Sa is the note Bansuri produces when its upper 3 holes are covered
For further information about note positions on Bansuri, please visit fingering charts page
SA
PA
Pa is the note Bansuri produces when all of its 6 holes are covered
For further information about note positions on Bansuri, please visit fingering charts page
SA
Sa is the note carnatic flute produces when its upper 2 holes are covered
For further information about note positions on carnatic flute, please visit fingering charts page
PA
Pa is the note carnatic flute produces when its upper 5 holes are covered
For further information about note positions on carnatic flute, please visit fingering charts page
LOWEST NOTE
Lowest note is the note carnatic flute produces when all of its holes are covered
For further information about note positions on carnatic flute, please visit fingering charts page
Bansuri Bamboo Flute
Choose your bansuri from this catalog of standard Concert Bansuri flutes. 31 sizes - ranging from the biggest, a 40 inches long Shankh flute tuned with tonic Sa at Low A - 220Hz, to a pocket size 10 inches murli with Sa at High D# - 1245Hz. And now you can add all the available customizations to your bansuri right here.
The standard configuration bansuri is a right-handed seven tone hole side-blown bamboo flute. The tonic note Sa is at first 3 upper finger holes closed, as is the tradition.
Though at times I may have a couple of bansuri's in stock, most of my bansuri flutes are made according to your order and therefore it is easy for me to custom-build a bansuri for you with your preferences in mind. So feel free to customize your bansuri with numerous complimentary and paid options given on each flute's details page. Please note that I generally have a lead time of 12-16 weeks after receiving your order.
Additionally, I welcome you to provide me with some basic information about your level of expertise and the largest size/type of flute you play currently. Of course, if you are a complete beginner that's absolutely fine too. This information helps me build a bansuri that will cater to your playing needs.
BASS
A Shankh (Super Bass) Bansuri
A# Shankh (Super bass) Bansuri
MEDIUM
TREBLE
Carnatic (Karnatik) Flute
Pulangoil, Venu, Karnatic flute, Pullanguzhal are various names given to this unique eight-hole south Indian flute. The tonic, Sa, of Carnatic flute is at two holes down and Pa, the fifth, is at 5 holes covered.
Take a look at my Carnatic flutes in the catalog below and be assured of the concert quality tuning, sweetness and volume in each one of them. I build these in traditional Kattai pitch classification - ranging from 1 to 7 Kattai, in both bass and normal shruti. There is nothing mass produced about them as I make all my flutes with individual attention and against your order. Therefore, it is easy for me to custom-build a flute for you with your preferences in mind. So feel free to customize your Carnatic flute with numerous free and paid options given on each flute's details page.
CARNATIC FLUTES
D# Bass Carnatic Flute
E Bass Carnatic Flute
F Bass Carnatic Flute
F# Bass Carnatic Flute
G Bass Carnatic Flute
G# Bass Carnatic Flute
A Bass Carnatic Flute
A# Bass Carnatic Flute
B Carnatic Flute
C Carnatic Flute
C# Carnatic Flute
D Carnatic Flute
D# Carnatic Flute
E Carnatic Flute
F Carnatic Flute
F# Carnatic Flute
G Carnatic Flute
G# Carnatic Flute
World Flutes
A result of several years of conceptualizing, researching and experimenting - finally here are two new innovative design of flutes with exciting new sounds, scales and ways of playing. The first ever of their kind.
The earliest discovered extant musical instrument is said to be about 43000 years old and it is a flute! So it is quite imaginable that over the ages many many varied types of flutes would have been invented.And indeed they were - as Dizi in China, Ney in the middle east, Bansuri in India, Shakuhachi in Japan, Kaval in Bulgaria, Fujara in Slovakia...the list goes on. All with their own unique sounds, tunings and ways of playing.
In my 40 years or so of playing around with flutes, its been an exciting journey for me to hear and play many kinds of flutes. In the last few years, through joyful toying with various mechanisms of sound excitation, tonal coloration and tunings, I have come up with some really neat and innovative designs of flutes. I am presenting three of these wonderful designs here - the first ever of their kind.
Should you have any questions about ordering any of these new design of flutes, please contact me through the contact form.
KOMAL
Komal Bansuri
Chromatically tuned Bansuri. Komal swaras (half notes) possible without the need of half-holing. And its acoustic design helps one soar into third octave harmonics effortlessly.
VAJRA
Vajra Bansuri
Instead of the regular side blown design of bansuri this is an end blown instrument. The result is a denser/darker tone with richer harmonics, a more relaxed arm position/grip and body mechanics.
