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Where can I find a cheap PVC Shakuhachi? Does anyone here sell one of those?
Matias
Last edited by mlavik1 (2009-12-03 06:23:25)
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I've purchased a PVC flute from Ken LaCosse's web site Mujitsu Shakuhachi. The one I bought was a 2.4 and love it. I'm assuming the 1.8 is just as good. Price was great also.
Chuck Peck
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mlavik1 wrote:
Where can I find a cheap PVC Shakuhachi? Does anyone here sell one of those?
Matias
Here is the page for Mujitsu's PVC shakuhachi:
http://mujitsu.com/other.html
And he also has a graphic giving the specs for making your own 1.8 (highly recommended, even if you buy one):
http://www.mujitsu.com/images/pvcspecs.jpg
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I got started making and playing shakuhachi by first making my own from PVC. They don't sound that bad either!
The downsides- the PVC "sawdust" is very messy, and irritating, smells funky (the smell of bamboo sawdust on the other hand is wonderful and evocative-dare I say, intoxicating?). And the smaller bore PVC is generally smaller than most shakuhachi, so when you play actual bamboo or wooden shakuhachi, it will take a bit of getting used to.
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I ordered a plastic shakuhachi here: http://www.mejiro-japan.com/system/index_e.php?c_id=12
"Yuu" (plastic flute) 1.8
Product#:A3536
Price: 8000 YEN In stock
The total with shipping&handling is approx. 82EUR to EU, US$119 to North America as of Fall 2009.
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