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October 07, 2007
More on Jinashi and Jiari flutes!
Hi all, I received some great feedback on the previous blog entry on comparing the 2.4 flutes.
I should have pointed out that playing my CHIKUSING 2.4 required slightly more effort to get my ideal sound. The Kono Gyokusui reacted faster. More so, this is only MY experience with these two flutes. Another player will have different results. This is what makes the shakuhachi so interesting. I truly feel that playing the shakuhachi is a collaboration with the flute. They will collaborate differently for different people.
The other thing I should have pointed out was that my the comparison to the different forms of the guitar was done from a purely musical point of view. I'm also a 30 year player of the acoustic and electric guitars. I wanted to make the comparison to show that the different type of instruments can achieve similar musical goals. From a musical perspective, it's about which one will do the best job in the situation.
I love playing both the jinashi and jiari AND the acoustic and electric. Much of the joy comes in the decision to play what instrument when.
All musical instruments are gifts to humankind!
Namaste, Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at October 7, 2007 10:39 PM