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May 25, 2005
Day 3, Shigemi Inoue Repair
Wow, this flute is really coming together. Once I did the inlays, the whole thing started to respond nicely!
I finally finished the whole flute in inlayed rattan and am getting a nice sound. When it first came to me, there was hardly a RO. Now, it's quite velvety.
I like the contrast of the new rattan against the dark aged skin. The owner wants brown urushi painted over the rattan, let's see what she looks like when it's all finished.
The next step is to remove the plaster from the chin rest at the top
It's ironic that the original reason it came to me was because there was a chip in the plaster and I was just going to glue it back in.
All the plaster had to be removed so that the graft will adhere well - bamboo to bamboo.
I had seen such steep angles on other old shakuhachi. I wondered if that's how they liked to play shakuhachi back then. This type of angle creates a buzzier tone. Nice for those who like Honkyoku. Stay tuned for the bamboo graft. First, I have to find the perfect donor. Until tomorrow. Namaste, Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at May 25, 2005 01:02 AM