That La MaMa party was pretty crazy now it’s back to other serious fun!

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Hi All, I’ve been focusing on some delicate repairs and my own commissions thus I haven’t had time to make any finished flutes available. But, I’ve received a lot of inquiries lately so I just took a quick inventory of what is available or can be available this week. These are from my Tensei Line of fully restored authentic Japanese made shakuhachi. All are 100% guaranteed for life.

From left to right:

1) SOLD1.8 length Myoan Ryu Jinashi (natural bore) Nobekan (C#) - $375
2) SOLD1.8 (actual length, 1.75) Kinko 2-piece Jinashi (C#)
3) 1.8 Kinko Jiari, Modern fabricated bore, (for Sankyoku study but better for Honkyoku, D) - $1,000
4) SOLD 1.8 Tozan Jinashi, has makers hanko stamp (C#)
5) SOLD1.8 Tozan Jiari (C#) for solo playing, has hanko (C#)
6) 1.9 Kinko Jiari, has hanko - $600

The latest I can ship to arrive before Christmas is Dec 20th. Please feel free to ask any questions what so ever!

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Many thanks to all those who sent Happy Holiday wishes! I wish to express extreme gratitude to the incredibly kind community of shakuhachi players. My apologies if I do not reply in a timely manner but please know I am thinking of you all.

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1.9 Hocchiku Shakuhachi from Perry Yung on Vimeo.

This flute is

However, if you were considering this instrument and purpose, please contact me directly. I have another flute for you and Phil.

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One of my clients, a shakuhachi teacher who has given me much repair work over the years, is also a violinist. He asked if I could work on his antique Italian Violin. I used to work on guitars in the past so I know a little something about stringed instruments.  As with shakuhachi, each hand made instrument is unique and every repair has to be approached accordingly..

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Akikazu showing the beginners how to make a sound.

One of the shakuhachi world’s contemporary virtuosos was in NYC last week. I was fortunate to be able to catch both his performance at MoMa and his shakuhachi masterclass at the Japan Society. I studied with Aki in Japan for six months around 2003 and then saw him again during the Big Apple Shakuhachi Festival in 2004. It was such a pleasure to see him again, and to take a class! He taught Choshi as the class was quite a mix of levels but regardless of the fact, judging from the oohs and aahs, everyone benefited simply from hearing his spectacular sound. He ended the workshop by treating us to a performance of two traditional Zen pieces - Tsuru no Sugomori and Saji.

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The Wedding took place atop Mt. Tamalpais, in beautiful Northern California. I had a blast playing in the woods with the kids.

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Hi all, I’m going to be out of town from Oct 15 -19 for a wedding. I may not be able to reply immediately to inquiries as I’ll surrounded by tons of family on top of a mountain

Been doing a lot of urushi lacquer work this week. Those of you with flutes in the shop should know that they curing well in my humid box while I’m gone.
Namaste, Perry

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