Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Owloon · 2006-08-18 08:33:13

Is it possible to raise the pitch of the ro without shortening the bamboo or drilling one of those little pitch holes (I don't know what they're called). I was thinking about widening the bore toward the end, or just inside the bell (I do understand that that would change tone). But maybe this would only help a little. I don't want to lose any power on the ro, of course.

Thanks a bunch!

Mujitsu · 2006-08-18 11:15:04

Kim,

Ro can be raised a little by widening the very end of the bore. It can be raised more by widening from the choke point (smallest diameter in the bore) to the end of the bore as well; however, this has a much more dramatic influence on tone. There are many things happening in that area of the bore. Use caution. Good luck!

Ken

Yungflutes · 2006-08-22 10:22:01

Hi October Alley,

October Alley wrote:
Is it possible to raise the pitch of the ro without shortening the bamboo or drilling one of those little pitch holes (I don't know what they're called). I was thinking about widening the bore toward the end, or just inside the bell (I do understand that that would change tone). But maybe this would only help a little. I don't want to lose any power on the ro, of course.

Thanks a bunch!

You can try my Spot Tuning Method. I use beads of different sizes to find the resonance spots that affect timbre, response, and pitch. I would try the middle of the flute.

My entry was posted here:
http://www.shakuhachiforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=360

As we all know, anything done anywhere in the bore affects the entire flute in some way. Enjoy the journey

Good luck, Perry

Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

#1 2006-08-18 08:33:13

raising the ro

#2 2006-08-18 11:15:04

Re: raising the ro

#3 2006-08-22 10:22:01

Re: raising the ro

October Alley wrote:

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