Large Bamboo Flute For Sale

I got it on eBay. It’s about 30 inches long, varnished Tortoise shell finish. Way too big for me to play. I can’t get a note. I’ll sell it for $20, Paypal, UPS ground shipping included. Email me and I’ll send you a pic.


kim_halverson@yahoo.com

What key is it in?


Doc

I don’t know the key.

Kim

If you have an electronic tuner or maybe a piano or something see if you can figure out what note it plays with all the holes covered. :slight_smile:

Doc

I can’t cover the holes.

Kim

Oops I forgot :laughing:

Do you have a friend that can help you?

I sometimes play tunes with low C or C# by having one of the kids cover the vent holes on my Rudall. :smiley:

Doc

Can you cover just the top three and figure it from there? Or even an all-open note. Take the all-open note and figure a half-step up and there ya’ go.

I’ve tried to get a note with no holes covered, but can’t do it consistently. The flute has a diameter of about 1.5". I think it requires a lot of air. Or maybe there’s a trick to it.

Kim

Yeah. Probably the same trick my dad used to tell me was involved in fishing. He would be hauling them in while I was sitting there in bupkes-land and he’d say, “Well - ya gotta hold your mouth just right.” I suspect this is something similar. :smiley:

Seriously, what little flute experience I have mostly has produced the sounds of chickens being tortured. And I don’t know what key those chickens were in, either. :confused: