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Here check out this knot from Monty's webpage, http://www.shakuhachi.com/Y-BindingRepair.html . I've used this for binding flutes and it works really good.
                                                                     Chris

Yeah, I've tried Monty's guide, and I found it utterly frustrating, to say the least. He basically skips over something between drawings 3 and 4, and I can't figure it out.

If you look, you can see where you're supposed to pull the end of your thread through the loop to the right. Then, the #4 drawing doesn't show the results of what #3 shows you, instead adding more wraps and another loop to the right. I can't even see, in #4, where the thread that I just put through in #3 went by the time I get to #4. If someone can illustrate this somehow, I'd be grateful.

I thought I had seen a guide on Perry's site, too, but now I can't find it anywhere.

-E

Last edited by kyoreiflutes (2006-03-17 20:03:14)

kyoreiflutes wrote:

If someone can illustrate this somehow, I'd be grateful.



-E

Eddie,

I used Monty's illustration years ago and it seemed to make pretty good sense to me. I know, however, how sometimes things just don't click when you are relying on visual information. Does this illustration help at all? Keep in mind the binding should be very tight and not spread apart like it is pictured. You should also wrap it more than 3 or 4 times. That's just to give you an idea of how it's wound.

I just checked Perry's excellent illustration. I think that will be helpful as well.

Ken

As usual, Ken, you came through for me. That illustration is perfect, and I'm very grateful for it, and your explanations. I'll definately bind it, since it doesn't look as hard as I had thought.

It's funny, because I primarily depend on visuals, but there was just something about Monty's Drawing I couldn't follow. I'm sure it's mostly me. I still couldn't find Perry's drawing...I dont' think you can link to a specific page on his site, either, but are we talking about his old site, or the newer Flash one?

Thanks again for all the help, folks. I'll let you know how it goes.

-Eddie

I'm working on a naked-bore 1.8 and trying to decide if I absolutely need to bind it. I went ahead and did two of them tonight just for practice (first was not great, a little loose, second was fine), but if I can avoid doing it I'd like to. My other bamboo shakuhachi is bound and I want one that isn't. I live in Florida, where it's fairly humid year-round.

I seem to remember having bamboo flower vases that I made in Japan years ago sitting in the living room, and they haven't cracked.

I also see some fairly high-end flutes without binding.

Any thoughts on its necessity?

No...

Empty arrangements I just checked and one has some small surface cracks at the node, but those might have been there when I made it. Each one is made from a bamboo piece about 3-4" in diameter.

I've basically decided to go ahead and bind this 1.8... it's turning out better than I expected and the clear binding isn't that obtrusive.