Terrapin Trading New Professional Chinese Yunnan Bawu Vertical Flute In G Key Wi

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Terrapin Trading New Professional Chinese Yunnan Bawu Vertical Flute In G Key With Case
Item Description
Chinese Bawu
This Chinese Bawu is 70cm long produced and bought in Hanoi, Vietnam. It comes complete with hard case featuring a carry strap.
Materials
ABS body, brass joint, copper sheet reeds, bone well-known traditional wind instruments manufacture in Vietnam.
Quality
high grade solo wind for performances and self leaning, vertically-played model. Hand made bawu - free reeds flute which is popular among the minorities in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China. Joint: one brass joint for adjust tuning and blowing angle Key: G key Scales: d1, e1, #f1, g1, a1, b1, c1, d1 Structure: six finger holes in the front and one on the side.
The Bawu is an easy to play traditional Chinese flute. The tone reminds us of the western Clarinet. This Bawu flute is made out of high quality bamboo. The End-blown version of this flute is held vertically, like a recorder.
How to play the Bawu?
Blow at the end of the flute, it is fairly simple.
Try not to blow too soft or too loud, find the right intensity.
Hold it in front of you, like a recorder
Also suited for people with small hands
The musical possibilities
Play in various Chinese and Western keys and scales
'Slide' notes by sliding your finger slowly off a hole. (This works really well on a Hulusi!)
'Trills' by moving your finger up and down above a fingerhole quickly.
There is demonstration video on online to see it in action and how its played.
Background
Although shaped like a flute, it is actually a free reed instrument, with a single metal reed. It is played in a transverse (horizontal) manner. It has a pure, clarinet-like timbre and its playing technique incorporates the use of much ornamentation, particularly bending tones. Although the bawu likely originated in the Yunnan province of southwest China, it has become a standard instrument throughout China, used in modern Chinese compositions for traditional instrument ensembles. It is typically used as a solo instrument, and is often featured in film scores; it is sometimes also heard in popular music recordings. Although the bawu is still predominantly performed in China and Vietnam, it has in recent years been adopted by many composers and performer around world.
This is not a toy, not suitable for children
We sell a large variety of unusual musical instruments from around the world, not only wind instruments.
Payment
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All our items are posted first class in the UK. We ship all items within 3 working days, usually faster.
We use recycled products where we can. All items are professionally packed.
All items are new unless stated.
Returns
Returns accepted within 30 days. Buyer pays return costs. There is a returns slip included with your item to make the process easier.
Please contact us on the email address provided on the slip if you have any questions.
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high grade solo wind for performances and self leaning, vertically-played model. Hand made bawu - free reeds flute which is popular among the minorities in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China. Joint: one brass joint for adjust tuning and blowing angle Key: G key Scales: d1, e1, #f1, g1, a1, b1, c1, d1 Structure: six finger holes in the front and one on the side. Although shaped like a flute, it is actually a free reed instrument, with a single metal reed. It is played in a transverse (horizontal) manner. It has a pure, clarinet-like timbre and its playing technique incorporates the use of much ornamentation, particularly bending tones. Although the bawu likely originated in the Yunnan province of southwest China, it has become a standard instrument throughout China, used in modern Chinese