Generally speaking, the purple bamboo flute is a little bit older, the sound is a little bit thicker, and the bitter bamboo flute is more tender, and relatively easy to crack, especially in the north, but the sound is a little bit more rounded, I think the bitter bamboo flute is more common, and the price is a little bit higher, but it's not absolute, a 500 yuan of the purple bamboo flute and a 5 yuan of bitter bamboo flute compared to the one that's better is self-evident.
If you play the northern high passionate tune, purple bamboo flute may be more suitable for some, play the southern melodious tune is bitter bamboo flute may be more suitable for some, of course, this is based on personal preference, a unified player in different occasions to play the same piece of time is often purple bamboo flute and bitter bamboo flute, so buy a favorite flute can be, and the two are not much difference, will not have a substantial impact on the quality of the flute, and will not have a significant impact on the quality of the flute. The difference between the two is not that big.