Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

tddy934 · 2010-05-29 19:46:32

Hello I live in southern California and I was wondering where a cheap place to buy bamboo is.
Whether it be a web site actual place,
And please give a guesstimate on how much it is.
-Thanks

Derek Van Choice · 2010-05-29 20:41:50

Check out http://www.franksupply.com/bamboo/bambo … luteblanks - they have varying sizes of shakuhachi blanks for around $8.25 each. It's been years since I purchased any there but they're still listed on the site. As I remember, they get a few shipments per year, and a few local builders coordinate to be there on or shortly after the day of delivery to snag the gems.

Where in so cal are you?

Last edited by Derek Van Choice (2010-05-29 20:42:48)

tddy934 · 2010-05-30 00:55:40

Derek Van Choice wrote:
Check out http://www.franksupply.com/bamboo/bambo … luteblanks - they have varying sizes of shakuhachi blanks for around $8.25 each. It's been years since I purchased any there but they're still listed on the site. As I remember, they get a few shipments per year, and a few local builders coordinate to be there on or shortly after the day of delivery to snag the gems.

Where in so cal are you?

Thanks for the reply.
I live in victorville, it's between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Taldaran · 2010-05-30 01:23:48

Yeah the entire last batch I purchased from franks were pretty much unuseable. Very thin walled, badly twisted, or damaged. In the past I could count on at least 8 out of 12 culms being good enough to use. Not anymore.

Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

#1 2010-05-29 19:46:32

Where is a cheap place to buy bamboo?

#2 2010-05-29 20:41:50

Re: Where is a cheap place to buy bamboo?

#3 2010-05-30 00:55:40

Re: Where is a cheap place to buy bamboo?

Derek Van Choice wrote:

#4 2010-05-30 01:23:48

Re: Where is a cheap place to buy bamboo?

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