This flute is made to the same specifications as the Shishida and Maruyama shinobue flutes. This flute is thin-walled, making it easier to produce sound. It feels similar to a shinobue. As it uses natural materials and is handmade, there may be natural shapes, patterns, bends, and scratches. The volume (it can make your ears tingle) and sound quality are superior to shinobue. I have been researching physics for a long time. I have succeeded in selecting materials that are easy to blow and produce good sound. I discovered that only bamboo that meets certain conditions can produce sound on its own. Thickness: Approximately 23.5 mm at the mouthpiece Length: Approximately 50.3 cm Mouthpiece size: Approximately 14 mm Bamboo hardness: Soft Thickness: Slightly thick Pitch: Approximately four and a half Range: Beautifully clear from the tube tone to the Daikou-on 5. It is made based on the standard fingering of a shinobue. Special fingerings and Daikou-on fingerings may vary depending on the region. It is recommended to confirm in the comments. What is a Wa-bue (Japanese flute)? It is a transverse flute made by flute makers in Kyoto since the Heian period and has been passed down throughout the country. The traditional music of the intangible cultural heritage, Satokagura, originally uses the Wa-bue (bamboo flute) (it is a unique Japanese transverse flute). Features: It is characterized by the use of madake (Japanese timber bamboo) and hachiku (Pleioblastus chino) with nodes. It is also called a bamboo flute. It reached its peak from the mid-Edo period to the Taisho era and spread throughout the country, used in local hayashi (musical ensembles) and Satokagura. However, it declined from the end of the Taisho era to the Showa era. Around this time, Shishida shinobue flutes spread throughout the country, and the difficult-to-play and expensive Wa-bue seemed to have lost to the shinobue. The origin of the Wa-bue (bamboo flute) is in Kyoto, and the origin of the shinobue is in Tokyo. (Kyoto's bamboo flute, Edo's shinobue) (Dragon's bamboo flute, Lion's shinobue) There seem to be only a few Wa-bue craftsmen in the country. (Because it is the most difficult to make, there are very few craftsmen who can play and make them) It seems to be quite expensive. (Around 50,000 yen) I am committed to making Wa-bue that are as easy to play and sound good as possible at a reasonable price. Please refrain from price reductions.