Wooden Flute - Bamboo Cane With Wrapped Strings | 6 Or 7 Finger-holes For Fluid Sliding Transitions

The majority of Wooden Flute are made of an untreated piece of bamboo cane around which strings are tightly wrapped in several places. This is to prevent the bamboo cane from cracking. The Wooden Flutei has a mouthpiece that is played in a similar way as the western transverse flute and either 6 or 7 finger-holes. These have to be precisely covered either fully or half by the phalanxes of the fingers and not by the fingertips. This technique also simplifies the playing of longer Bansuris. By fluent movements of the fingers the typical sliding transitions between notes, so typical of Indian music, are achieved. The basic note given by us describes the Indian note "Sa" which is obtained by closing the first three finger-holes and then blowing the Bansuri. If you have experience in playing a transverse flute, this will be advantageous for learning how to play the Bansuri.