Different Types Of Bamboo Flutes

The regular bansuri has six holes and both hands are used to control them.

Different types of bamboo flutes.

The antara pan flute is traditionally played by boys and men in the andes mountain region where it is still used today. The 13 pipes create 13 different notes. Depending on whichever holes you have left open or kept closed the sound is produced due to resonance created inside the column of the instrument. There are several varieties of this instrument made from different bamboos species as well as several front blown traditional flutes.

There are numerous types of bamboo flutes made all over the world such as the dizi xiao shakuhachi palendag and jinghu. Usually the antara is made of 13 bamboo pipes which are slightly curved. The alto flute is a transposing instrument meaning that music written for it is in a different pitch than it s actual sound. In the indian subcontinent it is a very popular and highly respected musical instrument available even to the poorest and the choice of many highly venerated maestros of classical music.

Sarfuddin flutes indian bamboo flute scale c natural medium 19 inches concert quality accurately tuned recommended for beginners hindustani prof. Follow me on facebook here. The tube of the alto flute is considerably thicker and longer than a standard c flute and requires more breath from the player. The alto flute is notated a fourth above its actual sound.

These are just a few of the types of native american flutes that we offer.