Japanese Mountain Cherry Branch Flute
in High D Kumoi Scale
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 Mountain
Cherry Trees in Japan
The
beautiful bark has been left on this unsplit Japanese Mountain
Cherry branch flute (Prunus serrulata var. spontanea),
measuring
13 3/8" in length, tuned to a high D Kumoi scale.
Two
of the tone holes have been offset, to allow for finger pad space,
since the half-tone intervals are so close together. Deer
leather lacing
with Jade and Brass beads secures the bird to its nest. To
help
resist wet-out, the bird has been fitted with a redwood shoe for its
absorption qualities and a drain hole, covered by the lacing, has been
designed into the air chamber.
The branch for this flute came directly from Japan, where Mountain
Cherry blossoms are known as Yamazakura.
Also of interest, Kabazaiku,
is the 200 year old
art form in Japan of crafting objects out of cherry tree bark.
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