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This is a Modern Honkyoku piece .

History:
The word Netori means checking and arranging sounds. This tune comes from the Kinki area, and it is said that it used to be used as a signal by priests in ancient times.

Netori appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The  (Listen)	Watazumi Doso Roshi
Mysterious Sound of Bamboo Flute - 2  (Listen)	Watazumi Doso Roshi
Ne-Tori means to tune up or become warmed up. The piece Ne-Tori was transmitted in the Kinki region. It is said this piece was used long ago for communication between monks, but the techniques used in the piece at that time were much more simplified than the current piece. A 2 shaku hocchiku was used for this piece.
Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute - Watazumido-Shuso, The  (Listen)	Watazumi Doso Roshi
The word Netori means checking and arranging sounds. This tune comes from the Kinki area, and it is said that it used to be used as a signal by priests in ancient times.