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I have a piece of bamboo (85 cm long) with a bore size of 24 mm (top) to 26 mm(bottom).
What would you suggest as the shortest flute I could make on this. It will be my second practise in making a flute.
If I make the utaguchi on a node it will be 62 cm tops. Is it the wide for this? Could I even make a 1.8"?
The wall thickness is about 4 mm.
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Well... assuming you mean 'top' as the blowing end, that would be a reverse taper. You probably should use it the other way around (narrower bore at bell end).
62 cm is not too short for a bore of that size, although the hole placement will be different from a narrower-bore flute.
The current 1.8 I'm working on has a bore of around 24 mm at the utaguchi tapering to 18-19 mm at the root. It's certainly on the wide side (aspect ratio of around 22) but this gives it a very mellow, full tone. I'm using large holes to keep the higher notes from getting too dull.
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Is it always best to make the shakuhachi that way around? Having the wider end at the utaguchi?
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