What Traditional Flute Making Actually Looks Like (And What We Found) | Stories That Matter

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A traditional bamboo flute from Kasaragod begins with a carefully selected, seasoned bamboo stalk. The internal nodes are meticulously burned away to create a hollow chamber, with a blowhole carved at one end. Using heated metal rods, the artisan precisely burns the finger holes, carefully tuning each one for a perfect pitch. The flute is then sanded smooth and often finished with decorative thread bindings. In this episode, we've explored how a simple piece of bamboo is transformed into a soulful musical instrument through generations of craftsmanship.

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FILM PRODUCTION UNIT:

Shot by:
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Edited & Coloured by:
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro of Flute making
1:06 - Introduction of Krishnaraj
1:54 - Finding perfect Bamboo for Flute
2:16 - How Krishnaraj started from scratch
2:40 - Types of Bamboo & its species
3:34 - Difficulties faced during sourcing of Bamboo
4:02 - What he learnt making flute for 25 years
4:47 - How knowledge of Music impacts Flute Making
5:37 - How flute making is evolving
6:28 - Why they dont produce in bulk
7:14 - Process of Flute Making
9:12 - Krishnaraj & his Sons passion for flute making
9:50 - Why they wont stop making flutes
10:26 - Stories That Matter Outro

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