You are bidding on one unit of a beautiful 16" presentation Shehnai and a large artiste-made 17" - 21" professional grade bamboo transverse "side-blown" flute known as the Bansuri in a note of your choice depending upon stock availability.
The Shehnai is one of the most beautiful and melodious Indian wind instruments and is played for classical as well as popular belly dance scores. It is extremely low puff and very easy to learn. Carved rosewood neck. Nickeled or brass sole that is engraved through creating a two-tone floral pattern. While the reeds are called double reeds, they are actually four layers thick instead of two. Reed included. Click here to hear the Shehnai on "Festive Moods in Shehnai album The North Indian bansuri is a side-blown flute invented in this century by Pannalal Ghosh. It is made of single jointed, thin-walled bamboo and is tuned to an untempered chromatic scale. Ghosh created the modern bansuri by adding a seventh finger hole to the traditional instrument. Bansuri have a range of approximately three octaves. The best Bansuris are made of rare Sunderbans bamboo reeds and are almost invariably hand made. The bansuri is striking in both its simplicity and richness. Originally a folk instrument, the bansuri has evolved a dazzling classical repertoire and found its way into the contemporary jazz and world music scene. The Indian flute produces some of the world's most melodic and melancholic music. It's a great new instrument to learn and even amateurs can derive terrific joy and comfort from this elegant instrument with heavenly soul-soothing sounds. To hear how the Western world has adapted the flute in some wonderful fusion music, click here to download recording. For a Hindustani Classical flute recital, click here (please allow some time for recording to download).
Each of our Zen flutes is individually hand-made and then roasted and burnt to keep the wood in excellent quality for years to come. These are of the highest professional standards and not like many of the "souveneir" "touristy" Indian flutes that litter eBay. The bansuri is available in a wide range, depending on your choice - Bb (17.5"), GG (21"), A (18.5"), D (17") |
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Contents
Types of Flute, Pitch of Flute,Handing of Flute, Positions of playing on Bansuri, Notes on Bansuri, Half Tone Notes, Sharp Note, Octave Position in Bansuri, Positions of Notes on Bansuri, Position of Notes of Fixing Sa Notes on other holes, Lengths of Flute, Method of Producing Tune on Flute, Music Notation for Bansuri, Tal Kahrva, Teen Taal, Bilawal Thata, 10 Points for the beginners, Full Tone Not Exercise, Half Tone Note Exercise, Sharp Note Exercise, Full Tone Note System, Tune Rag Bilawal, Half Tone Note System, Tune Rag Asawari, Sharp Note System, Tune Rag Yaman, Tune of Band, Film songs with Notations, Songs for Practice without Notation, Shahnai, Pungi, English Flute |
