Over the past four decades, I have seen the cost of good bamboo shakuhachi from Japan go up and up. They have now become more than many of my students are willing or able to spend. This is especially so with people just starting off on their shakuhachi journeys. Recently, I asked Perry if he had any reasonably priced shakuhachi for sale. He sent me two of his Tensei flutes. They were exactly what I was after. I found homes for both within weeks.

The two flutes played as well as flutes costing two or three times as much, with good pitch, even voicing, steady tones and great tone colour. My students particularly appreciated their 'wabi-sabi' appearance. One of the flutes went to the Outback in Australia's Top End, where temperatures can vary by 40 degrees F between day and night, and the humidity goes from about 10% in the dry season to nearly 100% during the 'wet'. Perry's lifetime guarantee was most reassuring to the new shakuhachi owner there.

I've only seen two of Perry's Tensei flutes so far, but they certainly won't be the last I'll be getting for my students. Knowing Perry's penchant for perfection, I can comfortably give his flutes my highest recommendation." - Riley Lee, Dai Shihan, Organizer of the World Shakuhachi Festival, Sydney, Australia 2008. - Riley Lee

"I suggest that while you are in New York you contact Perry Yung, who is making excellent instruments right here in New York, and some of them are very reasonably priced. Perry is a wonderful person...You could visit him, pick a flute, and take an introductory lesson, or maybe two or three lessons before you leave New York." - Ralph Samuelson, Kinko Master New York City. Jan, 2009

"Perry Yung is a rare man to find in the Shakuhachi World today. Perry may well prove to be one of the handful of non-Japanese that can make a Shakuhachi in the traditional style - equal to the best of the Japanese makers themselves. There's just no stopping him and his talents!" - Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin, Grandmaster, March 22, 2006

"Perry Yung, beside being very helpful and friendly, is a great asset to the shakuhachi community! I have had the pleasure of dealing with him on more than one occasion. I bought a flute and recently he restored an interesting flute of mine. And he did a very nice job. Every step he communicated and asked my consent, restoring this flute slowly to the most original intention. I am very pleased I can say! Hope he will participate in the new forum as he did before in the old one. With sincere interest and enthusiasm he participated there. The new forum can be found at: http://www.shakuhachiforum.eu/index.php. Perry and other shakuhachi players; hope to meet you there. " - - Bas Nijinhuis, Shakuhachi student, Michael Chikusen Gould, Netharlands

Dear Perry,

Your performance of Tamuke was splendid. The piece has the sound of simplicity and calm, yet it is evident that it is a highly complex piece of music. The emotions it helped focus and soothe really helped shape and structure the entire evening. As you played, I became more focused on the meaning of the evening for me and felt calmer inside. And I could also feel the room calm as you played. Were Jeff to hear it, he would have been very moved. I thank you for being at the service and I thank Harvey for his most amazing suggestion, and thank you for the privilege of being able to listen to a master.

Sincerely,
- R.S.B. Ph.D, New York University

"Hi Perry, Just got the flutes. What a marvelous job you did! Thank you. This is what I call true artful craftsmanship." - Ricardo Castro, shakuhachi student, Canada - Artful Craftsmanship!

"Hi Perry, Just got the flutes. What a marvelous job you did! Thank you. This is what I call true artful craftsmanship." - Ricardo Castro, shakuhachi student, Canada - Artful Craftsmanship!

The 2.0 is Wonderfull!!
"Perry,
Just a quick note now that I’ve been playing the 2.0 for a couple of weeks. I am very, very happy with it Perry! Mary Ellen Miller , my teacher played it for while at our last lesson and said it had “such beautiful sound”. She was very impressed!

My wife has been very patient lately while I’ve been working on several sankyoku with a lot of very high octive stuff. She came in my practice room the other night and said “You sound really good tonight!” I explained to her that the only change was I was playing “Perry’s” flute which has lower pitch and a more mellow tone. Her response was “I like that one.”

Thank You again Perry."

-K.C., Springfield, MA

- 2.0 is Wonderful!