Ney/nai Romanian flute

[Ronnie]

Hi, I have a question on which I haven't found an answer yet. Surely every-one knows the Romanian gipsy band Taraf de Haidouks. I admire the art of the flute player of the band George Falcaru. He plays from what I know of it a ney or nai. I was wondering if any-body knows the maker of his flute. It doesn't look like a Turkish or Arabian flute so it must be made in Romania. I posted here because I don't regard it as a whistle but a flute like the Kaval. Maybe somebody on the forum knows more. I found not much on the Net. Many thanks,
Ron
P.S
If you don't know what I'm talking about, go to youtube and search for Taraf de haidouks. Thanks.

[memling]

it could be a bulgarian kaval, a rim-blown flute similar to the ney, but the traditional kaval is bigger than it, bulgarian kaval is in low D or Low C (it's long like a low whistle)

In my opinion he plays a frula, a simple fipple flute very common in eastern Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frula

[Ronnie]

Could be, thanks!
Or is it a fluier?

[MichaelLoos]

If you mean the instrument that is played in this video from 0'20" on - it is a fluier, basically a wooden 6-hole whistle.
Unfortunately I don't know who makes these in good quality, I have one which is very bad (but was very cheap...).

[memling]

i know three makers of eastern-Europe 6 holes whistes

Marek Gonda (his prices are more affordable than others, but i bought a koncovka and the quality is very high)
http://english.fujarka.cz/six-finger-hole-flutes.php

Max Brumberg:
http://www.obertonfloete.de/hf_brum_flutes.html

and the Fujara Shop:
http://www.fujara.sk/instruments/folkar ... histle.htm

P.S.

another one:
http://www.fujaraflutes.com/doubleflutes.html