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July 23, 2007
Shakuhachi Testimonials
Hi All,I get a lot of emails and I struggle to keep up in my replies as every minute on the computer means time away from my children!:)
But I wanted to share these with you this week:
When the doorbell rang, I was very happy to see that not only was her Harry Potter book being delivered but that the delivery person was also holding the long box with my new Shakuhachi from you. I wasn't expecting it to get here so soon!
Wow! This 2.5 Earth model is one special flute! It seems to want to produce the sasa buki shaped notes on its own - I'm not even thinking about it. I love how this flute is long enough to produce very low sounds yet short enough that I can play it with the standard fingering. Those low notes seem to swell up from nowhere with just a sigh and the resonance is truly remarkable...
I don't know how you do it but I'm very glad you do it and I'm glad that you seem to enjoy your work so much. I think that the positive energy you put into creating these flutes really does come along with them. Maybe some day I will be in the market for one of your more expensive flutes but for now I feel very fortunate to get such a wonderful instrument at such a reasonable price.
Thank you!
Craig T., Arizona
Craig first purchased a pair of Earth model 1.8s for him and his wife. I made a mathcing pair, one dark, one lighter. They felt like a Yin and Yang pair. What a great activity for a couple!
Perry, you've been much on my mind these past days. I've sat down at the
keyboard to write to you several times, but the words simply wouldn't come.
The short, unvarnished, inarticulate, non-poetic version of what i wanted to
say: I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new shakuhachi bamboo flute!
The shakuhachi arrived just as i took on the task of planting a little
orchard out in the field. What a surprise to see it at the door at the end
of a day of digging! I carefully unwrapped the packaging, and slid out what
can only be described as a work of art.
But it's so much more than just a work of art! Art can be inert, objective.
But a few puffs of breath and this artwork comes alive!
As i've been planting up the orchard, it's occurred to me that its harvest
will one day nourish my body, while this shakuhachi is already nourishing my
soul. And it's good for my body too! I love the feeling in my body as i
play ...
In any event, i'm blathering on, which is what i was afraid i would do. :)
I can not possibly thank you enough, Perry. I had a strong feeling this was
the shakuhachi i was meant to have, and it completely exceeded my
expectation.
With great admiration, fondness and gratitude,
Barbara, CA
Barbara sent me a check with a letter that started with "Isn't life wonderful!". She has a Root end Chikusing 2.3.
Perry,
I just want to drop you a quick note and let you know that I'm in Shakuhachi heaven. The 1.8 you made for me is amazing. I've not had any urushi reaction, so that's some additional good news. It's nice and humid here in Jacksonville, so I've been playing on the porch, in the evenings. The sound attracts birds, squirrels, and lizards. I even had a snake come to visit me on the porch, as I was playing. Cool!
I wish I didn't have a day job so that I could practice all the time. Oh well, got to pay the bills.
Phil, FL
Phil has a YUNG Model 1.8.
I am very lucky to be able to connect with people all over the world. Namaste, Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at July 23, 2007 07:10 AM