@@manymoonsflutes that's really amazing! It's the first time I see a shakuhachi made of branch, and not of bamboo, and it sounds and looks gorgeously. Was it hard to tune it across both octaves? I thought it was really challenging on branch flutes due to their curviness. Really amazing!
@@elanulv_flutes thank so much! This one worked out well. I have tried other branch shakus that didn’t tune right so I’m still working on making them consistent… I think if the bore tapers slightly smaller towards the bottom it helps keep the second octave from being flat… so when you carve you can leave the walls a little thicker at the bottom. I have a good formula for placing the holes that I can share with you if you want. 🙏🙏🪶
Beautiful! Wow. How many octaves does it play?
Thanks so much! It plays all the way through 2, and a player better than me could maybe go a little into the 3rd octave 🙏
@@manymoonsflutes that's really amazing! It's the first time I see a shakuhachi made of branch, and not of bamboo, and it sounds and looks gorgeously. Was it hard to tune it across both octaves? I thought it was really challenging on branch flutes due to their curviness. Really amazing!
@@elanulv_flutes thank so much! This one worked out well. I have tried other branch shakus that didn’t tune right so I’m still working on making them consistent… I think if the bore tapers slightly smaller towards the bottom it helps keep the second octave from being flat… so when you carve you can leave the walls a little thicker at the bottom. I have a good formula for placing the holes that I can share with you if you want. 🙏🙏🪶