A vertically-held bamboo flute, made from from bamboo, with four front finger holes and one for the thumb. A traditional Japanese instrument, it now has become available worldwide, and student instruemnts may be made of other materials. Makers (8) Organizations (8) Performers (31) Shopping@ (4) 1. 2004 New York Shakuhachi Festival - Details about programs, performers, teachers and registration for July and August 2004. 2. Let's Play the Bamboo Flute - Instructions for building a flute from PVC pipe and related software for use with Windows and Macintosh. [Part of a bilingual Japanese/English site] 3. Michael A. Firman's Shakuhachi Page - An American amateur player's site, with photos of contemporary Japanese masters from the 1998 Boulder, Colorado World Shakuhachi Festival. 4. Shaku Design - Technical resource information, tuning, maintenance, mouthpieces, and construction. 5. Tai Hei Shakuhachi - Resources with playing guides, craft manuals, books, sheet music, recordings, teacher directory, buying guide. Manufacturer of cast bore bamboo flutes. 6. The Shakuhachi Mailing List Web Archive - Descriptive articles, FAQs and other resources for shakuhachi enthusiasts, players, performers and listlurkers. Articles on Hochiku versus Shakuhachi, and mailing flutes. 7. Yahoo! Groups : komuso - Mailing list for all levels of experience. 8. Yahoo! Groups : sfbayshakuhachi - San Francisco Bay Area mailing list. 9. Yahoo! Groups : Shakuhachi-Oz - Australian focused mailing list for performers, teachers, students and others. 10. Yahoo! Groups : shakuhachisectofeasternusa - Mailing list for experienced players and newcomers. 11. Fuke-Shû Shakuhachi - History and facts of the Fuke-Shû sect, and the bamboo flute played by Zen Monks to attain enlightment. [English/French/Japanese] 12. Kotodama - Shakuhachi Tips by Kaoru Kakizakai - translated by Zachary Braverman. Also includes a blog - Kyushu Journal. 13. Shakuhachi New York - Dedicated to fostering the study and performance of Shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo Flute). A Guide to the Shakuhachi community in New York. 14. Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies - Summer camp in the Rockies for learning with masters of the tradition.

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