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January 01, 2007
Two Chikusing Shakuhachi Finished!
Every so often, I'm able to finish a Chikusing model before it is sold. Today, I was able to finish two before they were spoken for. Chikusing flutes have much more of my Spot Tuning Method to ensure a soild playing instrument that retains the classic Honkyoku sound played on Jinashi shakuhachi.
The longer one is a 3.0 at about one meter in length. The shorter is a 2.4.
The 30 has a crack across the bottom of the root bell. This was done during the harvesting and will probably never become a problem. I like to call these Liberty Bell flutes.
The 2.4 has a Sogawa style inlay made of Water Buffalo Horn. The 3.0 is left natural in the Komuso Style.
Hear an improvisation in the 3.0
Breath well in the New Year my friends, Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at January 1, 2007 11:36 PM
Comments
Hi Perry! Happy New Year! Beautiful flutes, as usual! (Especially that natural 3.0!) Curious... quite wide opening at the root end -- does doing that effectively lower Ro or weaken Ro or is it for balance (or maybe it's mostly aesthetic...)? Anyways, wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2007 to you and your family! -Darren.
Posted by: Darren in Vancouver at January 2, 2007 12:56 AM
Happy New Year Darren!
Great to hear from you. The wide opening at the bottom is in proportion to the bore diameter. The bore has to be quite wide to work for a 3.0 length. So, the bottom has to open up much more othrwise RO is stuffy.
Breath well in the new year! Perry
Posted by: Perry Yung at January 2, 2007 08:46 PM