Any Flute players here?

[Shakuhachi]

I just got a Bansuri flute. Totally different fingering than regular flutes. Very difficult but I love the more mellow sound. Others?

https://www.oneworldflutes.com/index.html

 

[Fraevo63]

No. I used to play drums…

 

[Cruciferi]

I can play the Organ. But I would also like to learn the Piano and Ocarina.

 

[tomarin]

@Shakuhachi What makes a Bansuri flute different from any other (Western?) flute? What key is it in? I was messing around with a tenor recorder a while back, it was fun.

 

[tomarin]

Is it hard to play an ocarina?

 

[Cruciferi]

It seems simple. I imagine that it’s easier than a flute.

 

[tomarin]

It seems simple. I imagine that it’s easier than a flute.

How about compared to a harmonica? (I just listened to the Youtube video, it sounds beautiful!)

 

[Shakuhachi]

The organ is a pretty major accomplishment. Congratulations. I like th eflute because it is only one note at a time. One would think it would be easy. Maybe once I get used to it.

Drums, got to have rhythm. I have bongos but have not played them in a while. Would you believe my old fingers get sore.

 

[Shakuhachi]

Bansuri can come in any key. It has 6 open holes. No covers.

 

[tomarin]

What key is yours in? And where does this flute come from, in other words, is it part of the Indian classical music tradition? (I’ve never heard of the bansuri flute before.)

 

[Shakuhachi]

Mine is E Major. Yes, India classical music.
https://www.oneworldflutes.com/BasicBansuris.html

My shakuhachi I’d d pentatonic minor. That is Japanese.

 

[christofirst]

I want to be the next Zamfir, master of the pan flute

Actually, I played trumpet back in high school. Brass rules!

 

[Shakuhachi]

Bamboo rules!