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January, 2016
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Wishing you a wonderful change of the seasons as we enter Spring!

Brent Haines & The Woodsounds 
Family
Woodsounds Flutes
(888) 803-5889
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Trip to Cancun Mexico


We just got back from Cancun, Mexico. I was down there with my family. One of my goals while there, was to find suppliers for some of the woods that we use. The Yucatan Peninsula is an amazing jungle of gorgeous trees. This is a place I had never seen until now and I couldn't help but notice all the beautiful Trees. Woods like Chechen, Ziricote, Katalox, and Rosewoods were all around me! I just did not know which trees were which... It was so hard to keep my eyes on the road rather than the amazing trees. 

 Julia started  Googling what Chechen tree's  and many others looked like. What a blast! 

These woods I have mentioned are some of the best sounding flutes woods available. Chechen is such a gorgeous sounding and looking wood that years ago it was chosen for the Jan Michael Looking Wolf Flute set. This Flute Set was so lovely that I am a little jealous of those who own one of the 25 that we made. 

While driving to the Tulum Ruins, my kids spotted several wood mills. In one shop we stopped at, I was blown away by the amazing Chechen board I saw leaning against the walls. I was so entranced with the wood in front of me that I did not see the electrical wiring that they used to power the joiner. They had three or four electrical cords in a spaghetti knot. This I became aware of when a small electrical explosion happened. The workers kicked around the wires a bit then tried again. This time there was a large explosion that surprised us all. One of the workers walked over to the knot of wires and picked up one end... It was a melted mess and was completely separated from the other wires. In this shop I had a very difficult time communicating, but they have some incredible wood and I am certain we will be talking more...
In a shop across the road we had a fun experience. My son Tanner joined me at first as my translator. Tanner has taken a course in Spanish at the local High School. We attempted talking with a couple of people until another client joined us and he spoke a bit of English.  This shop has some Ziricote and Chakte Viga that blew my mind! 
After taking up an afternoon of time searching for wood, we finally moved on. 

It is my hope that we will be able to export some of these gorgeous woods from the Yucatan Area. Fortunately, I have a log of Chechen in my shop already! Also a gorgeous piece of Pua Rosa.
 
In celebration of the awesome expereince we had in Mexico, we are promoting Yucatan woods. 
 



Promo pricing on flutes made from Yucatan Peninsula Woods!!! 

15% off any of these woods! 

Flutes made from Chechen, Chakte Viga, Pau Rosa, or one piece of Yucatan Rosewood are available for the next month at the promo offer of 15% off their normal price. If you have been thinking of a really amazing sounding instrument that is crazy beautiful, now is the time to act!!! 

    
 

Flute price will depend on the design of the flute and its pitch.

Upcoming Events
From one end of the country to the other!



Summer Solstice Flute School - June 20-23, 2016

Suzanne Teng, Arvel Bird, Joseph Young, and Kalani Das will be helping flute enthusiasts from around the globe to reach new heights in their personal Flute Journey. Seating is limited to 40 students. more than half of the seats are already spoken for. So make sure to save your seat right away!  

Voyager Southwest Native American School
April 2, 2016 (9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
Location: 8701 South Kolb Road, Tucson
Contact: Paul Surhoff, 908-917-2307; psurhoff@gmail.com
 
Solstice Flute School
"Where Passion Meets Purpose"
Homestead Resort
Dates: June 20 - 23, 2016
Location: Park City
Contact: 435-513-5999; www.solsticeflutefest.com
 
World Flute Society Convention 2016
Haas Fine Arts Center
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Dates: July 27 - 31, 2016
Location: 121 Water Street, Eau Claire
 
National Flute Association
Dates: Aug 11 - 14
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact: http://www.nfaonline.org/Annual-Convention/
 
Flute Quest
Dates: Aug 19 - 21
Location: Saltwater State Park, Des Moines, WA
Contact: http://www.waflutecircle.org/flutequest.htm
 
Flute Haven Native Flute School
10th Anniversary
Dates: September 11 - 18, 2016
Location: Valley Forge
 
Medicine Park Flute Festival and Art Walk
Dates: September 30 - October 2, 2016
Location: Medicine Park
 
Native Rhythms Festival
Dates: November 11 - 13, 2016
Location: Melbourne
 
As a by the way, this is the only place that I ever teach anything about flute making. My students will be creating a cedar flute in the afternoon sessions of the flute school. Sign up now. 
 
Thanks so much and hope to see you at an upcoming event!

Sincerely,

Brent Haines & The Woodsounds Family
374 W 2000 N
Mapleton , Utah 84664
(888) 803-5889
customer.support@woodsounds.com

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