Building shakuhachi with alternative Japanese scales
Building shakuhachi with alternative Japanese scales
Hello,
I have made 4 PVC shakuhachi so far and I really enjoy the latest one I made.
I also own a lacquered and utaguchi inlayed bamboo (phyllostachys aurea) shakuhachi which I love playing but there is just a lot of fun in playing and making a self-made 'instrument'.
Now my question is if there are any tools/equations/formulas I can utilize to determine where the notes or let's call it 'pitches' are on the shakuhachi?
I have searched thoroughly on the internet but I can only find calculators and information on making shakuhachi in the (pentatonic) minor scale.
But I'm very interested in experimenting with building shakuhachi with maybe some additional holes
and primarily in building shakuhachi in other interesting scales like akebono, hirajoshi, etc.?
I have made 4 PVC shakuhachi so far and I really enjoy the latest one I made.
I also own a lacquered and utaguchi inlayed bamboo (phyllostachys aurea) shakuhachi which I love playing but there is just a lot of fun in playing and making a self-made 'instrument'.
Now my question is if there are any tools/equations/formulas I can utilize to determine where the notes or let's call it 'pitches' are on the shakuhachi?
I have searched thoroughly on the internet but I can only find calculators and information on making shakuhachi in the (pentatonic) minor scale.
But I'm very interested in experimenting with building shakuhachi with maybe some additional holes
and primarily in building shakuhachi in other interesting scales like akebono, hirajoshi, etc.?
I finally got the book delivered some days back - it took some weeks 
- and read through some but I can't find specific instructions.
What I'm actually looking for is some kind of guideline, formula or calculation to determine where the pitches are located on a flute, length wise.
- and read through some but I can't find specific instructions.What I'm actually looking for is some kind of guideline, formula or calculation to determine where the pitches are located on a flute, length wise.
I used some of the intervals of the different pentatonic scales mentioned on the site and came up with this a while ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8d5X1CmBU&feature=youtu.be
The mouthpiece was kind of hard to make as I made the flute out of copper (some experimentation) so it doesn't play play that well.
The flute is in G hirjaoshi so: G A A# D D#
And yeah I like to wear bandanas these days, as I have pretty long hair - but I don't want it cut - it keeps the hair out of my face
I hope to one day make a bigger bun. (Why am I telling you this.
)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8d5X1CmBU&feature=youtu.be
The mouthpiece was kind of hard to make as I made the flute out of copper (some experimentation) so it doesn't play play that well.
The flute is in G hirjaoshi so: G A A# D D#
And yeah I like to wear bandanas these days, as I have pretty long hair - but I don't want it cut - it keeps the hair out of my face
I hope to one day make a bigger bun. (Why am I telling you this.
)
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