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#26 2009-09-28 13:35:53
- jaybeemusic
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- From: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Re: Shakuhachi and my three year old
Hey everyone,
My biggest apologies to everyone who asked for measurements to the mini-shakuhachi. there have been a number of things in my life that have "taken-over" every spare minute of awake time. thanks for being patient.. 
here they are....
1/2" PVC pipe.....that's the key.... it keeps the aspect ratio closer to what it's supposed to be.
length 261mm
Hole size 7-8mm
Hole distance is measured from the utaguchi in mm
Hole #1 - 198
Hole #2 - 172
Hole #3 - 149
Hole #4 - 119
Hole #5 - 103 (Thumb)
It plays exactly 1 octave above a standard 1.8. It starts to get pretty out of tune halfway through the second octave.... but trust me....you don't really want to go there anyway.......DOG WHISTLE!!!
enjoy.....(but for those of you with kids that don't like the sound of a normal shakuhachi....don't say i didn't warn you.... LOL)
jacques
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#27 2009-09-28 13:39:33
- edosan
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Re: Shakuhachi and my three year old
jaybeemusic wrote:
Hole distance is measured from the utaguchi in mm
Can one assume that that's to the center of the hole(s)? Always helpful to specify that.
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#28 2009-09-28 13:57:38
- jaybeemusic
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- From: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Re: Shakuhachi and my three year old
actually,
it was the square root of Pi x the length of your baby finger/number of years you've been playing x number of shakuhachi you own..... +2
or you could just use the center of the holes..... if that's easier.... they work out to be the same anyway... 
jacques
It's better to keep your mouth closed and let people "think" that you're stupid, than to open it, and remove all doubt.
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#29 2009-09-28 15:19:35
- geminishadow79
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- From: Orono Maine
- Registered: 2009-01-21
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Re: Shakuhachi and my three year old
jaybeemusic wrote:
actually,
it was the square root of Pi x the length of your baby finger/number of years you've been playing x number of shakuhachi you own..... +2
or you could just use the center of the holes..... if that's easier.... they work out to be the same anyway...
jacques
ooohhhhh...thats where my problem was I was only adding 1! It all makes sense now!
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