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November 29, 2007
Cool Shakuhachi Case!
Hi All, A repair came in today with the shakuhachi in this neoprene case. I've never seen one like this but I thought it would make a great case for a nobe kan - one piece flute. The neoprene would seal in the humidity when storing.
But then I looked closely...
This was made for fishermen to keep a six pack cool while out on the river.
Off to Ohio to partake in Michael Gould's Shakuhachi Camp! I'm very excited.
Namaste, PErry
Posted by Perry Yung at 01:41 PM | Comments (0)
November 17, 2007
Askewed Chin Rests on a Shakuhachi
Hi All, I love doing little tweaks on old flutes. Especially one like this one I did on a shakuhachi chin rest today.
This one came from a friend I do a lot of work with. As you can see. It's a beautiful old flute. Maybe around 60 years old. It is a wide bore flute with a voluptuos, mellow and fat tone that is consistent throughout the entire two octaves. There are finger marks around the holes to show that the flute has been played.
The chin rest was a little askewed as you can see at the top left. The owner said it wasn't noticeable until he played a long piece like Takiochi.
You can just see a small bump at the reflection.
After the work. It may still look a little askewed in the photo. If it does, it's because the top opening into the bore is not exactly centered. You can "rest" assured that the back top is symmetrical.
These old flutes polish up really well because there's a lot of rubbed in oils from the the face through many years of playing.
There's usually not much to debate over with this type of repair, unlike ones dealing tuning. We can easily see what the problem here, but when it comes to tuning everyone plays the flute differently.
I'll be posting a blog on two old flutes I recently re tuned.
Is your chin rest askewed?
Namaste, Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at 06:25 AM | Comments (1)
November 01, 2007
Shakuhachi Indian Dance Collaboration
Hi All, I've been collaborating with Classical Indian Dance choreographer Ranjanaa Devi for the past two months as part of Mudra: the Gesture Speaks.
It's a great collaboration between Indian song, tabla drums and shakuhachi. All the flues used the the performance were made by me.
Thursday, November 8
Bowker Auditorium 8:00 pm
$20,$15; Youth 17 & Under $12; Five College Students $10, $7
Mudra is the Sanskrit word for a hand gesture depicting a thought, an idea or a word in classical Indian dance. Used in narrative and poetic dance sequences, mudras uniquely tell a story in a literal manner often making the "word" inconsequential for those educated in Indian classical dance vocabulary. Mudra is also contemporary. Simple and complex hand gestures are used by people as a way of communicating on a daily basis.
Mudra will include a host of guest artists including Pandit Samir Chatterjee on the tablas and other drums, Perry Yung on Japanese shakuhachi bamboo flute and other musicians of note, guest dancers, theater and video artists along with Nataraj Dancers.
Rehearsing with a some of the dancers.
This concert is made possible by the Tarlow Family Foundation in memory of David M.Tarlow MD
See you there! Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at 09:35 AM | Comments (0)