Bauhaus 4 in 1 PVC shakuhachi
Bauhaus 4 in 1 PVC shakuhachi
My bags were confiscated by the TSA when traveling in the States and I had to worry about my long nobe flutes for a week until I got them back. This led me to ask Ken LaCosse to come up with a set of travel long flutes based on the concept of interchangeable mid-sections joined to a mouthpiece and a "root end". We can take our 1.8's on the plane with us but not nobe 2.7's as they fit into the same category as baseball or cricket bats.
I am very happy with the result. I already like plastic and wood flutes, and this is very useful. The Bb, A, Ab lengths are useful to me for any kind of playing. G length gets a bit raw due to aspect ratio but for travel honkyoku playing it's OK.
I have been using them on gigs and people are amazed by the design and quality of the sound, considering the material used. 1.8 bamboo in the pic for size comparison.
www.mujitsu.com
He also has a short flute version.
I am very happy with the result. I already like plastic and wood flutes, and this is very useful. The Bb, A, Ab lengths are useful to me for any kind of playing. G length gets a bit raw due to aspect ratio but for travel honkyoku playing it's OK.
I have been using them on gigs and people are amazed by the design and quality of the sound, considering the material used. 1.8 bamboo in the pic for size comparison.
www.mujitsu.com
He also has a short flute version.
I don't have this multiple-length travel shakuhachi set but I bought a Bauhaus 2.4 shakuhachi from Ken LaCosse and I love playing it -- maybe too much, since I'm in the beginning stages of forming my embouchure and I'm supposed to concentrate on playing my main student instrument, a Shakuhachi Yuu, which I do play about 80% of the time.
Just can't stay away from those deeper tones all the time and this is a nice way for me to play them without spending too much money.
Just can't stay away from those deeper tones all the time and this is a nice way for me to play them without spending too much money.
I was detained at LAX with my 1.8 in two pieces. The security guard thought they were nunchaku.
Frederic, you're not alone
"fredr1c""fredr1c"...
Just can't stay away from those deeper tones all the time.
Frederic, you're not alone
"Perry Yung""Perry Yung"I was detained at LAX with my 1.8 in two pieces. The security guard thought they were nunchaku.
That happened to me too! "Do dese be's nunchuck widout da chain?"
Last edited by Brian Tairaku Ritchie on 2013-01-27, 02:48; edited 1 time in total
You have to put them in your suitcase if they're nobe. Two piece I take them in carry on. Usually that's OK.
Wow... Does this mean you add the top and bottom to any of the tubes with finger holes and you have the different length?
Hi Kiku,
If you look at the bottom of the pic there are actually two pieces there. One is the mouthpiece with utaguchi. The other is the "root end" or I suppose you could call it bell although it is neither. It is a piece of PVC!
You change the pitch by adding those to any of the four midsections. Bb, A, Ab, G or if you prefer to think of 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7.
Thus with a minimum of space you can carry the equivalent of 4 chokhan flutes with you and if you lose them or they're confiscated by knobs at the TSA all you have to do is order another set from Ken at a very cheap price. They are musically good, and surprisingly or maybe not, the different lengths have distinctly different personalities.
I leave my set in the car with a Yuu and I'm ready for most shakuhachi emergencies that might come up.
Ciao BR
If you look at the bottom of the pic there are actually two pieces there. One is the mouthpiece with utaguchi. The other is the "root end" or I suppose you could call it bell although it is neither. It is a piece of PVC!
You change the pitch by adding those to any of the four midsections. Bb, A, Ab, G or if you prefer to think of 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7.
Thus with a minimum of space you can carry the equivalent of 4 chokhan flutes with you and if you lose them or they're confiscated by knobs at the TSA all you have to do is order another set from Ken at a very cheap price. They are musically good, and surprisingly or maybe not, the different lengths have distinctly different personalities.
I leave my set in the car with a Yuu and I'm ready for most shakuhachi emergencies that might come up.
Ciao BR
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when I was traveling in Japan, all the airport security personnel know shakuhachi. although I was worried about it. But I can tell yours, this situation not be happen in Japan.
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