BAMBOO FLUTE BANSURI PORTABLE

The length of the Bansuri is normally between two-and-a-half feet to less than three feet, depending upon the thickness of the wall and the density of the bamboo. The burnt in holes are then finished by sanding, one end plugged, the flute ringed at various positions to stabilize its form and shape over time, the unit tested for their musical performance. Drilling and other methods of hole making is avoided as it is believed to damage the fiber orientation and the splits affects the music quality. They mark the exact positions for hole, then use hot metal rod skewers of different diameters to burn in the holes.

Once ready, the artisans examine the smoothness, straightness, and measure the dried hollow tube. The harvested bamboo with a desired diameter is cut, dried and treated with natural oils and resins to strengthen it.The bamboo tube is best dried in the shade for approximately one year. It should be neither too old nor too young a plant, of medium thickness, and the stem should be clean and smooth, free from cracks, bumps, holes or other damages. The bamboo chosen to make the flute must be selected very carefully.

BAMBOO FLUTE BANSURI PORTABLE

Bansuri is a very sensitive instrument almost all the delicate graces, curves, embellishments and shades of classical music can be performed to perfection upon it.Д«eing a portable instrument, it can be carried easily from place to place and climatic changes have very little or no effect on the seasoned bamboo.

It is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha. The bansuri is depicted in ancient Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain temple paintings and reliefs, as well as is common in the iconography of the Hindu god Krishna. The pitch and sound of the Bansuri depend on the length and thickness of the bamboo used. The word bansuri originates in the Sanskrit: вЂњbansвЂќ which simply mean bamboo and вЂњSurвЂќ which means musical note.

Bamboo flute bansuri