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The Yuu shakuhachi offers a very affordable and decent flute that is adequate both for beginners, as a basic entry level flute, as well as more advanced players who are seeking a flute to take to the beach or to the woods or to the desert. The Shakuhachi Yuu is the finest inexpensive flute available at the present time. I am a professional musician and I teach shakuhachi in Montréall. I endorse the Shakuhachi Yuu fully. It is a very good student instrument and great back-up for professional shakuhachi players. I also find your Shakuhachi Yuu very handy for a tough task—jazz clubs, outside concerts and cold weather! Recently I played the plastic Yuu Shakuhachi for the first time. And I am really impressed by it. This is an instrument that I can give to beginning students who do not yet have a shakuhachi of their own. Now they can experience how it feels to play a real shakuhachi, because this instrument is in many ways comparable with a good quality shakuhachi. The weight makes it feel like a genuine madake shakuhachi. Another very good quality for beginning students is that it is rather easy to produce a tone and the tone quality is strong and pure. And all this for a rather cheap price. As for myself, I am very glad to have found this instrument. Now I can take my shakuhachi wherever I want to go without having to be afraid it will be damaged. And also, now I can take a bath and play my own music...great! __________
This listing is for the Shakuhachi Yuu with a Yuu Adapter. The Adapter is a fabulous device to assist the beginning shakuhachi player, or for simply turning your Shakuhachi Yuu into a mystical sounding Native American flute! Simply insert the Yuu Adapter into the top end of the Shakuhachi Yuu, start blowing. You will get instant and effortless sound! This is an excellent tool for becoming familiar with the finger placement and basic scale on the shakuhachi, without having to focus any attention on the embouchure (mouth position). This is also a wonderful device for children who are learning to play the shakuhachi. Being able to play the shakuhachi in such a simple way will keep a child amused and interested in the instrument until they are ready to attempt the greater challenge of the embouchure. Please note: When using the Shakuhachi Yuu Adapter, it will enable you to familiarize yourself with the finger placement and the basic pentatonic scale of the shakuhachi. However, you will not be able to play traditional shakuhachi techniques that require dedicated practice of the fingerings and mouth position, without the use of the Yuu Adapter. Attention Native American flute players! This great little adapter will also magically transform the Shakuhachi Yuu into a mystical sounding, breathy Native American flute! The shakuhachi uses the same basic pentatonic minor scale as the Native American flute. So when the adapter is added, you can get some of the same mystical tonal qualities as the native flute. In addition, you can use your creativity to move your fingers around quite rapidly without having to focus at all on the usual shakuhachi embouchure. With the adaptor, you can play all the way up to the “A” note on the second octave (Kan Chi), by simply blowing with more force. Will the Shakuhachi Yuu Adapter work with other shakuhachi?
The outside diameter of the Shakuhachi Yuu Adapter, where it enters into the shakuhachi mouthpiece is 13/16″ or 21mm (and it will compress inward just a bit). The adapter joint is also covered with a piece of soft felt fabric. This adapter is designed specifically for the Shakuhachi Yuu. However, if you want to experiment using this adaptor with your bamboo instrument, you may do so only if the size and shape of the bore on your shakuhachi is compatible. Please use common sense! Do not try to force the adaptor into any flute where it does not fit easily and naturally, so as to not scratch or damage the bore of your flute. Viewing the last photo on this page, you will see the Shakuhachi Yuu Adaptor fit perfectly into a professional bamboo 1.8 shakuhachi. PLEASE NOTE! ___________________________ |