Thoughts on the Bamboo Sax

[Philezra20]

The acoustics are amazing!!!

[BackToTheBlues]

@Philezra20 As he says up above these comments the reverb was added editing the vid. I'd've preferred to hear it 'dry', as you'll only get that sound naturally shortly before getting mugged for playing it in a lonely alleyway somewhere. That said, it does sound great!

[panconquesoderretido]

Bamboo sax.. sweet!

[celc100]

simply awesome.  gotta show my pop this.

[MrAshrak117]

how long have you been playing? I would love to play like this.

[blancalouise]

I ordered one, and i put as the payment 'call me' ... hmmm.... waiting for the call to specify the payment now. Hopefully you do bank transfer....

[NinjutsuLives]

a bamboo sax? That's incredible! Great sound!

[xxSyphenxx]

9:22 remind me to be like this guy when im older

thats just bad ass right there

[lamaspacos]

The coolest momment 9:20

[Lillitech]

I just brought one from your website lookin forward to playin this =]

[bonbon1029]

your epic made me laugh so much and your instruments are really cool 

[joeguerrero123]

haha peace sign fingers:)

[Lillitech]

hey man this thing looks cool to play. were can i buy one from? peace

[Benshurt]

I just ordered the Alto and I can't wait to have it to play. Your awesome thank you for what you do. :)

[H4NN1B41]

The bigger the flute, the deeper the toot!!!! Love it.

[crunchmaster9000]

"At eriktheflutemaker. com you get two for the price of two." This is one of the reasons I love this guy.

[Irideallamawithtoast]

Bought one today at TRF, I love the tone!

[CarlosMacMartin]

What a cool instrument!

[TheAcidway]

you just wicked

[ravendon]

Looks like an exact duplicate of the Saxaflute. Which came first?

[cjbb12]

bigger the flute the deeper the toot hahaha

[leoluifer]

absolute great!!!this man its marvelous!!!natural performer !!!un saludo desde mexico !!!gran master!!!

[folkflutist]

Hey, do you know what type of bamboo your bamboo is?

[gatocusco1]

Wow , my entire respect sr.

[SavageInsight]

Have you had success with a soprano sax?

[solo2000ish]

very information,lovely tone and a good sense of humour

[pychab]

Fantastic demonstration,

It would have been even better without reverb that confused a little bit about the real sound of such sax. Anyway thanks !

[avvenue]

just BOUGHT it in Camden london amazing!!!! the flute, me not really :)

[jdgrahamo]

Just one octave?

[rubsuarez]

Awsome! I like the way you play all of the flutes, missing you at Doral Vineyard Church, see you soon brother. This is Ruben fron the sound booth.

[TheBadMoJoe]

I love this guy he reminds me of some trippy character in a Dr. Seuss book. I'm gonna get me a tenor!

[musicare2011]

wow its so cool i want to have one master:)

[marcinnsz]

The tenor sax is a revelation !!!!!!!

[toquepiano]

I loved it, but I didn't like the "reverb". Sounds artificial. regards

[mystarslover]

awesome! i want one!! i think imma gunna buy one. Xb

[chrissept21]

i wish you didnt at add the reverb so we can see what is sounds like natural

[torontoukes]

VERY freakin cool :)

[graymatrrocks]

Have you considered making a bamboo clarinet? I would love one!

[HARVSTO]

2 pandas stopped by.

[HARVSTO]

I'm gonna buy one.

NOW.

[karmahgeddon]

can you play chromatically on these things?

[BONECOSHERMES]

Música adorável, da alma.

[Peggyyabass]

can u play epic sax guy and careless whisper on this if so i must get one 

[sheao1]

did u add reverb when you edited the video? 

[theflutemaker]

@sheao1 Hey there, Yes, the reverb was added in the editing process of the video.

[meinblah]

@theflutemaker hey...where can i get one of those ???



[harpsnake]

@theflutemaker

was not necessary, sounds very unnatural and manipulated.

Still nice flick, instrument and playing!!!

[canznkrylonzflutez]

wow amazing

[Academic1Researcher]

Erik i love your flutes and saxes your the best thanks for exposing us to such amazing types of music i never liked jazz until this i plan to get the shepherds flute and the alto sax

[kashby42]

So awesome.

[asamayub]

SIR!! do u ever give other producer an oppertunity to use perhaps a sample, or little score of ur flute samples?? there is alwyas the option of RIPPING it, but thats disrespectful. im an upcoming DYNAMIC Music producer fusing many cultures of music together to make my own sound.

i do lots of eastern work too aswell as mainstream. do let me knw FLUTEMAKER!

[ciufulyx]

erik, please answere at my message :) thx! i want to buy something!

[Tuuunafication]

Dear Erik, is the tenor sax you are playing the ordinary tenor, or the concert tenor in G? Thanks for everything! Much Love!

[nottiesh6789]

damn, this guy is so cool.

[DNAblues]

Erik, I bought a bamboo flute from you last year and I love it. I just ordered an alto sax. I won't try to rush you since as you said on your website: "There are only 2 people you should never rush, your doctor and your flutemaker.

I am patiently awaiting my sax.

[Kongming48]

I LOVE YOU

[coyotecrow4]

Earlier in the video, when you just went up and down the scale, was that just a Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti, and a high Do in the back? It seems like that would be better for copying songs.

[choleima]

how mouch the coast for the saphoon? I will like to Know.. thankyou

[Bludipz]

Nice ERIK! u are a flute genious! Keep making new and amazing flutes with the voices of heaven!

[kobinski]

Totally Amazing!!! I want one of those !

[ArkanumShadow]

Great !

[SpearWieldingOctopus]

That bit with the tenor reminded me of Lisa Simpson.

[juliedog464]

does it come with that reverb?

[HillbillyJ]

You are a brilliant instrument maker. Bravo! I have never wanted to learn sax more than now.

[aknature]

Wow, Erik, very impressive! You are extremely talented, thanks for sharing your time and music with everyone...good to know we can purchase instruments from someone as gifted as yourself.

[josephxpabel]

GOOD! Música Maestro!

[josephxpabel]

genial! and the sound is cool!!!

i like that!

so i play sax and quenas and y want a "quenaSAX"

(sorry i cant to write english, im from peru)

[TheKoukiMonster]

big lebowski!

[TheKoukiMonster]

hey eric i've trying to pick up the alto sax again but i sold my sax to a cousin that i haven't seen in years and i was very interested in getting one of these for myself. What's the learning curve from a sax to your instruments? Thanks!

[ildivo55]

musica maestro!!!!!!!

[belikewater313]

i want buy a xaphoon...

is this a xaphoon?

if not, what the exact name of this instrument???

please write me a private mail... i will appreciate it .

thanks!

ps: for sure- mr. flutemaker you are a really smooth guy :-)

[thechucklefoot]

Brilliant!! JazzeeeeeY!!! I'll have to get one for my one man band.

[SuperExtreamTeam]

i love this sax

[claudia9785]

Lindíssimo, o som, é possível comprar um? gostaria de informações, para poder adquirir um

[SasieSpice]

so this is kinda like an indian flute with the fixture for the sax mouthpiece.. my question is, could you essentially use a clarinet mouthpiece.. typically for those who have smaller mouths/lips to make proper embrasures? as that has been my problem..

[DumBuiz]

I like this item very much!!! ^_^

[estoico]

i want a bamboo alto sax!!!..

[m14sh]

Maravilloso muchas felicitaciones.....

[jebidiahtaylor]

Where you can get two for the price of two haha :) Love it Erik, fantastic sounding instruments!

[moalisiddiqui]

I used to play the tenor sax in elementary school and I'm a small guy just 5'5 so it's weird looking at that tenor and thinking I can't possibly play the notes on that!

[javijazztazz]

Nice saxophones do you use a alto and a tenor mouthpieces for the saxes?

Also i would like to know if it's possible to make a soprano bamboo sax

thanks

[mossyslopes]

Erik ........ you are made for .T.V !

How you don`t have your own show yet ...... i`ll never know .

You are a natural performer .

[smcmillan88]

I'll be ordering a Tenor Sax to Canada real soon :)

The sax's sound so unreal in this video

[Katharina1962]

Erik is GREAT!

[nomofica0]

I used to play tenor sax for 4 years... After watching this I kinda miss playing it. That bamboo alto sounds really nice.

[healinggreen]

wow this is an amazing instrument, dude you are awesome!!!

[52blades]

Erik is like the nice uncle I never had.

[Bugside]

Erik is the coolest guy in the world!

I'll soon order a bunch of flutes and a sax

Think I'll go for an arab flute, a japanese, the medium sax and a regular flute

May you live forever Erik

[theherpman94]

Erik, I sent you an email a while ago suggesting a bamboo bagpipe. Did you get it or give it a think?

[SaraxLizabeth]

If you didn't email him over youtube he didn't get it.. he only responds through his email from his website.

[theflutemaker]

@theherpman94

The bag pipe has been invented and i have no experience. I will leave it in better hands than mine. Regards, Erik

[DavesTrumpet]

Hahaha..... the ending was great! Kind of begs the question, what effect does too much moisture have on bamboo? For example the bamboo sax. Should the bore be oiled or swabbed or anything? Just curious. Thanks! Awesome video!

[theflutemaker]

@DavesTrumpet

I use Mineral oil and you can oil it outside often and inside 2-4 times a year.

Erik

[Unzaman]

last minute is awesome !!!

[kyleismrsmiley]

Nice to see you're still doing what you love. :D

Can't wait to see you and/or your products at RENFEST in a few months.