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<P>This is my first mailing to the list. I’m from Ireland but am presently living and studying the shakuhachi in Hiroshima. On the topic of ji-nashi. I am presently put the finishing touches to my first shakuhachi (hassun). Please forgive me but I am only a novice at making shakuhachi. It has a good breathy tone and is well tuned up to re in the second octave. Previous messages talked about shakuhachi being partly and fully gi-nashi. How much of the wall does one retain so a shakuhachi is termed gi-nashi? Can anyone tell me if it’s possible to tune the upper register and retain the timbre of a gi-nashi instrument? Will widening/reshaping the holes or reshaping the utaguchi help? Any guidance will be appreciated. Philip Horan.</P>
<P>On another topic, does anyone know if the bi-annual Shakuhachi Honkyoku Kenso-Taikai are still held? I came across them in my reading today and would like to attend.</P></DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at <a href="http://www.hotmail.com">http://www.hotmail.com>.<br></p></html>