Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Though the Chinese xiao (pronounced 'syao') is far easier to play without a teacher (than the shakuhachi) because of the fipple in the blowing edge, it doesn't have 3+ octaves. A decent xiao (like a decent shakuhachi) has 2 and a half octaves. On account of the xiao's fipple an therefore greater ease in playing technique, the price for one is usually a fraction of that of a shakuhachi. Since it's also made of bamboo, it has the often encountered relaxing tone one may associate with the shakuhachi.

Zak -- jinashi size queen

Caligium wrote:

geni wrote:

Throat Singing:-)

But I'd rather have an instrument that won't annoy everyone else.

I think any wind instrument in the third octave would be annoying. I was going to suggest silver flute but if it has to be pleasant sounding in all three octaves that's not a good one either. How about a Casio or Yamaha electronic keyboard. Set it on one of the spacy sounds and you've got relaxing, being a standard keyboard it's easy to play, can have even more than 3 octaves, there are models under $300, and they're easy to transport.

hi, traveling this winter i saw a guy  at  a fire on the beach and he was playing very interesting instrument. the sound was wonderful and astonishing. he was drumming on it with hands and it was like a big metal bowl or more like a Chinese hat and the sounds were like coming from another dimension,very pleasant. unfortunately i didn't have the chance to ask him of the name and where it comes from. but may be s.b. here will know the name, cause i will like one too.