Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

mlavik1 · 2009-12-03 06:23:06

Where can I find a cheap PVC Shakuhachi? Does anyone here sell one of those?

Matias

Last edited by mlavik1 (2009-12-03 06:23:25)

chuck091956 · 2009-12-07 15:31:00

I've purchased a PVC flute from Ken LaCosse's web site Mujitsu Shakuhachi. The one I bought was a 2.4 and love it. I'm assuming the 1.8 is just as good. Price was great also.

Chuck Peck

edosan · 2009-12-07 17:30:13

mlavik1 wrote:
Where can I find a cheap PVC Shakuhachi? Does anyone here sell one of those?

Matias

Here is the page for Mujitsu's PVC shakuhachi:

http://mujitsu.com/other.html

And he also has a graphic giving the specs for making your own 1.8 (highly recommended, even if you buy one):

http://www.mujitsu.com/images/pvcspecs.jpg

Taldaran · 2009-12-10 16:16:03

I got started making and playing shakuhachi by first making my own from PVC. They don't sound that bad either!

The downsides- the PVC "sawdust" is very messy, and irritating, smells funky (the smell of bamboo sawdust on the other hand is wonderful and evocative-dare I say, intoxicating?). And the smaller bore PVC is generally smaller than most shakuhachi, so when you play actual bamboo or wooden shakuhachi, it will take a bit of getting used to.

Nataly M. · 2009-12-15 19:02:31

I ordered a plastic shakuhachi here: http://www.mejiro-japan.com/system/index_e.php?c_id=12

"Yuu" (plastic flute) 1.8
Product#:A3536
Price: 8000 YEN In stock
The total with shipping&handling is approx. 82EUR to EU, US$119 to North America as of Fall 2009.

Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

#1 2009-12-03 06:23:06

Cheap PVC Shakuhachi!

#2 2009-12-07 15:31:00

Re: Cheap PVC Shakuhachi!

#3 2009-12-07 17:30:13

Re: Cheap PVC Shakuhachi!

mlavik1 wrote:

#4 2009-12-10 16:16:03

Re: Cheap PVC Shakuhachi!

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