Shakuhachi For Sale
Note: 3/19/2024 - I've moved to Europe and we're still looking for a home. I'm hoping to be settled and have new shakuhachi available for sale by mid to late summer. Thank you for waiting! Many great shakuhachi to come...!
Here you'll find my handcrafted shakuhachi for sale. Working the bamboo is my way of life alongside teaching my students which brings everything full circle. It all begins with bamboo...
You can read more about my approach to crafting shakuhachi below or continue down the page to see my shakuhachi for sale.
The true sound of bamboo - Jinashi and Jimori
The true sound of bamboo is boundless variety, from which I handcraft Jinashi and Jimori natural bamboo bore shakuhachi (地無し•地盛り). In order to bring about harmony, I carefully work each unique bamboo bore by making small, yet crucial adjustments at key points. They stand in stark contrast to Jinuri/'Jiari' and 'cast-bore' type shakuhachi which completely fill and form the inside of bamboo with paste or glue into a shape which is not found in bamboo naturally.
In a sense, handcrafting my Jinashi and Jimori natural bamboo bore shakuhachi is like brushing original oil paintings, while producing Jinuri/Jiari and 'cast-bores' is similar to faithfully copying one image, over and over again. Of course, all of these methods deserve equal respect and contribute to the total variety of shakuhachi we can enjoy. With my work, I wish to celebrate bamboo, both inside and out. Please enjoy the wonderful diversity below and I hope you'll find that some of my shakuhachi resonate with you.
- To learn more about this with the aid of images and video see, Types of shakuhachi; Jinashi and Jimori vs. Jiari/Jinuri and 'cast-bores'.
Other useful things to read
- Shakuhachi buying guide - how to buy shakuhachi
Including insight into shakuhachi prices or value. - The Shakuhachi
All about the essence of the shakuhachi or what sets it apart from other flutes. - Japanese Madaké Bamboo for Shakuhachi
All about Japanese Madaké bamboo for shakuhachi. - Shakuhachi bore sizes: wide, medium, and narrow - a ratio of volume to length
- Traditional tapered shakuhachi bores vs. cylindrical bore flutes, such as pvc.
- No 'Best' Shakuhachi
An essay about how there's no such thing as the 'best' shakuhachi. - The Shaku and Shakuhachi
All about the shaku lengths; 1.8, 1.9, 2.0 and so on.
Root End shakuhachi for sale
Murei 'No Bell' shakuhachi for sale
I craft my Murei shakuhachi from meticulously selected 'above root' bamboo which I fine-tune to the same high standards as my root ends. To learn more see About Murei ‘No Bell’ Shakuhachi , or continue down below to see my Murei shakuhachi for sale.
- [More soon, moving shop]
Past works sold
While I've been crafting and selling shakuhachi full-time for over twenty years, this list of past works is relatively recent, beginning in 2023 with my new website.
Sold root end shakuhachi
2023 (sorted by length)- 2.0 'C' root end shakuhachi - $1,200 (4-23)
- 2.4 'A' root end jimori shakuhachi - $2,128 (5-23)
- 2.7 'G' root end jimori shakuhachi $1,180 (5-23)
- 2.8 'G' root end jinashi shakuhachi - $1,280 (5-23)
Sold Murei ‘No Bell’ shakuhachi
2023 (sorted by length)
- 2.4 'A' Murei shakuhachi - $500 (4-23)
- 3.1 'F' Murei shakuhachi - $500 (4-23)