![]() Once selected the bamboo tube is best dried in the shade for approximately one year. It should be neither too old nor too young a plant, of medium thickness, and the stem should be clean and smooth, free from cracks, bumps, holes or other damages. The bamboo chosen to make the flute must be selected very carefully. The closure may be natural, that is by the node of the stem, or, if there is no natural closure, one end may be plugged with a cork or stopper. The flute is a simple bamboo tube of uniform bore. Being a portable instrument, it can be carried easily from place to place and climatic changes have very little or no effect on the seasoned bamboo. ![]() The highest order of music can be played on this instrument, and its resonance in mandra saptak (lower octave) leaves a rare charm in the minds of its listeners. ![]() Bansuriīansuri is a very sensitive instrument almost all the delicate graces, curves, embellishments and shades of classical music can be performed to perfection upon it. ![]() The following text is taken from the book "Classical Musical Instruments" by Suneera Kasliwal, Delhi 2001.
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