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See also Caring for your shakuhachi.

Creating ∞

• How to make a PVC Shakuhachi
• Specs

• http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~tuner/indexe.html

Buying ∞

Related ∞

• http://www.shakuhachi.com/R-Shaku-Okuda.html

Unsorted ∞

• http://yungflutes.com/shop/item/tsuyutoshi_moisture_cloth/
• http://yungflutes.com/shop/item/chikusing_leather_utaguchi_cap/
• http://www.shakuhachi.com/Q-Acc-FluteCases.html
• tuner - http://www.shakuhachi.com/O-PL-Accessories.html#PriceMS
• http://flutedojo.com/shakuhachi-for-sale

• http://www.mejiro-japan.com/en/products/music-shakuhachi-shinobue-nohkan/shakuhachi-flute

Beginner shakuhachi ∞

"Inexpensive"

These may have the more expensive traditional flutes, but they also have flutes explicitly for beginners (and beginner budgets).

• Mujitsu/Taimu Shakuhachi (Ken LaCosse)

  • Has both plastic beginner flutes and good quality yet inexpensive wood flutes.
• Ryuzen Shakuhachi

• [http://www.shakuhachiyuu.com/shakyuu.htm |The Shakuhachi Yuu]]

  • Recorder-like adaptor
• http://www.shakuhachi.com/TOC-PG.html

• http://myworld.ebay.com/sizzorfite_studio

  • sizzorfite_studio eBay store
  • Has various flutes.

Traditional shakuhachi ∞

"Expensive"

These links do not carry inexpensive alternative flutes. They either make them or have used stock, including antiques.

• http://www.pacificsites.net/~jneptune/

• Bei Shu Shakuhachi Workshop (Tom W. Deaver)

  • archive of old website
• Chikuzen Studios
• Justin Shakuhachi
• http://www.shakuhachizen.com/stock.html
• Yung Flutes
• http://www.nyogetsu.com/flutes.html
• http://www.jinashi.com/
• http://www.japanshakuhachi.com/newshakuhachi.html

• http://www.fides.dti.ne.jp/~sogawa/englishpage3.html

  • http://www.fides.dti.ne.jp/~sogawa/englishpage3-1.html
• http://reibo.org/shakuhachi4sale.html

• http://www.shakuhachi-shop.de/

  • For people in Europe, this is a German store.

Accessories ∞

Many of the shops listed above have accessories for sale.

• An airtight storage container. Many owners use a specialized bag with a hidden plastic layer. A plastic bag will do as long as it can be made airtight.

• A cap to protect the blowing edge.

  • Leather caps are fairly common.
  • A particularly sturdy storage container will protect the edge quite well.
  • I've seen one example of a cap made from the original bamboo the flute was made from!

• Tsuyutoshi - A cleaning cloth to remove the humidity your breath leaves on the inner bore while playing.

  • A simple fishing weight tied to a handkerchief will do.

• A carrying case.

  • Even a firm cardboard tube would work. They can be purchased from shipping supply stores. Just be certain the blowing edge is well protected!

• Chromatic Tuner

  • Looks pretty good!