Jeff Whittier Flutes. The Ultimate Bansuris.
Jeff Whittier, is the Most Experienced American Master CraftsMan of Bansuris in the World. Popularly known as BansiJeff.
Spanning over 3 decades Jeff Whittier has hand crafted + created over 55,000 Flutes. Flutes created by Jeff have
Excellent WorkManship, created from Excellent Bamboos and are Classics.
Jeff's Bansuris, have been played by Maestros like Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit G. S. Sachdev, Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao and the list goes on.
Notes :
Jeff Whittier Flutes ..... A = 440 Hz.
Natural Note, is listed with 'n'. Example,
Jeff Whittier Flute. C n.
Sharp Note, is listed as '#'. Example,
Jeff Whittier Flute. C #.
The First letter of the Flute call out denotes the Tonic [ Indian Sa ]. Tonic is the Note played with Top 3 Finger Holes Closed.
The Second letter denotes the Key [ Western Callout ]. Key is the Note played with all 6 Finger Holes Closed.
The Same
Bansuri may be referred to by either its Tonic or Key.
For Easy to Follow
Flutes CallOut. In PDF Format.
Lengths and Diameters are Approximates. Thread Bindings may vary from images shown.
Notes : Stock Flutes are 7 Finger Hole Design. 6 Finger
Hole Design are by Special Order Only.
Lengths, Diameters are Approximates. Thread Bindings may vary from images shown.
Jeff Whittier Flutes, are Stocked in Right Hand and Left Hand Playing.
Please Specify in the Notes Section of, Shopping Cart.
Bansuri Equivalent of the Silver Flute - $150
A seven finger hole Bansuri in the narrow bore with the Tonic G, is the bamboo flute most similar to the western instrument.
3 holes closed sounds the Note G, while 6 finger holes closed sounds the
Note D.
To read Jeff Whittier Article. The Flute Man. By Radhika Sharma. December 2002.