"Hi, Yuka-san! I would like to buy a new uta-yo Shinobue. My budget is SGD 200. Could you advise me a good fue which I can buy within my budget? Thanks!"   I have been asked this kind of question many times.   As I mentioned in my post  " My Shinobue ", I am a Miyako (京師) user so I always push them to buy Miyako first. However, I can understand that some people have their own budget when they buy a Shinobue.    So, today I will introduce a nice uta-yo Shinobue which you can buy at an affordable price.   The name of the Shinobue that I would like to introduce is "Hibari" (雲雀) .     邦楽調 雲雀 hogaku-cho(uta-yo)Hibari  from Ootuka Chikukan gakki Corp.     邦楽調 雲雀 / hogaku-cho (uta-yo) Hibari   Manufacturer's details:   有限会社 大塚竹管楽器  Ootuka Chikukan gakki Corporation   http://www.fueya.com      "Hibari" is suitable for those people who;   1. want to purchase a real uta-yo (唄用) Shinobue which is tuned in Twelve-tone Japanese scale (日本十二律*).   2. are l...
A blog about Shinobue (篠笛), Japanese bamboo flute written by a Japanese Shinobue lover living in Singapore