Hi Folks:
I've been planning to drive down there for weeks and buy a 1/2 dozen or so
hand picked ones.
Hopefully I will find the time in the next couple of weeks.
I talked to the proprietor on the phone and he said that had something like
120 of them
at the moment. If anyone is interested I can let you know what I find out,
but I have to say I agree with Gene, the appeal for those of us slobs that
would ever
consider using something so cheap is in fact, above and beyond financial
considerations,
the idea of *using* something so cheap.
m.
My favorite place to find At 07:18 PM 11/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey, Duke - are you kidding us? What do you want for $3.95!
>
>I paid $250 for the madake root culm I'm making into a shakuhachi just now,
>and it's not world class at all. But it's also definitely not 63 times
>better than these $3.95 culms!
>
>I didn't profess something for nothing, and I'm disappointed you apparently
>somehow thought I was.
>
>I have no idea where this "common market" of yours is, but for dumb new
>beginners, like I am, who just want to play around making a very basic,
>cheap, shakuhachi, two of the four I bought would work just fine. And I AM
>going to finish them the two of them out, just for fun. Even if you don't
>appreciate that thought, Watazumi-Do would have.
>
>And yes, you can see them on my web site at www.shakuhachi.ws.
>
>Relax, Duke!
>
>Gene
>
>
> > I think you should post a picture of what they sent you. I bought a few
>from
> > them about 1-2 years ago and what I received was immature madake - thin
> > walls, small roots. You can probably make a flute out of them but the
>bamboo
> > is definitely not in the same league as the ones you see in the common
> > market.
> >
> > You do get what you pay for.
> >
> >
> > Duke.
> >
> >
> > >From: "Gene" <oldmanriver@alltel.net>
> > >Reply-To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
> > >To: <Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu>
> > >Subject: cheap root culms!
> > >Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:06:15 -0500
> > >
> > >Hey, all you dumb new shakuhachi beginners - like I am - if you want to
> > >just play around making a shakuhahci, or practice doing the same, I've
> > >found just the place for you and me!
> > >
> > >I recently bought a really fine quality Chiba madake root culm, and am
> > >making my first serious shakuhachi out of it. But, just to have some
> > >bamboo I could practice on and such, I bought four root culms from
> > >http://www.franksupply.com/ at a whoppin' $3.95 each.
> > >
> > >And guess what! They're not bad at all! I wish I could post a picture
> > >here to show you! You could definitely make a respectable shakuhachi out
> > >of any one of them, and one is so good I AM going to turn it into a
> > >shakuhachi!
> > >
> > >And, at $3.95 a pop, you can buy a half dozen!
> > >
> > >Have fun!
> > >
> > >Dr. Gene Neill
> > >www.shakuhachi.ws
> > >
> >
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