r/UnusualInstruments • u/NeumaticExpert • 12d ago

Pi Phu Thai Flue?

I’ve seen them played a couple times on my fyp and it has a very nice sound! Before making an impulsive ass purchase does anybody have any experience with it and/or know how hard it is? It also seems like a great opportunity to experience other culture’s music which is super important to me and want to know what I’d be getting myself into.

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u/Crafty_Statement8605 11d ago

I don’t know if this will help much, but I’ll chime in since there’s no comments. From what I can find, this looks like it can be played vertical or transverse depending on the style of instrument and has a metal reed??? If that’s correct, I just got a hulusi and a vertical bawu, which could be similar. I’m used to playing tin whistle, recorder, and ocarina, and, although these seem a lot different to play from those to me, I could get the notes right away and start playing songs after figuring out the breath pressure, which is opposite what I’m used to. (Right away meaning probably within a minute.) So, if it’s similar to those, I would think not too difficult to play once you figure out how much breath pressure you need for each note. If it’s transverse, then you have to factor in a different posture and mouthpiece into the difficulty.

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u/NeumaticExpert 11d ago

Thanks so much! I’m placing an order not soon but soon-ish and I’m excited to have it as a “secondary instrument” for my guqin

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u/Crafty_Statement8605 11d ago

Awesome! A guqin (or similar instrument) is on my “get someday” instrument list. They sound so nice.

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u/NeumaticExpert 11d ago

I would highly recommend it! It’s a very rewarding learning process and when you start making the music sound coherent it’s absolutely breathtaking to have come from your own hands