Bawu in D key - Chinese Free reeds bamboo flute

Description

Specification:
Materials: Bamboo, brass, copper sheet reeds
Professional bawu, it has been used for "Kungfu Panda" and "Korra" animation TV series and other recording.
Brand: Sengque
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: D key
Scales: A, B, #c1, d1, e1, #f1, (g1)*, a1, b1
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
*g1 need to use crossing finger to play the note: cover all the holes, only ope right index hole on b1.
An Introduction to the Bawu:
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
The
bawu
(simplified:
巴乌
; traditional:
巴烏
;
pinyin
: bāwū; also
ba wu
) is a
Chinese
wind
instrument
. Although shaped like a
flute
, it is actually a
free reed
instrument, with a single metal reed. It is played in a transverse (horizontal) manner. It has a pure,
clarinet
-like
timbre
and its playing technique incorporates the use of much ornamentation, particularly bending tones.
Although the
bawu
likely originated in the
Yunnan
province of southwest
China
, 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.