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Post by Blue on Sept 2, 2013 15:19:12 GMT
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Post by Flolei on Sept 2, 2013 17:38:14 GMT
Allen,
On the 3rd and 4th pictures we can see wooden Ge Jianming xiaos (from aged mahagony, if I'm not wrong). Did you try one? If you did, what do you think about these flutes?
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Post by Blue on Sept 3, 2013 0:15:30 GMT
Did try them, but the noise of everyone (and a nearby rock concert at the electronic guitar area) drowned out the sound, so I can't give any comment about them except for their US$400 price tag.
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Post by Flolei on Sept 10, 2013 12:07:39 GMT
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Post by Blue on Sept 10, 2013 12:39:21 GMT
You can see that we're often the victim of the middleman . . . . .
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Post by Blue on Sept 11, 2013 13:00:27 GMT
Gosh . . . . . now that you've shown the link, I'm a little tempted to purchase it!
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Post by yudingbon on Sept 11, 2013 15:48:44 GMT
You're not the only one who is tempted. It's incredible how high the mark-up is one some of these items.
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Post by Flolei on Sept 11, 2013 19:59:11 GMT
I must confess that I've already ordered it.  I'll get it next week. I'll play it and post a review. I have to improve my nan xiao playing very soon, as I'll play with koto Haru no umi (Japanese piece for shakuhachi and koto). With my colleague Japanese teacher we had today the first rehearsal and the beginning already sounds nice. I ordered the wooden xiao because the climate is very dry in Central-Europe. As I have to travel with instrument for rehearsals, I cannot let my bamboo instrument crack before the performance. |
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Post by Flolei on Sept 26, 2013 16:46:23 GMT
OK, guys, I got it and I posted on Youtube a recording in order to compare the both sounds. Here is the link to hear the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztC7C_S73z0&feature=youtu.beAnd here is a picture of the both flutes.  They sound really different, don't they?! V mouthpiece is a little confusing at the beginning, as the player needs to blow in it with very relaxed lips and face. If he doesn't blow relaxed, the sound is very quite, as muffled. It's a very interesting experience, although I needed to play very hard every day to get an acceptable result. Attachments:
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Post by davidmdahl on Sept 27, 2013 15:34:17 GMT
Beautiful playing, Flolei. I like the tune and the performances. It is fun to hear it on two different instruments. I wonder how much the shape of the "utaguchi" affects the sound, as opposed to the material the xiao is made of. On transverse flutes, the cut of the embouchure makes a very large difference in the tone at least.
Best wishes,
David
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Post by Blue on Sept 29, 2013 3:57:03 GMT
As I mentioned on facebook, the wooden one sounds more monotonic even if it resonates well, while the bamboo one seems to have more harmonics. Another person more accurately observed that the wooden one has no winds. Of course, a proper apple to apple comparison would been a bamboo UV xiao vs bamboo V xiao followed by wooden UV xiao vs. wooden V xiao, but that requires one to purchase so many xiaos! We have to work with an orange and grapefruit comparison for now.
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Post by Flolei on Sept 29, 2013 8:38:04 GMT
No, I don't think so. When Master Donsiau plays the different mouthpieces, we can see that there's not a big difference between U/V/UV and wide U mouthpieces. The real difference is between U/V/UV/wide U at one side and Tang/Arc at the other side. For the stability and monotonic tone, I think that the wood makes really the difference. For winds and some harmonics, I don't exclude that my playing is partly influencing the tone. I'm so curious that I could get a UV wooden xiao, but - fortunately - I don't know where to get it!  |
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I'll get it next week. I'll play it and post a review. 
