Specification: Materials: Bamboo, brass, copper sheet reeds, bone Brand: Zhang Li, well-known flues maker in China. Quality: high grade solo wind for performances and self leaning. Hand made bawu - free reeds bamboo flute which is popular among the minorities in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China. Joint: one brass joint for adjust tuning and blowing angle Key: Base D key Scales: a1, b1, c#1, d1, e1, f#1, g1, a1, b2, d2, e2 Structure: six finger holes in the front and one on the side. How to play: see the sample of the F key bawu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKLyupLUk6w Check out my ! Be sure to add me to your ! An Introduction to the Bawu: (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The bawu (simplified: ; traditional: ; : bāwū; also ba wu ) is a wind . Although shaped like a , it is actually a instrument, with a single metal reed. It is played in a transverse (horizontal) manner. It has a pure, -like and its playing technique incorporates the use of much ornamentation, particularly bending tones. Although the bawu likely originated in the province of southwest ,
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,
it has in recent years been adopted by many composers and performer around world.