Professional Recovered Aged Rosewood Chinese Flute Dizi With USA- Based Warranty (Key of C)

I love the wood, and it sounds good, even with scotch tape over the "membrane" hole. I know, that's not the sound I'm after, but I keep having trouble with the membrane material that came with the flute. I know that is TOTALLY my beginner fault, though! The glue is excellent. Like any instrument, it takes patient and attentive practice. I've watched quite a few videos on how to apply the membrane, and I think I've only gotten it right once. What I find fascinating about this, is that it's great for meditation because of the focus required for breath control. I have played saxophone for years, and this is like breathing softly to get the best tone. Now that's different! If I only play this thing five minutes every other day, the next time I pick it up, it's easier and I found I could play more notes if I don't THINK ABOUT IT TOO HARD. I've hit all of them in its range. It's relaxing if you don't fight the challenge, (which is a good lesson to learn on its own) and trying to get the embouchure right has already paid off in an unexpected way. I've never played "regular" flute before, but my mom ended up gifting me hers, and I produced a wonderful tone straight away. I mean, from the first breath! So, maybe the dizi is a bit harder to play than a western flute, I have no way to know. But it's beautiful instrument, and I plan to learn traditional songs as time allows. The kindle ebook on the dizi explains the notation system quite well. On a side note, I bought a beautiful tassel, a replica of Wei Wuxian's from The Untamed, and it looks fantastic on its stand in my bookshelf. It also encourages me to pick it up every time I walk by, so I have nothing but good things to say about this seller and this product. It pleases me to see the dizi there with its beautiful red tassel, so even if I decide I don't want to pursue the study of actually learning to play it well, it's still a wonderful thing to have.

I like the rosewood, I like the tube-type fitting - but it didn't come with the glue. Now I'm looking for quick-fix alternatives. I can't really say more until I can make it make a sound.

The item itself is a great-sounding flute. Nice weight to it and easy to set up. I have noticed that the more you play it the better the sound becomes. But the response of the seller is an entire level of service. The response was super fast, any questions or issues, the seller was right there with assistance. Customer service was amazing!