Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

That red-brown 2.4... how do you make bamboo look like that? The root suggests that the bamboo itself is roughly normal in color but the rest of it goes between reddish brown and dark brown. It doesn't really look like urushi coating, at least not one that has spread out evenly. Is there something on top of the bamboo or does the bamboo itself seriously look like that?

Anyway, nice flutes. If you are taking requests, take a picture of all the flutes with decorations on them. That is, unnatural decorations that weren't in the bamboo such as paintings, carvings and such. You already posted a handful of those in various contexts but it would be nice to see a group shot of whatever nice you are still hiding from us.

Tairaku wrote:

The 2.4 bamboo is susudake, smoked bamboo.

Maybe I will have to make a "Pay Per View" if you want to see all the little details and closeups.

Nice flutes Brian!!

Would a Picture of me wearing my Fundoshi holding a Shakuhachi be considred as Shakuhachi porn also ?

Here's another one: Myoan nobekan from 2.5-1.6 L to R.

Gishin wrote:

Would a Picture of me wearing my Fundoshi holding a Shakuhachi be considred as Shakuhachi porn also ?

Just asking the question might qualify.

Here's my own contribution to the shakuhachi-porn industry.

From L to R: 1.6 Kyomudo jiari, 1.7 unknown jiari, 1.8 Kyomudo jiari, 1.9 (as of yet unknown) jiari, 2.0 inga jiari, 2.45 shoudo jiari, 3.3 shoudo jinashi

I think this thread is getting to be a little too much for me... I'm getting hot flashes.

One thing I really dislike about my shakuhachi passion is that my craving for better and more beautiful shakuhachi is about as un-buddhalike as one can get.  Such a painful paradox.

Here's my (well, not quite yet, the transaction isn't complete yet) new hocchiku from Brian Tairaku Ritchie. You can click on the images to get a bigger picture:












BTW, it sounds great too. If anyone knows if I should be doing anything to help keep the decorations intact please let me know.

Last edited by radi0gnome (2008-02-05 10:08:38)

radi0gnome wrote:

Also, and just to clarify I think we're talking about Tairaku's second picture in this thread, isn't that left-most long one not bamboo too? Maybe plastic???

Yeah, it's plastic. It's from the same thread that I mentioned which you can read here:

http://shakuhachiforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=2079

Interestingly enough, the end of the bore on that one seems to be pretty huge as well. Given that those are both from the same maker, I wonder if all of his flutes are like that or if these just happen to be exceptions.

Hi radiOgnome, the hotchiku looks beautiful, do you know who made it?

I suggest just leaving the calligraphy alone; wabi-sabi, and all that....

...just play it.

eB

Last edited by edosan (2008-01-31 09:05:15)

fouw wrote:

Hey these are  REALLY erotic pictures Tairaku !
Genuine leather saddle.....look at those handlebars....those slim rims....(Ambrosio?)
I can't make out  a hanko on the frame, but what's on the end of the spokes? Never seen those before.
A Beauty !

cheers, Kees

Spoken like a true Dutchman. Bike capital of Europe. (Actually not, Ferrara is, but that's another post.)

Calfee bamboo frame. Carbon fiber joinery. Brooks saddle. The rest is custom. A very smooth ride. Only 3 speeds. I hate gears. Generally I ride fixed gear or at least single speed free wheel. I got this for Hobart, which is quite hilly.

Windom wrote:

You need to balance that with a few shakuhachi made of Reynolds 853.

Nah! Tange Ultimate....