Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse

About Me

Brand new Mujitsu Taimu Shakuhachi now available.
Welcome to the Mujitsu Shakuhachi MySpace site. Here you'll find shakuhachi flutes made by Ken LaCosse of San Francisco, California. Mujitsu Shakuhachi are played by students, teachers and professional musicians throughout the world. These shakuhachi are made using a meticulous, hand adjusted bore technique called 'jinashi.' With this method, the natural shape of the bore of the flute is used as much as possible, carefully adjusting only where necessary.

Listen to the selections above for artists who play and record with Mujitsu Shakuhachi.

For more details about Mujitsu Shakuhachi including a complete list of shakuhachi in stock, please check out: Mujitsu Shakuhachi.

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Thanks!

Ken LaCosse
Available HERE
Mujitsu Taimu shakuhachi are featured exclusively on a new album "Taimu" by Brian Tairaku Ritchie and Shakuhachi Club Milwaukee. Joining SCM are Femmes expert percussionist John Sparrow and upright bass magician Dave Gelting. The music is a cohesive blend of jazz originals, compositions by Ayler/Monk, Japanese honkyoku and improvisation. Take a look. Also, check out the Taimu Recording Photos!
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Listen to Mujitsu Shakuhachi on "Ryoanji" by Brian Tairaku Ritchie.
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Check out VIOLENT FEMMES website!
Go to live chat!
The Taimu Shakuhachi Story with Ken LaCosse and Brian Tairaku Ritchie.
"Blues For Aida" Brian Tairaku Ritchie, John Sparrow, Ken LaCosse
Horst Xenmeister speaks.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/20/2006
Band Website: mujitsu.com
Band Members: Ken LaCosse - Shakuhachi Flute Maker
Influences: Wind
Water
Foghorns
Bamboo ..
Sounds Like: Everything
Record Label: Thylacine Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Shakuhachi on Ebay - Ideas for new makers

On the shakuhachi forum, the subject of shakuhachi on Ebay comes up periodically. Many questions have been raised about the accuracy of the descriptions of "shakuhachi" offered. The following su...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:36:00 PST

Television Flu Blues

Last week I had the flu. One universal by-product of the flu is an excessive amount of television viewing. I’m not a big fan of cable news, but during the day, it’s either that or "Judge J...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:52:00 PST

New Taimu Recording

Michael Chikuzen Gould plays Taimu Shakuhachi on thetrack "Komuso Nagashi" on the new CD "Monshogodo." Sebastien Gishin Cyr accompanies Micheal with Buddhistchanting.Listen to Komuso NagashiConcerning...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:28:00 PST

Composer Frank Denyer and Taimu.

New Composition for Taimu - Widely acclaimed British composer Frank Denyer is in the process of composing a piece for Taimu Shakuhachi and shakuhachi player Kiku Day. Kiku will perform the pie...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:49:00 PST

Form and Emptiness

RICEBAG: Scientific evidence suggests that it is the empty space and not the material which is responsible for the sound of a shakuhachi. However, some feel that thematerial matters as well. Whi...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:56:00 PST

Why Bother with Shakuhachi?

"The father of every good work is discontent, and its mother is diligence" -Lajos Kassak RICEBAG: Like any art, shakuhachi making is friend to failure. FUYO: Why bother? RICEBAG: ...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:33:00 PST

Four Haiku

shakuhachi maker working judging the fly ball from the crack of the bat _ patiently sanding the root soft static of the radio ball game _ visiting team sitting on different wood _ fortunate brea...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:37:00 PST

Ive been hacked!! Warning!!

Unfortunately I signed onto a fake myspace sign in page and was hacked. I'm back on now (hacker free) with a new password. If you've received any out of the ordinary comments from my username in the l...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:45:00 PST

Inline or offset holes?

There is a point when a shakuhachi becomes so long and wide that the holes need to be offset (or off center) rather than inline to make it playable. Here are some ideas and suggestions about this poin...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:51:00 PST

Mujitsu Shakuhachi TV

For those interested in the fast paced world of shakuhachi flutemaking, I now have a workshop webcam. Periodically, I'll broadcast some steps in the shakuhachi making process. Check out all the action...
Posted by Mujitsu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:57:00 PST