Riū teki

Riū teki classical *cross flute of Japan, originally made of monkey bone, nowadays of bamboo split lengthwise into strips and turned inside out, so that the bark is on the inside, and then bound with thin bark, usually cherry. The riū teki has a cylindrical tube with 7 equidistant fingerholes. Formerly it was made both in long and short versions, but only the short one has survived; 40 cm. (15½ in.) long. Also called o-teki, yoko fuye (135, 157). Sort…