Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Naos · 2009-04-11 20:11:48

Greetings! Maybe some of you experts could help me with this. I'm looking for info on a Western (European) Shakuhachi-like flute that is longer and thinner than the Japanese version and is made of yew wood. If you could perhaps tell me it's proper name and any info you have. Thanks!

Last edited by Naos (2009-04-11 20:12:39)

madoherty · 2009-04-11 21:02:59

There is one shakuhachi-like instrument that has been found in the ruins of Chaco Canyon New Mexico whose remnants indicate an instrument that is typically the same length, or close to, shakuhachi, and some were quite a bit longer (3.0s). The instrument was typically made from box elder. These flutes had smaller tone holes four in number, and had a reverse conical bore- like shakuhachi. Their blowing edges were more like a kaval than a shakuhachi though, and would at times only be at a 90 degree angle. I have replicated these flutes, and there are many techniques from shakuhachi that work on these flutes.

I should mention that I am not 100% sure that there were flutes. I somewhat suspect that they were reed instruments, though, the similarities to shakuhachi seem to indicate a flute.

Feel free to contact me if you have other questions about these flutes...

Michael

Taldaran · 2009-04-13 00:00:20

Here is as link to the Anasazi flute.

http://www.flutekey.com/htm/brokenflutecave.htm

axolotl · 2009-04-13 19:54:54

The giorgi flute, maybe?

http://www.oldflutes.com/articles/giorgi.htm

I love that thing.

Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

#1 2009-04-11 20:11:48

Western Shakuhachi-like Intrument

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#3 2009-04-13 00:00:20

Re: Western Shakuhachi-like Intrument

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Re: Western Shakuhachi-like Intrument

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