92 Excellent Ease of Blowing Japanese Flute Shinobue Bamboo Flute Classical Style 6 Holes 7 Holes Negishi Shinobue Studio

This is made to the same specifications as the Shishida and Maruyama shinobue.

This one has relatively thin walls and is easy to blow. The blowing feel is relatively light. It's a great value.

Since natural materials are used and it is handmade, there may be natural shapes, patterns, curves, and scratches.

The volume (pierces the ears) and tone quality are superior to the shinobue.

I have been researching physics for a long time and have succeeded in selecting materials that are easy to blow and produce a good sound.

I discovered that only bamboo that meets certain conditions can produce sound on its own.

Thickness: Approximately 19.5 mm around the mouthpiece

Length: Approximately 39.3 cm

Mouthpiece size: Approximately 14.5 mm

Bamboo hardness: Slightly soft

Thickness: Normal

Pitch: Approximately just under 8 hon

Range: It blows cleanly from the basic note (tsutsumi-on) to the 5th octave high note (daikou-on 5).

It is made based on the standard fingerings and embouchure for general shinobue. Special fingerings and high octave embouchure may vary by region. We recommend confirming in the comments.

What is Wa-fue?
It is a transverse flute that has been made by flute makers in Kyoto since the Heian period and passed down throughout the country.
The hayashi (festival music) and satokagura (Shinto shrine music), which are designated as intangible cultural assets, are the original forms of wa-fue (bamboo flute). (It is a Japanese indigenous transverse flute.)
Characteristics:
It is characterized by nodes, made from madake (giant timber bamboo) or awadake (hachiku bamboo). It is also called a bamboo flute.
It reached its peak from the mid-Edo period to the Taisho period and spread throughout the country, where it was used in local hayashi and satokagura.
However, it declined from the end of the Taisho period to the Showa period. Around this time, Shishida brand shinobue spread nationwide, and the difficult-to-play and expensive wa-fue seemed to lose out to the shinobue.

The origin of wa-fue (bamboo flute) is in Kyoto, and the origin of shinobue is in Tokyo. (Kyoto's bamboo flute, Edo's shinobue) (Dragon's bamboo flute, Lion's shinobue)

There seem to be only a few wa-fue craftsmen nationwide. (As it is extremely difficult to make, very few craftsmen can play and produce them.)
They seem to be quite expensive (around 50,000 yen).
We strive to make wa-fue that are as easy to play and produce a good sound as possible at an affordable price.
Please note that price reductions are not possible.