Zen Shakuhachi Pentatonic end-blown Flute with Natura Bell Root 1.8 Feet Professional Quality, Good for seasoned flautist, good for any level player.

This is a traditional Japanese Shakuhachi, It's made of Madake bamboo what is a giant timber bamboo most abundant in fertile lowland valleys. Smaller diameter, denser bamboos suitable for flute making are found only in mountainous regions and growing under the natural rough circumstances with sunshine and raining. This instrument is very special. By various fingerings -- half- and quarter-holings -- and by controlling the angle of mouthpiece against the lip, all twelve tones of the western chromatic scale can be produced. The mouthpiece consists of an oblique blowing edge whose design is unique in that it enables you to control the pitch produced by changing the angle at which the flute is being blown. It will produces a delicate change of intonation -- a swelling or bending of notes characteristic of the traditional music. The beautiful introverted sounds of shakuhachi music seem closer to nature than to other instrumental forms. Each flute is evaluated and adjusted to produce an optimum balance in all of the notes played. This fine tuning process is a delicate art; Fine tuning the bore coupled with adjust accounts for the superior tonal quality. Good sounding for not only the traditional music but also Jazz and contemporary, the sounding from Shakuhachi is mellow ,soul-healing and serena , was favoured by any musicians who enjoying the natural sound, It was very special when you try to play Jazz such as the "TAKE FIVE". The appearance of Shakuhachi flute might be little different from the photograph as shown due to each one was Hand-craffted . with a soft leather cap by hand made carfully in case the mouthpiece of Shakuhachi be harmed from accident. This flute bag is in caring for your shakuhach flute.

• A traditional Shakuhachi inlay style Japanese bamboo flute with binding, 1.8 feet (21.26 inch) in Length .This shakuhachi is an end-blown flute tuned to a pentatonic (5-note) scale, has four finger holes along the front and one thumb hole behind. A bell is formed by the bamboo root stems at the end of the flute.
• The mouthpiece is cut obliquely outward, and a small piece of inlay is inserted at the blowing edge in order to help produce the great variety of subtle tones typical of shakuhachi music.
• The end blown root of the bamboo, its aesthetic is organic and simple. Hidden inside this rustic form , is a bore that is carefully crafted with the utmost precision. This instrument produces a sound that is said to replicate the full range of natural life on earth.
• Body with natural speckles due to the growing under the natural rough circumstances of bamboo forest with sunshine and raining and there was no two pieces of bamboo are exactly alike.
• Good for both serious musicians and beginners .