▁and ▁Iowa ▁State ▁University , ▁visited ▁the ▁Hay nes ▁and ▁Pow ell ▁fl ute ▁fact ories ▁wanting ▁to ▁upgrade ▁to ▁a ▁professional ▁level ▁instrument . ▁After ▁testing ▁fl utes , ▁Lamb erson ▁decided ▁to ▁purchase ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fine ▁wood wind ▁instruments . ▁Lamb erson ▁was ▁dis may ed ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁ 4 - year ▁wait ▁for ▁his ▁fl ute . ▁This ▁inspired ▁him ▁to ▁instead ▁make ▁his ▁own ▁fl ute . ▁ ▁Lamb erson ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Pear l ▁L . ▁West ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁founder ▁of ▁West ▁Music , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁trying ▁to ▁develop ▁his ▁own ▁fl ute , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁far ▁along ▁in ▁his ▁ende avor . ▁West ▁did , ▁however , ▁provide ▁Lamb erson ▁with ▁the ▁raw ▁materials ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁develop ▁his ▁first ▁fl ute , ▁serial ▁no . ▁ 1 . ▁Lamb erson ' s ▁first ▁fl ute ▁had ▁tun ing ▁issues ▁which ▁were ▁quickly ▁resolved . ▁Lamb erson ' s ▁design ▁changed ▁little ▁since ▁fl ute ▁serial ▁no . ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Al ton ▁Mc Can less ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Lamb erson ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁O sk alo osa , ▁Iowa ▁where ▁Lamb erson ▁was ▁manufact uring ▁fl utes ▁in ▁his ▁bas ement . ▁The ▁pair ▁purchased ▁Platz ▁O bo e ▁and ▁Mc Can less ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁producing ▁the ▁O bo es . ▁ ▁West ▁eventually ▁separated ▁his ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Lamb erson ▁cit ing ▁that ▁sales