Bei Shu / Tom Deaver 2.4 Shakuhachi
Endorsed by Michael Chikuzen Gould
- $3350
Personal endorsement from shakuhachi master Michael Chikuzen Gould:
"This 2.4 is powerful and robust, without an edge. High quality bamboo with very little ji. A very reactive shakuhachi, great for all honkyoku, especially Yokoyama style. Dai Meris are easy; comparable to Miura Ryuho shakuhachi, which cost $6000. Pitches are spot on. The HI and EE notes respond very well as do all others."
This excellent shakuhachi was made by master shakuhachi craftsman Tom Deaver who lives in Japan. Tom has been making shakuhachi for 35 years.
Tom Deaver went to Japan in his mid-twenties and fell completely under the spell of the shakuhachi. He stayed on to become a live-in apprentice to one of Japan's most famous and respected master Shakuhachi craftsmen, Tamai Chikusen, from 1969 until 1975. In late 1975 he founded his own craft shop with the hearty good wishes and support of his teacher.
During his apprenticeship Tom also studied Shakuhachi playing under Hoshida Ichizan, a very senior teacher in the Tozan Sect of shakuhachi. At the end of 1973 he received the Jun Shi Han License. The licensing examination involved music composition, chanting of musical scores, playing in three different styles and writing notation as scores were played by examiners.
A few words from Tom Deaver regarding jinashi shakuhachi:
"There is often some confusion about what jinashi flutes are. For me, they are made in one piece, and do not have the smooth mirror-like finish in the bore. I do not mean that they have absolutely no ji at all. Flutes of that kind I call hochiku, like Kodama and some others make.
My jinashi have ji put in here and there and probably some bamboo removed, too. They are finished with urushi which makes them shiney inside. You can call them whatever you think is appropriate. There is no reason why this type of flute made here should not be in accord with the most popular tuning today, equal temperament. They are intended to be in tune with popular demands."
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Guarantee -
You may purchase
these shakuhachi with full confidence. If you are not
completely satisfied, you are welcome to return the flute within 7 days of receiving it for a full refund. The
flute must be returned in its original condition. The original cost of shipping and your
cost of return shipping will not be included in the
refund.
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