interesting video w shakuhachi |
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Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:07:00 PST |
Empty new sounds |
I put another one up today. Empty. It's an improv, which means no rehearsing or notes, all moment to moment. I played it on this 2.2 Bb (b flat) (SOLD) Abayo jon...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:53:00 PST |
Another special email |
Here is an email from someone who received one of my shakuhachi."Hello, JonMay I simply say Domo Arrigato!!The jinashi just arrived and it was a case of "love from the first tone!" Honestly...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:43:00 PST |
Teachers are playing my eBay sound files in music class! |
I got this email just now!"Hello - I love your music! My son Richard heard your flute in music class and since has wanted one - he is 12 years old and also a lover of Japan and its language."...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:14:00 PST |
People are hungry for traditional shakuhachi knowledge |
I have been receiving a lot of emails from people wishing to buy my free instructional kit which I give to eBay auction winners. It warms my heart that people want to learn the traditional characters...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:40:00 PST |
My History |
I have been asked this a lot lately so I put it here from my site gwflutes.com/history"As a child I studied the plant art of Bonsai with my father. Around age thirteen I became immersed in the Martia...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:59:00 PST |
two shakuhachi jinashi bamboo flutes bound for Japan |
I just finished two 1.8 Torachiku black bamboo root ends for a business man in Japan with a Jun-shihan (Almost master). He plans to sell them. It feels good to send my flutes to Nippon. Click pictures...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:11:00 PST |
A Good Day |
I had a really good day today. When I got home an email was waiting for me that I thought was really touching and means a lot to me for many reason."Thank you for placing the 1.8 "D" Jinashi Shakuhach...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:15:00 PST |
Take no Kokoro |
Take No Kokoro (The Heart of Bamboo) by Kurahashi Yodo Sensei A shakuhachi is a single length of bamboo. We often refer to it simply by the word "bamboo"which consists o...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:08:00 PST |
Ainu The Indigenous People Of Japan |
Ainu Museum Home PageWikipedia on Ainu People...
Posted by Shakuhachi Jon on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:02:00 PST |
