On 02.1.15 2:29 PM, "edBeaty" <edosan@indra.com> wrote:
> Stubble.......almost worse than full blown (no pun...) beard hair.
>
Sometimes I like playing with using one of the fingerholes as the
mouthpiece, turning the shakuhachi into a transverse flute.
I still can't play behind my head, though, like my hero Jimi Hendrix...
> Air seal: important, but not as paramount as one would think. Try the
> following interesting excercise---works best for those who've been
> playing long enough to have pretty solid and consistent tone, but
> anyone can pull it off:
>
> ---hold the shakuhachi in normal playing position...now rotate it 180
> degrees so that the four holes are down and the ri hole is uppermost.
>
> Now cover, say, the three or so holes nearest the blowing end (that's
> the hardest part...) and blow on the flute, using the curved, blunt,
> BOTTOM of the mouthpiece as the blowing edge.
>
> Remarkably good sound, nicht wahr? If you've got really weird
> fingers, you can even play otsu RO...
>
> eB
>
>> Dear Shakuhachi folk,
>> I find that even a short
>> stubble adversely effects my playing...I have to shave before
>> practise, and always take an electric shaver in my bag if I am
>> performing somewhere. Correct me if I'm wrong...I think a good air
>> seal is as critical at the mouthpiece as it is at any of the finger
>> holes.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bill.
>
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