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Turtle Mound Flutes makes wooden,
end-blown flutes in
the Native American style. That is, they consist of two
chambers. Air is blown into the "slow air chamber." It then passes through a
"flue" (small passageway) that is located under the external attached "fetish"
(also known as the bird, block, totem, and by other names) and hits
the cutting edge of the "true sound hole," resonating in the long sound
chamber. As we cut the "flue" between the two chambers into the top of
the body
of the flute, our flutes are generally considered in the woodlands style.
On this page you will find photos and descriptions of Native American Style
Flutes that we currently have for sale. We also do custom work if there is a
wood/key/theme that you would like. (Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for creation of
custom flutes.) See the "more flutes"
page for additional examples of our Native American Style Flutes.
Flutes
Currently For Sale
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Wood |
Fetish |
Key |
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| Tluhdatsi ("Panther") |
Red Cedar/Yellow Cedar/Cocobolo |
Canary Wood |
"Middle" Bbm |
$175.00
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| Tawodi ("Hawk") |
Alaskan Yellow Cedar/Red Cedar |
Red Cedar |
"Middle" Bbm |
$175.00
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| Daksi ("Tortoise") |
Alaskan Yellow Cedar/Red Cedar/Canary Wood |
Red Cedar |
"Middle" Am |
$175.00
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| Sogwili ("Horse") |
Red Cedar/Yellow Cedar/Cocobolo |
Canary Wood |
"Middle" Am |
$175.00
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| Ahwi ("Deer") |
Red Cedar/Yellow Cedar |
Purpleheart |
"Middle" Am |
$175.00
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| Yona ("Bear") |
Poplar |
Cedar |
"Middle" Gm |
$150.00
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| Walela ("Hummingbird") |
Red Cedar/Yellow Cedar/Purpleheart |
Tesota |
"Middle" F#m |
$165.00
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| Guh-he ("Bobcat") |
Alaskan Yellow Cedar |
Red Oak |
"Middle" F#m |
$150.00
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| Ahwi Equa ("Elk") |
Red Cedar/Yellow Cedar |
Tulipwood |
"Middle" F#m |
$165.00
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| Dalala ("Woodpecker") |
Red Cedar/Yellow Cedar |
Canary Wood |
"Middle" F#m |
$175.00
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| Walela ("Hummingbird") |
Walnut |
Tulipwood |
"Middle" Fm |
$165.00
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| Awohali ("Eagle") |
Walnut/Red Oak |
Red Oak |
"Middle" Fm |
$175.00
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| Yansa ("Buffalo") |
Poplar |
Red Oak |
"Middle" Fm |
$175.00
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| Kuhtli ("Raccoon") |
Alaskan Yellow Cedar |
Red Oak |
"Middle" Fm |
$150.00
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| Tsula ("Fox") |
Red Cedar/Yellow Cedar/Cocobolo |
Padauk |
"Middle" Em |
$165.00
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| Tluhdatsi ("Panther") |
Red Cedar |
Canary Wood |
"Middle" Em |
$175.00
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| Awohali ("Eagle") |
Red Cedar |
Purpleheart |
"Middle" Em |
$165.00
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| Sogwili ("Horse") |
Cherry |
Tesota |
"Middle" Ebm |
$175.00
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| Wahuhi ("Owl") |
Red Cedar/Canary Wood |
Tesota |
"Middle" Ebm |
$175.00
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| Waya ("Wolf") |
Red Cedar |
Tesota |
"Middle" Dm |
$175.00
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| Yona ("Bear") |
Red Cedar |
Purpleheart |
"Middle" Dm |
$175.00
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Images and more detailed descriptions of these flutes are provided below. Scroll
down or click on the flute name in the list above.
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(Tluhdatsi)
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(Cherokee for "Panther")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to the Bbm (B-flat) pentatonic scale. This
flute was inspired by the endangered Florida panther, the smaller cousin of the
cougar and puma. This flute's fetish is a prowling panther carved from South
American canary wood. The image of a
panther head is burned into the flute body just
below the nest. A prowling panther that has just crossed a turquoise inlayed
stream, below a pink coral inlayed sun, is burned into the foot of this flute.
The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from
tanned deerskin. (March 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Tawodi)
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(Cherokee for "Hawk")
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This Alaskan yellow cedar flute is tuned to the "middle" Bbm pentatonic scale.
The mouthpiece and accent rings above the nest and near the foot (at the
direction holes) are red cedar. The fetish is a hawk's head, carved from red
cedar. Red-tail hawk in flight is burned into the flute just below the nest area
and the silhouette of a hawk (jet black) in soaring flight in the mid-morning
sun (pink coral) are inlayed between the direction holes and the lowest finger
hole (near the foot). The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from tanned
deerskin. This flute would be ideal for someone with somewhat smaller hands, as the
holes are relatively close together, but works well for anyone with average
sized hands too. (February 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Daksi)
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(Cherokee for "Tortoise")
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This Alaskan yellow cedar flute is tuned to the Am pentatonic scale. The
accent rings above the nest are red cedar on either side of a wider South
American canary wood band. The ring near the foot (at the direction holes) is
also red cedar. The gopher tortoise
used as a model for this flute has a nest right under our bedroom window of our
Florida home. The
tortoise fetish is carved from red cedar. The tortoise image burned into the flute body below the nest area
is taken from a photo of our friend when he took a walk around our front drive
one day. The turtle symbol burned in between the direction holes and the lowest
finger hole has turquoise and pink coral inlay. There is also a pattern burned
all around the back side at the level of this design. The lace holding the fetish
to the nest is cut from black-dyed deerskin. (February 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Sogwili)
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(Cherokee for "Horse")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute has Alaskan yellow cedar and South
American cocobolo accent bands near the
mouthpiece and a yellow cedar end cap, and is tuned to the "middle" A
minor pentatonic scale.
The fetish consists of a horse's head with mane flowing in the wind, carved from
South American canary wood. A pair of fighting horses, rearing against each
other, are burned into the flute just below the nest area and the silhouette of a rearing horse (jet black) in front of a bold lightning
strike (pink coral) are inlayed between the direction holes and the first finger
hole (near the foot). The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from
black-dyed deerskin. (January 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Ahwi)
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(Cherokee for "Deer")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to the "middle" A
minor pentatonic scale. The
fetish of this flute is a doe's head carved from South American purpleheart. A buck's
head is burned into the area just
below the "nest" and a full body buck adorns the foot, highlighted by
green malachite leaves and pink coral sun inlays. The tanned lace holding the bird to the nest
is cut from
deerskin. (January 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Yona)
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(Cherokee for "Bear")
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This poplar flute is tuned to the Gm pentatonic scale. The bear is a symbol
of independence and this flute features a pair of black bears burned below the
nest area. The fetish is carved from cedar and is a variation of the traditional
flute bird design. The lace holding the fetish to the nest and the wrap at the foot end are cut from
black-dyed deerskin. This flute has a slightly wider finger spacing for the three lower holes than its Am
cousins. Average or larger hands should have no problem playing this flute. (July 2007)
- $150.00.
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(Walela)
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(Cherokee for "Hummingbird")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is accented by bands of Alaskan yellow
cedar on either side of a wider purpleheart band. A yellow cedar band also
highlights the direction holes near the foot. This flute is tuned to the F#m pentatonic scale. Birds are considered
messengers. The flying hummingbird fetish is carved from tesota.
Hummingbirds are also burned into the body of this flute below the nest area and
wrapping around the top two playing holes. The lace holding the fetish to the nest and the wrap at the foot end are cut from
tanned deerskin. (February 2008)
- $165.00.
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(Guh-he)
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(Cherokee for "Bobcat")
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This Alaskan yellow cedar flute is tuned to the F#m pentatonic scale. The
traditional "bird" fetish is carved from red oak. A prowling, full
body bobcat image is burned into the flute body below the nest area. Near the foot
a snarling bobcat head is burned into the flute. The lace holding the fetish
to the nest is cut from tanned deerskin. (October 2007)
- $150.00.
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(Ahwi
Equa)
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(Cherokee for "Elk")
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This red cedar flute has an Alaskan yellow cedar mouthpiece and end cap. It is tuned to the F#m pentatonic scale.
The Cherokee call the elk the Ahwi Equa (big deer) and the image of an elk is
burned into the flute body below the nest area. Just above the deerskin wrap at
the foot of this flute is an elk in silhouette inlayed into the body. The inlay
consists of jet black for the elk body and green malachite for the tree and bush
greenery. The traditional "bird" design fetish is carved from
South American tulipwood. The lace holding the fetish to the nest and the wrap at the foot end are cut from
tanned deerskin. (November 2007)
- $165.00.
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(Dalala)
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(Cherokee for "Woodpecker")
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This red cedar flute has an Alaskan yellow cedar mouthpiece and end cap. It is tuned to the F#m pentatonic scale.
The fetish consists of a pileated woodpecker at work on a log, carved from South
American canary wood.
Images of pileated woodpeckers are also burned into the flute body just below the
nest area and between the direction holes and the first finger
hole (near the foot). In each of these images the bird's topnotch is inlayed
with pink coral to bring out the prominent red color of this species. The upper
image also has some maple leaves inlayed with green malachite. There is a
beautiful knot at the edge of the topmost (6th) finger hole (left hand photo in
middle row above) and another on the underside. The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from
tanned deerskin. (November 2007)
- $175.00.
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(Walela)
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(Cherokee for "Hummingbird")
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This black walnut flute is tuned to the Fm pentatonic scale. Birds are considered
messengers. The flying hummingbird fetish is carved from South American tulipwood.
Hummingbirds are also burned into the body of this flute below the nest area and
two more at the foot and along the side up to the third hole. The lace holding the fetish to the nest
is cut from
tanned deerskin. (April 2008)
- $165.00.
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(Awohali)
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(Cherokee for "Eagle")
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This black walnut flute has a red oak mouthpiece and is tuned to the Fm pentatonic scale. The
eagle is a revered bird among many Native peoples, including the Cherokee. An eagle head is burned into
body of this flute just below the nest area and an eagle in flight is depicted
in silhouette with the setting sun as an inlay just above the deerskin wrap at
the foot. The inlay consists of jet black (the eagle) and pink coral (the
setting sun). The eagle head fetish is carved from red oak. The lace holding the
fetish to the nest and the wrap at the foot end are cut from
black-dyed deerskin. (September 2007)
- $175.00.
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(Yansa)
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(Cherokee for "Buffalo")
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This poplar flute is tuned to the Fm pentatonic scale. There was once a
species of bison (buffalo) that roamed the Great Smokey Mountains and this flute
remembers them. Unlike the plains tribes who hunted the buffalo with bow and
arrow from horseback, the Cherokee herded buffalos off cliffs and collected them
from the valley below. This flute's fetish is a buffalo carved from
red oak. The image of a pair of buffalos, one standing and one reclining, is burned into the flute body just
below the nest. Just above the deerskin wrap at
the foot of this flute is another buffalo in silhouette inlayed into the body. The inlay
consists of jet black for the buffalo body and green malachite for the tree.
The lace holding the fetish to the nest and the wrap at the foot end are cut from
tanned deerskin. (September 2007)
- $175.00.
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(Kuhtli)
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(Cherokee for "Raccoon")
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This Alaskan yellow cedar flute is tuned to the Fm pentatonic scale. The
traditional "bird" fetish is a carved from red oak. The image of a
raccoon hanging from a small tree's limbs is burned into the flute body just
below the nest. Burned into the foot of this flute is another raccoon on a log
by a stream.
The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from black-dyed deerskin. (October 2007)
- $150.00.
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(Tsula)
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(Cherokee for "Fox")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to the Em pentatonic scale.
The accent rings just below the mouthpiece consists of a pair of narrow Alaskan
yellow cedar rings around a wider ring of South American cocobolo. This flute's fetish is a
red fox carved from African Padauk wood, the red color is the natural color of
the wood. The image of a pair of gray fox kits is burned into the flute body just
below the nest. A sitting red fox is burned into the foot of this flute.
The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from black-dyed deerskin. (March 2008)
- $165.00.
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(Tluhdatsi)
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(Cherokee for "Panther")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to the Em pentatonic scale. This
flute was inspired by the endangered Florida panther, the smaller cousin of the
cougar and puma. This flute's fetish is a prowling panther carved from South
American canary wood. The image of a
panther head is burned into the flute body just
below the nest. A prowling panther that has just crossed a turquoise inlayed
stream, below a pink coral inlayed sun, is burned into the foot of this flute.
The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from
tanned deerskin. (February 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Awohali)
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(Cherokee for "Eagle")
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This beautiful aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to a very mellow Em pentatonic scale. The
eagle is a revered bird among many Native peoples, including the Cherokee. The
fetish is an eagle in flight, carved from South American purpleheart. An eagle head is burned into
body of this flute just below the nest area and an eagle in flight is burned in at
the foot. The lace holding the
fetish to the nest is cut from tanned deerskin. The grain around the left side
of the next, partly visible in the left photo of the middle row above, has a
very interesting range of colors for red cedar. The concentric rings on the top
of the mouthpiece area are also very nice. (December 2007)
- $165.00.
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(Sogwili)
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(Cherokee for "Horse")
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This cherry flute is tuned to the Eb (E-flat) minor pentatonic scale.
The fetish consists of a horse's head with mane flowing in the wind, carved from
North American tesota. A herd of four running horses is burned into the flute just below the nest area and the silhouette of a rearing horse (jet black) in front of a bold lightning
strike (pink coral) is inlayed between the direction holes and the first finger
hole (near the foot). The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from tanned
deerskin. (March 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Wahuhi)
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(Cherokee for "Owl")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to the E-flat minor pentatonic scale.
The mouthpiece and accent ring just below the mouthpiece are made of South
American canary wood. This flute's fetish is a great horned owl carved from
North American tesota wood. The image of a sitting great horned owl is burned into the flute body just
below the nest. Another great horned owl, which has just taken to flight, is burned into the foot of this flute.
The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from tanned deerskin. (March 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Waya)
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(Cherokee for "Wolf")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to haunting Dm pentatonic
scale, the deepest tuning that we offer at the time. The lower finger holes are
fairly widely spaced (about 1.4 inches), making it
unsuitable for small hands. The fetish
is a standing, howling wolf carved from tesota. There is a wolf's head burned into the body of this
flute just below the
"nest", and two howling wolves below an pink coral inlayed moon are
burned between the bottom "finger
hole" and the "direction holes" near the foot. The lace holding the fetish to the nest and the wrap near the foot are cut from
tanned deerskin. (February 2008)
- $175.00.
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(Yona)
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(Cherokee for "Bear")
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This aromatic eastern red cedar flute is tuned to a haunting Dm pentatonic
scale, the deepest tuning that we offer at the time.
The fetish is a black bear carved from South American purpleheart. A pair of
bears, one standing prominently, is burned into the flute body below the nest
area. Three additional bears, a "momma" and her two cubs, are burned
above the direction holes near the foot of this flute. The leaves of the tree
above this trio is inlayed with green malachite. If you look closely, you'll see
that the nearer cub is fascinated by a butterfly sitting on the rock before him.
The lace holding the fetish to the nest is cut from black-dyed deerskin.
(November 2007)
- $175.00.
More flutes are being added all of the
time, so check back often!
Be sure to also check our "more
flutes" and "custom flutes"
pages.
To order: To place an order for a Turtle
Mound Flutes Native American style flute, please
call, e-mail, or fax your request. We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. All
of our Native American style flutes come with a free soft fleece flute
bag
and our "Getting Started with
your Native American Flute"
booklet.
- Mail
- Turtle Mound Flutes
- 4100 N. Wickham Rd. Ste 102 #108
- Melbourne, FL 32935
- Telephone
- 321-254-0284
- FAX
- 321-255-2404
- Electronic mail
- sales@turtlemoundflutes.com
On-line ordering through our parent company's on-line store coming soon.
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