Customer Reviews

Shakuhachi, "DD"

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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.

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.

It's okay, but a better one will cost$60-$150. I wondered why it was bound in 3 places. Then I unpacked it and set it out a couple hours later I heard Ping! and Crack! It was built with Green Bamboo and the binding was to keep it from falling apart when it dried. LOL! Now it barely plays. Live and Learn;/

Flute was a nice design but arrived with numerous cracks throughout the body of it, some running the whole length. Money was refunded in a timely manner but didn't see any reason to re-order something of such poor quality.

This product is excellent as a beginner's flute. I have never been instrumentally inclined, but I was able to play this after about 5 minutes of attempting to use it. Personally, I am using it more as a meditative device than to perform with. I have never seen a high quality Shakuhachi flute in person, but this one is definitely a cheaper rendition. For such a low price though this should not be a surprise.

It is definitely still worth the purchase if you are wanting to test the waters with this type of wood instrument or to use and a meditation tool.