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i have been reading about shakuhachi with no holes? is this common? do a lot of people have and use these?
i also read something about kinkos' comp, or something like that? i guess it is a piece to be played on a shakuhachi with no holes? how can i find out more about this?
are there any recordings of pieces played on shakuhachi with no holes?
thank you
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There is a piece by Kikusui Kofu in volume II of the annals of the International Shakuhachi Society which is for the 'no-holes shakuhachi'. It can also be played by just covering up the holes and playing Ro and its harmonics! I don't believe many people use no-hole shakuhachi but it is certainly a great way to ro-buki! I have several shakuhachi in the early stage of construction still with no holes that I love to blow.
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I play a 42.375 inch (1076+mm) "drone flute" made by Perry Yung. It plays a perfectly centered RO at D3, (the D below middle C). It has provided many hours of breath control, tone color, note shape, meri/kari, and a few other practices. I have found it to be a valuable tool, with the added bonus that I feel really good when I put it down for the day. (Except that putting _any_flute down the the day doesn't feel all that wonderful.) 8^)
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A *real* no-hole flute would have no holes - including the one you blow into. Very zen.
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