7 Apr 1879 Danville, Indiana; d Feb 3, 1968 Needham, Massachusetts) started playing flute as a young boy in Kansas.
In 1910, Verne visited Chicago to attend a recital by renowned flutist Georges Barrère.
S. Haynes Flute Company of Boston, Massachusetts, heard of Powell's instrument and asked to see it.
On March 31, 2016, Steven Wasser sold Verne Q. Powell Flutes, Inc. to Buffet Crampon, and Francois Kloc became the new president of the company.
A platinum flute with sterling silver mechanism was commissioned for the 1939 World's Fair, in New York.
This flute was owned and played by the famous flutist William Kincaid until shortly before his death in 1967.
In 2005, Sonare President David Kilkenny and Brass Expert Jim Becker created a line of trumpets with partner Cliff Blackburn.