Bansuri, Professional Flute in F, 28"
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28" L x 1" W. The Professional Bansuri has a mouthpiece that is played in a similar way as the western transverse flute. It is made from a single piece of bamboo with seven holes. The pitch noted for the bansuri means the flute will play that pitch with the first 3 holes covered. The bansuri is a transverse flute from India, literally from the words bans (bamboo)and suri. It is one of the oldest musical instruments. Bansuris is made from a single piece of bamboo with seven holes. All half notes, accidentals and microtones are produced by a unique fingering system. The finger holes 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. The standard quality of the Indian bansuris produce a quite beautiful sound, but their tuning is often not exactly to the western standard notes. It can happen that they sometimes sound slightly out of tune to the western ear.
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