these 'Masterpieces' always. I highly recommend that anyone looking for Native American Flutes with absolute quality, craftsmanship and uncompromized playability, to purchase a Waking Spirit flute. Understand, that one does not blow into these flutes for sound, but rather, breathes life into them. These flutes are as I've said, uncompromized in every way. I Highly recommend Waking Spirit Flutes to all professional Flutists, as well as beginners. The craftsmanship, and quality is EXCELLENT!! They are of the highest caliber available on the market today and I endorse them in the highest regard. His unique design of the leather lacing makes his flutes one of a kind. If you are shopping for a valuable, playable Native American flute, you have found the flute maker to buy from. My personal theory; any player will sound only as good as the spirit of the flute that they are playing. Waking Spirit Flutes do indeed have that WONDERFUL SPIRIT!" Charlie Wayne Watson. |
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Low C Drone: I am without words to explain how grateful and honored I am about this drone. It gave me chills the moment I picked it up, and the chills last for as long as I play it! That's all the words I have. CHILLING, can't even begin to explain how I feel. This flute is astounding, with so many songs in it that it totally amazes me. Such a beautiful voice.... EXACTLY the sound that I have been searching for!! Vance, I am absolutely without words. Please, dear friend, feel what I feel, my grateful heart, if you can. You are indeed a loving and generous spirit. I feel it in this flute, like no other I had before. The bears (blocks) are BETTER than the heartline bear on the flute that I sent photos of. The heartline on the top front REALLY sets this flute apart, and has special meaning to me. I think you knew that when you made it though, right? The bears, again, are AWESOME. I could go on forever, and probably will, about this flute. Thank you, Vance, thank you! Thank you for taking the time. Man, I can't wait to record this flute. It WILL BE on the (next) CD! Note: This flute (and others created by Vance) has since been recorded on Charlie Wayne's latest CD release, and Nammy nominated recording, 'Waking Spirit' - named in Vance's honor. |
The Open Dorr's Vance Pennington is one superb flute maker. We have purchased seven beautiful flutes from him. All of them play in perfect concert pitch, which is very important since we usually play duets and harmonize. His flutes also play excellently with guitars, piano, trumpet, violin and keyboards, all instruments we play in our concerts. Vance Pennington crafts his Waking Spirit Flutes not only out of various cedar woods, but also out of many hardwoods. Artists who seek the full range of possible flute timbers will find them in these instruments. Vance's artistry and mathematical precision used to produce his flutes are to admired. He is continually perfecting his flutes, and he stands out as one of the most dedicated Native American flute craftsmen making flutes today. We are most fortunate to have Vance Pennington as our flute maker. We highly recommend him to everyone who desires to own or play a clearly superior Native American Flute. email - The Open Dorr's |
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