The Shinobue is a traditional Japanese wind instrument, more specifically a transverse flute made of bamboo. Its soft and melodious sound makes it a fundamental piece in folk music and in various artistic performances in Japan.
We produce the Shinobue style flute in the western tempered system with 7 note holes and 1 wide embouchure hole. Generally, the native tonic of the Shinobue flute is the note produced with the 1st hole open (from bottom to top). And with all note holes closed, the lowest note called “Tsutsune” is produced, which is a distance of 3 semitones below the tonic, which favors alternating between major and minor modes with ease, being the great differential and versatility of this flute. Our Shinobue flute produces basically 2 registers and with experience it is possible to produce up to 3 registers.

















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