Long Bamboo Flute

3 metre long bamboo flute

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Music

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• Flute
• BINA

[acidrain1976]

Awesome!

[binaswar]

@acidrain1976 :)

[binaswar]

This flute is almost 3 metres long and was made on experimental basis for an accomplished flutist. It has been very well appreciated by a lot of musicians. But yes, it was very long and not very practical. I put it on youtube to receive reactions. I thank you for your comments.

[r3bol]

@pineapplepeanuts That's what she said!

[MrJamesAlto]

My goodness. His finger span is huge, and he's already struggling!

I can't imagine how mere mortals like the rest of us would cope with an instrument like this. Looks like a contrabass bansuri?

Thanks for showing.

[Koyko200]

How did you get the things that are in the middle of each steam out? I can't seem to learn to do that because I have one I'm making by hand.

[pineapplepeanuts]

This make me laugh haha....easily the longest flute I've ever seen.

[jazzflutist]

Could be used as a weapon as well. Has a lovely sound. Does anyone have instructions for making a bansuri? I've made flutes out of PVC pipe before which also sound nice (sounds like a bamboo flute).

[tribalwind]

@varunbhuta

i also play and make Bansuri, these are almost certainly tuning holes, as they wrap around all sides of the flute.not just the bottom side...you cannot cover those outside holes with a hand or knee..maybe the bottom one with knee but that would not affect the sound since there are holes on all sides.

let's ask Binaswar to explain ,and settle the matter ;-)

namaskaar'

[varunbhuta]

@tribalwind Hi,I dont think the holes at the bottom are tuning holes....

I play an Indian flute and the holes at the bottom of the flute are for playing lower notes and not tuning holes, although generally there are only two holes at the bottom and they are either played by the last finger of the lower hand if the flute is short and for a longer flute it is played by covering it with the knee, thats right with the knee as the person playing is sitting down cross-legged, Indian style...