16 Oct 2018

Memo

懐中譜 大神惟季 東京国立博物館
仁智要録 藤原師長 国文学資料館
三五要録 国文学資料館
三五中録(高麗笛)藤原 国文学資料館

31 Aug 2018

Japanese traditional flute for Lion Dance

I'm going to brush up the traditional flute like european baroque flute. I have almost fixed my way of making traditional flute.
At first, The pitch is 414~415.
After enlarging the bore between emb & 1st tone hole to tune octave of G, It sounds at 409, After rounding emb hole's edge, It sounds 406.
The material is bamboo, outer diameter is 20 mm, legth between knots is 50 cm. Traditional kagura flute's length is 42 cm. The other Kagura flute used in Gagaku, its length is 45 ~ 46cm.
The taper of the bamboo is too less than baroque flute. Although the bore is enlarged to tune octave of G(123 456 -), but the octave of B(1 --- -) isn't matched. So harmonique fingering is used for it like renaissance flute, baroque oboe.

Fingering & scale e designed by me.
A 12- --- 7, High A 12- 456 7
B 1-- --- 7, High B 1-3 45- -
C -23 --- 7, High C 123 45- 7
1st hole is tuned for C -23 --- 7
2nd hole, for Bb 1-3 45- -
3rd hole, for A 12- --- 7
4th hole, for G 123 -
7
5th hole, for Mid F 123 4-6, then Low F 123 4-6 7
6th hole, for E 123 45- -
7th hole, for D 123 456 -
Lowest note is C 123 456 7

F# 123 -5- -, 123 -56 -

Avairable scale
Major:
C, D, F, G, A
Minor:
d, (f), a, b

Outer diameter is 20mm for 400hz.

Scraping bark for varnishing.




cleanning bore by sanding.