It is often worth doing if from every other aspect the flute is a good one (quality bamboo, good tone). Even then, it is possible to tune a flute (see chapter 10).
It is only when the student begins to play with a drone or tambura background that the inaccuracies of intonation become evident. In fact, these shop flutes are fine for beginners, while they are still getting to grips with the mechanics of playing the bansuri. And yet there is another older system of indicating scale which can still be found, where, for instance a D-flute can also be labelled ‘white 2’ This is taken from the colour of the keys of the western keyboard, where Sa is equated with middle C Therefore C is ‘white 1’, Csharp is ‘Black 1’, D is ‘white 2’, D sharp is ‘black 2’, E is ‘white 3’ etc. For instance, a flute where Sa is D, can be marked B, or it also be marked A, as some makers indicate the scale of the flute from Pa instead of Sa. Another confusion for the first time buyer is the labelling system. Thus it is possible to find shop flutes which are of the same length, with the same-spaced holes, labelled with the same letter and yet not it tune with each other. They are made to formula, and why they are not accurately made is that makers only take into account the length of the instrument, and not the diameter of the bamboo or its thickness, all of which can vary considerably. These mass-produced shop flutes are almost invariably somewhat out of tune, and sometimes very much so. However, most of the flutes available, especially to the beginner, are to be found in music shops. There are individual makers who produce professional-standard instruments, not only in India but also in America and Europe. More recently there has been a great increase in the quantity and quality of instruments available commercially. Only a generation ago, the bansuri players of India, if they wanted a quality in-tune instrument had to make their own. For this reason there is no tradition of making quality instruments. The bansuri, this simple instrument made of bamboo, most ancient of instruments, has only recently come into its own in recent years.
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