Japanese Shinobue Flute 7/8 Hon Handmade Bamboo Flute Musical Instrument (8Hon with Red Line)

This is my first shinobue (and my first wind instrument). It is high quality and a very good value for the money. The build quality is quite good, and the sound is fantastic. At first, getting a sound out of it was quite difficult, but I agree with the other reviewer that, once you get the hang of it, it is awesome! It just takes some practice! I highly recommend this.

After several months, I have found it virtually impossible to get any melodic sound out of this shinobue. I have watched YouTube videos, repositioned my lower and upper lips, tried with fingers off and on. Nothing. If I could have tried it before I bought it, I would not have bought it. The only reason I am keeping it is to see if some other shinobue players I know might be able to produce a sound on it. I would not recommend anybody waste their money on this thing.

My son chose this for himself, and I admit I questioned how something this inexpensive could possibly be considered a real instrument. The flute, however, appears to be well made, and sounds like a real flute. It's not easy to play, but that isn't a bad thing. Real instruments are often difficult to play at first. It comes with a little plastic "cheater" that helps you blow properly into the mouth opening. My son is sounding better and better all the time.

Quality isn't too great, there's glue residue visible, but sounds fine.

This is a great flute to practice in and perform with. I am in a Taiko band and we have a few songs that use the flute and this was perfect to train with before spending more on a traditional one from Japan.

Hard as heck to make sound but when you get the breath and holding it right then it becomes awesome

Flauta maravilhosa, achei de muita boa qualidade pelo preço dela