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CONSTRUCTION
OF THE BANSURI AND PLAYING TECHNIQUE
The
majority of Bansuris are made of an untreated piece
of bamboo cane around which strings are tightly wrapped
in several places. This is to prevent the bamboo cane
from cracking. The Bansuri has a mouthpiece that is
played in a similar way as the western transverse flute
and either 6 or 7 finger-holes. These have to be precisely
covered either fully or half by the phalanxes of the
fingers and not by the fingertips. This technique also
simplifies the playing of longer Bansuris. By fluent
movements of the fingers the typical sliding transitions
between notes, so typical of Indian music, are achieved.
The basic note given by us describes the Indian note
"Sa" which is obtained by closing the first
three finger-holes and then blowing the Bansuri. If
you have experience in playing a transverse flute, this
will be advantagous for learning how to play the Bansuri.
HISTORY OF THE BANSURI
Up
to the 20th century the Bansuri was regarded as a purely
folkloristic instrument. Great Bansuri maestros such
as mainly Pannalal and Hariprasad Chaurasia, further
developped the playing technique of the Bansuri in such
a way that the status as a classical instrument was
achieved. Thanks to Hariprasad Charasia the repertoire
of the instrument was extended by elements from the
style of the plucked stringed instruments and by elements
from the Dhrupad-Alap. Pannalal Ghosh, on the other
hand, adapted the Khyal singing style and thus enriched
the repertoire. As solo instruments mostly the longer
Bansuris are in use whose basic note usually is D -
E.
DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF BANSURIS
The
main features of a goos Bansuri quality are durabiltiy,
the abiltiy to vibrate and precision of the vibration.
The choice of the bamboo in manufacturing is also an
important quality factor. TARANG offer both, plain Bansuris
from India, and also instruments for professional requirements
with precise tuning, every one of which is checked by
an Indian Bansuri maestro regarding quality. The standard
quality of the Indian Bansuris produce a quite beautiful
sound, but their tuning is often not exactly to the
western standard notes. It can happen that they sometimes
sound slightly out of tune. Inspite of this we have
a good quality on offer which is appropriate to the
price.
MAINTAINING TIPS FOR THE BANSURI
1.
The oil should be of good quality, any nutoil you can
use.
2. The oil must be such in quantity that it must not
be too wet
3. It is very much necessary that the Bansuris must
be dried after oiling
4. If regularly playing then the bansuri should be oiled
first after 1 month, then 2 months and then after 3
months
5. If not regularly playing (say for one year) then
one should oil it regularly after 2 months.
6. For oiling, take a stick,thin (so that it can get
inside the hole easily), about the size bigger than
the Bansuri,tie a piece of cotton at its anterior end
and dip it in the oil. Then with that, oil the Bansuri
only from the inside.
