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Post by balfouri on Mar 25, 2013 14:40:35 GMT
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Post by Flolei on Mar 25, 2013 16:59:48 GMT
Welcome to the forum!
Well, even if I don't know the first seller and have anyway quite pleasant experience with wooden dizi I would choose the first one:
- Bamboo is lighter, easier to blow for beginners,
- Bamboo is the authentic feeling, the original traditional Chinese transverse flute,
- For half a price you'll get as good instrument than the wooden one, which is for a first instrument quite important argument.
After that you'll maybe decide to buy a wooden one in another tone (you didn't say in which tone you'll buy it). You'll better decide what is exactly good for you.
Of course it's only my opinion.
Best regards,
Flolei
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Post by edcat7 on Mar 25, 2013 17:33:05 GMT
Hi Balfouri and welcome,
Flo and I have dealt with the first seller.......his name is Joe. Actually I was curious how the black sandalwood sounded like since it does look good.
I would avoid the third one: I have three, a D, C, E and only the E is ok. Even then it sounds nowhere as good as my bamboo E Dong Xue Hua from Eason.
Do you have much experience playing the flute and will you find a teacher. If the answer is no to both these questions then get the first one or even look at dizis sold by Carrot on eBay.
Best Wishes
Ed
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Post by Flolei on Mar 25, 2013 18:32:41 GMT
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Post by balfouri on Mar 25, 2013 19:41:43 GMT
Thanks for all the answers!
edcat7: I saw your reviews on the first seller :-)
I will be taking Tim Liu's course. I cannot play the flute at all.
I am still unsure wether to grab the bamboo or the black sandalwood from Joe.
The black sandalwood looks so sexy... ha ha
flolei: would you say sound-of-mountain is not a good choice?
By the way I'm buying C key
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Post by davidmdahl on Mar 25, 2013 22:59:06 GMT
Welcome to the forum, balfouri. You made a good decision to buy Tim Liu's course. Tim is responsive to email, so be sure to contact him if you have questions or problems. Of course, your questions are also welcome here.
Regarding a dizi to order, just take your best guess and jump in. I would probably choose a bamboo dizi, but wood is not a bad choice. It will probably not be your only dizi anyway. <g> Many of us have a bunch.
Best wishes,
David
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Post by edcat7 on Mar 26, 2013 23:01:24 GMT
Balfouri,
Sound of mountain is fine as long as you know what you're getting and paying for. That goes for all internet retailers. If you think the price is fine and are happy to pay for it, you won't be disappointed.
One thing about Joe is he doesn't play any instruments and so cannot check it before it he sells it. I don't know if C dizis are difficult to tune but I have four of them (two given to me) and they are all high sounding. If I were to get that black sandalwood dizi at that price I would want to be pretty sure it's the right pitch.
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Post by balfouri on Mar 29, 2013 22:24:05 GMT
I want to thank all of you for your input.
I have decided to be reasonable, and instead of paying postage fees twice, I'll go Tim Liu all the way.
I will order the course and the standard grade dizi together. I figure the guy must know what he's doing :-p
I'll post as things unfold. I'm excited.
Thanks again!
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Post by Blue on Mar 31, 2013 16:29:21 GMT
If all four C-dizis are so high sounding, perhaps it's because they're meant to be dizis played in a concert with relatively high volume.
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Post by balfouri on Apr 23, 2013 10:10:04 GMT
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Post by edcat7 on Apr 23, 2013 11:42:41 GMT
Congratulations on your new dizi...and having the sense to have tuition. My teacher and I have the same dizi (but in D) and I'm sure you've made a good choice. It won't matter just yet but try to get the best dimo you can find, the thinner the better.
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Post by balfouri on Apr 23, 2013 16:01:21 GMT
Thanks.
I only have the Ming Gui Di Mo sent by Eason with the dizi.
Anyway, the Mo Kong is just covered with tape for now. I'm trying to blow the hole decently, and I must say it's not that easy...
I can recognize the notes I'm playing, but I also can hear the huge amount of air I'm obviously not getting in the flute... :-)
The worse is when I actualy start whistling in the flute.
Anyway, hopefuly I get better soon enough :-)
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Post by Flolei on Apr 23, 2013 16:08:22 GMT
I would like to share my experience with taping dizi. I think it's not a good idea. When you do that you actually get a bad flute, not a mokong-free flute. Tape isn't enough to close the mokong. The sound you get like this is bad also for advanced players. I really suggest you to put the dimo. You'll see, it will be easier to blow the instrument.
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Post by balfouri on Apr 23, 2013 17:35:32 GMT
Thank you Flolei. It does indeed feel more comfortable with the Di Mo on.
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Post by edcat7 on Apr 23, 2013 20:46:17 GMT
When beginners blow, most of the air doesn't enter the flute. Try to make the gap between your lips smaller ....and then even smaller. Also practise in front of the mirror.
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