Re: Hochiku and Lengths

From: HeirPhoto@aol.com
Date: Sun Mar 17 2002 - 16:48:00 PST

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Tom's post on Hochiku was very informative. I was already trying to wade
through the traditional shaku/sun vs. Western scale differences and this
added a few more questions.

I know you said the Hochiku were not made to a set pitch like C or C# but did
they still conform to the standard shaku / sun sizes usually recognized for
the later Shakuhachi? Seeing as how they were really solo instruments with no
set pitch I was wondering if they were simply cut to length starting at a
convienent node and ending with the root end regardless of whether it worked
ot to 2.2, 2.3 or just somewhere in between?

The flutes I build are just that. Starting and stopping with a node and root
and sometimes falling between the recognized standards. For my solo playing
all is well but obviously mine are not for serious study or playing with a
friend.

Thanks,
Tony Miller

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         ~ The Tintype Artist ~
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            34 Perryfalls Place
     Baltimore, Maryland 21236
                  410-256-7442
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Tom's post on Hochiku was very informative. I was already trying to wade through the traditional shaku/sun vs. Western scale differences and this added a few more questions.<BR>
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I know you said the Hochiku were not made to a set pitch like C or C# but did they still conform to the standard shaku / sun sizes usually recognized for the later Shakuhachi? Seeing as how they were really solo instruments with no set pitch I was wondering if they were simply cut to length starting at a convienent node and ending with the root end regardless of whether it worked ot to 2.2, 2.3 or just somewhere in between?<BR>
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The flutes I build are just that. Starting and stopping with a node and root and sometimes falling between the recognized standards. For my solo playing all is well but obviously mine are not for serious study or playing with a friend.<BR>
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Thanks,<BR>
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