How Do You Make Instructional Indian Flutes?
Indian flutes are known for their hypnotizing, otherworldly and sweet sounds. One of the most influential and historically important Indian flutes is the bansuri. The bansuri is a north Indian traverse flute. Traverse means it is blown from the side like traditional metal flutes in the Western tradition. Bansuris have been used for over 2000 years and are associated with Hindu god, Lord Krishna. Historically, bansuris are made from bamboo or reed and are later adorned with cloth and colorful string for a more attractive look. Choose your flute’s bamboo body. Use a bamboo section that is approximately ¾ inch in diameter. The section should be from 17 to 20 inches long with at least one node near the smaller end. Most sections of bamboo this size will have another node further toward the other end. Cut the bamboo section from its original size. Start with the smaller end near the node. Make a mark 1 inch from the node in the direction that the bamboo’s width shortens using the pencil and
