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#1 2008-09-07 18:58:49
- Len
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ebay wood flutes?
Hello,
I am looking at a number of wood shakuhachi listed on ebay described as "kochou" made by Wada musical instruments. I was wondering if anyone out there knows if these type of instruments are any good. They seem to be reasonable (price-wise) and look to be in decent shape. I am a novice so I would appreciate any advice on this. I have read that the David Browns are very good, and they look quite lovely (I appreciate fine wood work as I work with wood) but they are quite a bit more expensive than the others that I mentioned. Thanks to all for your time.
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#2 2008-09-07 20:23:04
- edosan
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Re: ebay wood flutes?
Those are decent mass-produced wood flutes, quite suitable for a beginning student to study traditional
Japanese shakuhachi with.
You might also consider the shakuhachi Yuu: http://www.shakuhachiyuu.com/
Also, query the forum here for anyone who might be selling a Yuu.
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#4 2008-09-08 19:47:16
- Yooper
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Re: ebay wood flutes?
I have not played them, but based on what I've read on the forum, I expect that your best bet for a budget-friendly, quality wooden shakuhachi would be one that's been refurbished by Perry Yung. He seems to put one on eBay every couple weeks.
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#5 2008-09-09 09:47:07
- Len
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Re: ebay wood flutes?
Thanks to all for the responses.
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