Looking for a good NAF…no idea where to start.
Suggestions here or by PM of who to pursue or who to avoid welcome. 
I can’t do cedar do to allergies so preferably someone that can/will work in other timbers.
Is any of the eBay stuff any good?
Doc
If you want a good NAF work out a trade with Peter Phippen, he always has some nice stuff floating around. Most of my living is actually from building flutes right now, but I only build them in western red cedar. There generally are not good flutes on ebay, definitely avoid the Brent Haines flutes, they have major issues. Out of the modern makers that use interesting woods look up Ed Hrebec, Geoffrey Ellis, Dana Ross, Butch Hall(his limited flutes are different woods), and Barry Higgins.
Ted
I disagree, I have two Brent Haines flutes in F# minor and A minor. They are both outstanding flutes. I also play flutes made by JP Gomez, Sedona, Arizona, and Rick Sampson, based in western Wisconsin. Both are excellent. If you would like further information on the Gomez or Sampson flutes please contact me Doc. I would be willing to sell one to you. The Gomez is made of Aspen w/walnut raven bird, key of E minor, 6 hole. The Sampson flute is black walnut, w/walnut bird, 5 hole, key of f# minor.
p.s. I also make native american style flutes (6 hole) I use Coco Bolo, Yellowheart, Ebony, Santos Rosewood, and Black Walnut for my flutes.
Have a great day!
James…
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There are a lot of great makes. I see Brent Haines has been mentioned. He does make good flutes but he specializes in highly polished customized pieces that bring a premium price.
Brad Young
Colyn Peterson
Ed Hebrec
John Stillwell
The above are all great flutes, a bit more design to them.
If you don’t mind a great playing flutes that are plain.
Kuzin Bruce
Stilvalley Flutes
There are a lot of others out there. For very little cash you can get a KK flute.
I have one, it plays quite nicely and is one of my favorites.
I currently have 14 or 15 NAF’s. I have friends with 80 or 90..
Just find out about return policies. Most have a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.
I use Silverwolf flutes.
I really enjoy my Stellar flute in F#
My first NAF was a Rick Heller flute F# in Cedar , 95 USD !
I don’t think you can find a better deal than that considering the price and the good quality !
Hope will help !
Best
Manuel
Responding to your last question first, I’ve purchased a number of instruments via e-bay. Almost all of them I’ve subsequently resold. Occasionally you’ll find something good but you really need to know the makers and what to look for in order to get what you want.
As you’ve probably seen, NAfs vary widely in looks, materials, and in the sounds they produce. If you are looking for something in other-than-cedar that is accurately tuned to a contemporary European scale, you might look into Barry Higgins (White Crow flutes), Leonard McGann (Lone Crow flutes) and Colyn Peterson. All make fine instruments from a variety of woods in a wide range of pitches.
Whenever possible, try the instrument before buying - or have a web presence where you can resell if it isn’t just what works for you… 
Best wishes.
Steve
Hi Doc,
Gerardo here. I am not a great expert but I am very happy with a six hole Native American Flute made by Kenny King (www.kkflutes.com). Apart from the good quality, his prices are unbeatable. If you type “Douglas Bishop” on Youtube, you will see Douglas playing some of Kenny’s flutes in a couple of videos.
Another great guy to deal with is Rick Heller. He makes great and affordable five hole flutes.
Hm, I’m searching for a good NAF as well, but the problem is that I live in Europe, so I’d like to ask you, did anyone of you heard about any NAF maker(s) living and working somewhere in the “Old world”?
I’d rather not to think about the cost of shipping from US to my country 
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You might try www.nativeflutes.org.uk/
I don’t know any of the makers’ work, but it’s a place to start on your side of the Atlantic.
Best wishes.
Steve
Butch Hall gets good reviews, and I have played a few flutes by Michael Graham Allen (Coyote Oldman). They are very nice, but pricey – $140 and up.
Go to the website, cedarmesa.com. They have a lot of info including a list of top makers including plenty of noncedar flutes.
At the risk of incurring wrath of the religious police, I suggest going to a Powwow. I got my NAF from a local maker, here in the UK. There were three stalls selling NAF at the Powwow I attend, in Wiltshire. Two made their own flutes. The other had brought imports from America. All were happy to let you try.
I don’t know about Powwows in Poland, but I’m pretty sure there are Powwows in Germany. If you can get to one, or if you have any German contacts, that might be a place to start.
http://treeoflifedesigns.com/
Ed Dougherty
He makes perfect tuned , beautiful looking & sounding flutes, that dont cost a arm & a leg. You will be surprised . It is one his hobbys , he is a perfectionist & takes his time, and he is quite accomplished.
Steve
I make NA flutes, but mine cant touch his. Hes good
Since non-cedar is a factor, I’d suggest one of Laughing Crow’s pvc nafs. I have the Gm and I love it:
Doc, Why do you waste people’s time with your question about finding a good NAF??? You sell NAF’s on your website and especially those made by Brent Haines. I have several flutes made by Brent and they are good flutes. It just depends on what type of sound one is looking for. If you don’t feel that Brent makes high quality flutes, then why do you sell them???
I am no expert but have been playing a few years, the two flutes that I like the best that I have played are by Michael Graham Allen ( Coyote Oldman ) and Colyn Peterson ( Colyn is a friend of mine ) That said I am selling several of my flutes to pay for a major shakuhachi purchase ( or at least the down payment). Also Querencia flutes are very good, depends on the style, Michael and Colyn’s flutes are faster and tonally brighter, and somewhat more versatile, Querencia’s are slower, darker and more woody sounding, but very beautiful, I own all of them. If you are interested I can send images of the ones I am selling. Mark
Oh mercy. Check the dates brother. Check the dates. 
I started selling Brent’s dandy tooters about a month ago after a 7 month pilgramage of NAF discovery. And, yes, they’re awesome.
Doc