Thank you for your enquiry. I would say the quena is definitely a much easier instrument to play than the quenacho, this generally down to the size of the quenacho being a much larger instrument. If you have small hands, I would advise to start with a quena as I have had a good few clients in the past who have found the quenacho a real struggle to play due to the wider spacing of the finger holes.

You’ll probably find the technique of blowing the quena quite difficult to master initially, but I’m sure once you’ve managed to gain the first few notes, you’ll find it a pleasure to play and should progress quite easily. The real trick is to master your breath control to be able to hit the various octaves at will and to keep the correct playing angle to keep your flute in tune.

Most people including myself, find them very addictive to play and a real challenge. I’m sure you will too.

Let me know if you’d like to try one.

Thanks

Thanks for your kind comments and I’m so glad you like your quena flute.

I do have other quenachos for sale but they are all generally tuned to the scale of Re Major (D) / Si minor (Bm). Quenachos are not usually made in the key of G as they would have to be made much larger to accommodate the lower notes. However, I do have a stunning Mama quena, which is quite large and tuned to G Maj.

It is a really amazing instrument and is lovely to play. You can see how big it is in relation to the quena and quenachos pictured alongside it in the gallery photos.

Take a look at it on my website..Original Artisan

http://www.originalartisan.com/shop/products/musical-instruments/woodwind/mama-quena-mama-kena-flutes/professional-aymara-mama-quena-mama-kena-bamboo/

If you would like to try this flute under my 14 guarantee, just let me know and I can send it out to you and you can see if you like it.

Best Regards

Kier

If you check out my artisan site in the woodwind section, http://www.originalartisan.com/shop/products/musical-instruments/woodwind/ you will see I have a wide range of quenas, but at the moment I do not have any with a bone mouthpiece. However, our luthiers do make them by request and I could source one for you without a problem.

It may take a while to make one and be shipped here to the U.K but I do specialise in personal orders at no extra cost, and there is never any obligation to buy unless you are 100% satisfied with your product.

As always, my products are also covered by my 14 day guarantee.

Check out my site and let me know if you would like me to arrange a personal order. I’d be happy to oblige.

Thanks

They all differ slightly but the method is pretty much the same across all quena and quenacho. Not sure about the Shakuhachie.