Help to buy a good Hulusi

[xon]

Hello to everyone, i'm about to buy an Hulusi, and i would like to receive some help to chose a good one.
My budget is around 200-250 €, and i want to spend them on the best one i can get with that amount.

This one cought my attention www.danmoi.com/hulusi-hu-lu-si-traditional-flute-china-bourdon-superior.html , expecially because i live in Eu and this shop is a German one, but i don't really know if it's worth his price.
Also this one shop.nadishana.com/index.php?product_id=147&page=shop.product_details&category_id=4&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=180&width=160&caption=Latest+Products+from+Kuzhebar+Store seems pretty legit.
Do you have some suggestion, i'm i going in a completely wrong direction? 

Any advice is appreciate, thx to everyone for the attention, ( and sorry for poor englinsky)

Patrizio

[paulv]

Hi Xon, welcome to the forum.

Hulusi, like bamboo flutes, need to be played to make sure you're buying a good one -- actually, this is true for many traditional Chinese acoustic instruments.

Many people on this forum have bought products from a company in Singapore: www.easonmusicstore.com/categories/Hulusi/23 and have been very happy with the service and products that Eason provides. The only downside would be the shipping costs. Good luck!

Regards,
paul...

[xon]

Hi Paul, ty for the fast reply

Then i'm going to get one from this site aswell they looks super !

btw, the Hulusi in the first demo here www.easonmusicstore.com/products/Concert-Ebony-Sandalwood-Hulusi-in-Bb-or-C/157 is the one in C ?

[edcat7]

Hi Xon and welcome,

Why would you want to spent that much on a hulusi? I've bought loads of them in different materials but I still think bamboo/gould is the best material.

More important is the drone switch. The couple of hulusi tunes that I'm familar with which require the use of the drone is played at fast speed. With the cork type there is no way you can replace the cork quickly.

As with all instruments you really need to play them before you buy. My cheapest hulusi around £6GBP is also my best sounding; so much so my teacher uses it for performances.

I too was chasing that elusive hulusi sound which I hear on recordings and I've come to the conclusion they had added a bit of reverb after the recording.

Best wishes

Ed

[paulv]

Jun 24, 2016 16:08:37 GMT xon said:

Hi Paul, ty for the fast reply

Then i'm going to get one from this site aswell they looks super !

btw, the Hulusi in the first demo here www.easonmusicstore.com/products/Concert-Ebony-Sandalwood-Hulusi-in-Bb-or-C/157 is the one in C ?

Sounds like it's Bb.
I have a traditional (bamboo & gourd) that's key'd for Bb -- it sounds great although I don't play it much.

Regards,
paul...