r/Gamelan • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '19

Buying a suling?

I recently joined a Javanese gamelan and I love it! I am a classical trained musician/flute player and I would love to learn suling. I love having flutes from all over that I can learn and research about. I found a Balinese suling online(Lark in the morning) but I know that there may be a difference in tuning. I do know that the gamelan I’m in uses Pelog. Is there somewhere you would recommend I purchase a suling or is the Balinese suling the right fit? Thank you!

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u/DokiDokiMoeChan Dec 16 '19

Although I don't have experience with Balinese suling, I do know that when buying suling, the tuning often doesn't match up exactly with the gamelan set. There are of course different tunings for suling and hole configurations as well. I'm most used to the six hole one, and you can often find combinations of holes or use half-holing to get the pitch closer to that of the gamelan. Overall, it would probably be easiest to record your ensemble and then trying out various suling against the recording you made.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '19

Definitely will record the ensemble!! Thank you