Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

phase wrote:

Hi.
Excuse me for my terrible english, but i've a questions.
1)The measure 1.8 is a note or lenght of flute (es. 54,5cm)?
2) If i've 54,5cm lenght flute what's the internal diameter (around, without tickness)?
Thanks.
Fernando.

"1.8" means "one shaku" (which=.996 feet), "8 sun" (1 sun=.10 shaku, ie, 10 sun=1shaku).

The internal diameter of a 1.8 flute is usually 20-24mm, at least, at the blowing end, and usually becomes smaller toward the root end.

Also, "1.8" usually refers to a flute that plays the pitch D with all holes closed. This is a convention, and ALL 1.8 length flutes may NOT actually
play in D.

Hope this makes sense...

Last edited by edosan (2009-11-30 12:41:49)

phase wrote:

Thanks of the answer.
With a flute along 54,5cm breadth 4,5cm thing does us?

Don't quite understand this question, but 54.5 cm is a common length for 1.8 shakuhachi, and 4.5 cm could be a 'normal' outside diameter
of the bamboo at the blowing end, if the bamboo had pretty thick walls.

phase wrote:

"...it is possible it stuffed a shakuhachi?"

Sorry, don't understand this part of the question.

What is it that you are trying to find out about this flute? Whether it IS a 1.8 shakuhachi?

If it plays with all holes closed at the pitch of D, it IS a 1.8 shakuhachi. The internal
dimension of the bore seems a bit large to me, so it may play flat of D.