Yamamoto Bamboo Craft Shop Shinobue for festivals and traditional Japanese beginner bamboo with rattan wrapping 8 (YAMAMOTOTAKIZAYIKUYA) (bamboo

7-hole, 8-key flute (approx. C) Length: approx. 37cm Diameter: 1.6cm Weight: 46g Accessories: Flute carrying case Material: Bamboo (wrapped in rattan). Due to the natural material, there may be stains or blemishes on the wood grain. There may also be small cracks. This is a classical-tuned shinobue (transverse flute) that is perfect for traditional Japanese music such as Hayashi and Kagura. Because it is tuned to a classical tuning, the pitch is not perfectly accurate. There may also be slight variations in pitch between individual instruments. The pitch may differ from other manufacturers' shinobue flutes of the same tuning. If you intend to play with shamisen or Western instruments, please purchase our shinobue flutes tuned to a vocal tuning. Please do not subject it to impact. Be careful not to drop or bump it, as it may break. Because it is tuned to a classical tuning, the pitch is not perfectly accurate. There may also be slight variations in pitch between individual instruments. The pitch may differ from other manufacturers' shinobue flutes of the same tuning. If you intend to play with shamisen or Western instruments, please purchase a shinobue tuned to a vocal tuning.