Drone Flute Hulusi Unboxing and Review | Cucurbit Gourd Flute

The Hulusi, also called the cucurbit or gourd flute, is a beautiful drone flute with a reed inside that gives it a beautiful, warm timbre! This one is in the key of C. Grab it on Amazon: amzn.to/3KECwuD
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[@CmdrMic]

Wow! Great vid. I am just discovering the Hulusi Drone flute. Cool. Love your enthusiasm, BTW. You're the only vid I've found that explains drone pipe operation. Thank you. I am heavily into drone musical electronic synthesizers and samplers, so this is right up my alley. 🙏🙏🙏💙💙🙏🙏🙏

[@miaomiaochan]

Once you've gotten more comfortable with the hulusi, I highly suggest trying one that's made with natural materials, as it will have a different timbre to the resin one you have now. You can also find hulusi that have holes at the bottom that you close with stoppers that slide up and down.

[@PracticaProphetica]

Stumbled across this channel looking for Hulusi music. I see we share a common love for various musical instruments. In my lifetime, I've tried: - Accordion (my first instrument) - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Classical Guitar - Recorders (the whole range: from sopranino to Bass, in wood and plastic) - Psaltery - David's Harp (similar to the ones you have on your wall) - Jew's Harp (traditional metal, and some wood ones) - Mandolin - Octave Mandolin - Cello - Concert Flute - A wooden Clarinet-like instrument (Renaissance style) - Crumhorns (a set of 3: soprano, alto, tenor in PVC) - Shuttle Pipes (made in Canada) - Small Pipes (bellows blown) - Grand Cornamuse (French Bagpipe) - School-grade Glockenspiel - Better-grade Glockenspiel - Lute - Many small percussion: triangles, bells, cymbals, Cabasa - Dulcian (or Curtal): this was a lovely bassoon-like bass instrument from the Renaissance - Bass Rackett - Chinese Flute - Melodica - Small harp (made from a kit...looked very nice, but did not play well) ...and probably a few others I've forgotten to list. I only have a few of these left now, as it's impossible to play them all regularly! And besides, I had to live in an RV for many years, and there was no room for lots of instruments, or time to play them.

[@alexscott1257]

I'm finding these videos really interesting. It's so cool that there is a channel where you can see and hear lots of different instruments! Thanks.

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

I'm so glad you're enjoying it!

[@alexscott1257]

@@MusicalMollyKhan Can I ask about the foldable glockenspiel that you have? Have you played it in an orchestra? I would like a glockenspiel so that I can include one in my arrangements for community orchestra but I don't know if a budget one like this will sound over the rest of the orchestra. How loud is it? (It can be hard to tell listening through a KZbin video.

[@awesomedave8484]

Very cool flute, so different and a beautiful case to match…thank you for sharing!

[@mrobillard7553]

Enjoying your vids!😂🤗🥰 India has very interesting drone flutes, often used in snake charming, shaman's work, and musical ensembles. I used to have a clay drone flute from South America, used for birthing. Beautiful instruments! Replacing the reed when that time comes eventually is a task, best left for professionals' care. Looking forward!

[@thathandpanlady4510]

Sounds like an organ! How cool 👍🏼 that you keep finding such interesting instruments! Great videos!! 🤗🛸🎶🦋

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

It does! Interestingly, reed organs make sound in a very similar way, by pushing air through a reed. Instruments are so fascinating!

[@walkwithhim5258]

That’s cool. I wouldn’t mind having one of those… very therapeutic

[@michellelawhorn5707]

Beautiful instrument 🎶🦋🎶

[@WibblyWobbly]

Ohh i got this one, i struggle with its small range, but! It sounds like a bagpipe and i love it!))

[@gabrielvieira9832]

I found out that China has its own sheet music. Just translate the word "sheet music" in chinese, also the word "hulusi" and know a lot of chinese songs for the instrument. Just need to know the difference in numbers that is easier for this kind of instrument and listen a lot to chinese songs

[@gabrielvieira9832]

Also you can do chromatics very similar to the recorder, but usually in chinese traditional songs you don't need them, but it can help to take some tunes from ear if you want. You can find in musescore

[@HECAROS512]

You have a very nice teaching voice. I have one Hulosi like the one in your hand, another on the key of D. They are fun to play.

[@williemacon30]

I am a new subscriber saying I’m loving all the flute videos that you put it up so far good job

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Thank you! Flute was my first instrument and I love all the different sounds that are out there :D

[@williemacon30]

@@MusicalMollyKhan yes because I have a shinobue which was nice to come on KZbin and see that you did a video on it still having trouble playing it but I’m enjoying it so far

[@datguitar361]

Hi, very nice video, love it very much. I have a hulusi with modern design, it has 9 holes, more range both on the lower and higher register. Anyway, thanks for making beautiful flute videos.

[@mrbear3265]

So Much ENJOYABLE!

[@Hyper_V]

I see you got to the Hulusi! on my list of things to eventually learn also!

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

I really recommend it! It's a gorgeous sounding instrument and relatively straight forward to play :D

[@harigovind2023]

It's exactly like a pungi flute mostly used for snake charming

[@hifijohn]

Bought one and it sounds great for a few minutes then it gets clogged up and doesn't play well.

[@AmirhamzahGondobawono]

👍👍

[@HECAROS512]

Where did you get this Cucurbit flute?

[@JeffKohn]

Ha ha ha. Hee hee hee. Sounds fantastic

[@carlacardoni456]

hello, I bought it the same, but it's a bit difficult to play .... it takes a lot of breath ....

[@druidsadwyrnemrys232]

that's sound from Midsommer !

[@nolanlypayia8355]

One day try the hmong flute named qeej i think that can be interesting for you

[@pedromimo1952]

Hey! Thanks for the video - do you know the difference or have the comparison between the different keys? I believe this one is in C but have you tried in key of F or G?

[@SeQFreQ369]

Hi Pedro, the fingering is the same on all of them, but I found that the holes on the c were too close together for my fingers, I chose F, the deepest with the holes a comfortable distance apart. c and b are usually recommended for younger players with small hands, F and G for adult size fingers. They are a lot of fun, way more air needed with both drones on though.

[@carlacardoni456]

hello you are very good. I'm trying, but when I take my breath, it has a note return....is there a technique to prevent it, or is it the flute that doesn't work well....thanks

[@PracticaProphetica]

That's pretty normal. Your triggering the reed by sucking in a bit when you take your breath. You have to make sure and stop the note entirely before you breathe. Takes practice!

[@1Q89MUSIC]

I’m really close to ordering one of these, thanks for the review, but I also love minimalism, is there anything you can recommend that is a drone flute but smaller?

[@jasongreenhalgh7727]

the breath pressure is similar to that of a Bagpipe. They are in the same family... also the same concept as like the melodica.

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Yes! I was talking to someone else about that.. I think that means I need to get a hold of some bagpipes :D

[@juleeo.357]

Has somewhat of a bag pipes sound.

[@tylerjacob6124]

When you mentioned it making a sound when you stopped to take a breath, I remembered that you can supposedly do circular breathing with the Hulusi. I thought I'd let you know in case you didn't already know :)

[@eprohoda]

goodd ! goodbye!~;)

[@rodrodriguez460]

!!

[@nicolegonzalez3781]

Why don't you explain with details like where to put the fingers I'll try to learn with my daughter please 🙏

[@haowu1182]

do you have wechat？