Shakuhachi, "DD"

by Mid-East

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 24 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000930TAE
• Item model number: SHGD
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,376 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #4 in Musical Instruments > Folk & World Instruments > Wind Instruments > Shakuhachis
  • #57 in Musical Instruments > Band & Orchestra > Woodwinds > Flutes

Product Description

Shakuhachi. Origin Country: India. 1.1 lbs. Made by Mid-East.

Straight 21" Bamboo pipe in "DD". 4 front holes and 1 back hole. The sound is made by blowing in the end of the flute. Hold the flute under your bottom lip and blow over the crescent cut at the top edge. These flutes are within 5-8 cents of pitch; rarely are they off by 10 cents. A cent is a unit of measuring intervals in music. Each half step (semitone) is made up of 100 cents.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gateway Drug to Wind Instruments, July 27, 2006

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Daniel Bjorndahl (Sunny, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shakuhachi, "DD"

It took me a while to figure out how to actually produce a tone with the shakuhachi, being my first use of a wind instrument, but I loved the sound...once I got it. Right now I'm still getting the hang of how to work this thing, but I can get a few notes, and I figure some googling may lead me to a resource or two that can help my playing reach a level that I can present to my friends and family without fear of being shunned.

I recommend this specific model to anyone interested in wind instruments. It has a nice sound, is incredibly inexpensive, and is large enough to be used by teenagers and adults (but I'm sure a child could use it as well!). If it's not your thing, let me tell you, it makes a nice bamboo back-scratcher.

HINT: To play the shakuhachi, blow at an angle into the curved/sloping slot/wannabe reed at the top of the instrument and put your fingers on some of the holes. Enjoy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent product, December 7, 2007

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S. Piper "Shadow" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shakuhachi, "DD"

I just recieved my DD shakuhachi today. It took me a couple minutes to figure out the right angle to get the notes, but it was fairly simple. It would have been nice if it had come with some tips on how to play it though.
It is definately a beginners shakuhachi and if want a serious shakuhachi, this isn't it.
It also is not very decorative and I'd have preferred not to have the big "DD" printed on the intrument itself. it is large and a bit hard to play with my smaller hands.
All in all though, it is a good instrument and is just as I expected it to be.

5.0 out of 5 stars Takes a bit of patience but worth it, February 9, 2012

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Cerberus - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shakuhachi, "DD"

If you are impatient or easily frustrated this instrument might not be for you. It will take some time before you will learn to play this instrument but it is worth it. If you are ok with that i would suggest looking up beginner shakuhachi videos to help you learn the proper mouth shape. It will be difficult, it took 2 weeks for me, but it makes a beautiful sound and is a great instrument you just need patience.