Hi - I have four Niemi Flute two, possible three that
I may be interested in selling. A 1.7, 1.8 and
possibly a 2.0. If your still interested I can be
reached at bblyman2000@yahoo.com off the list.
Be Well, Bob.
`--- heirphoto@comcast.net wrote:
> Peter, Don,
> Thanks for your input. I owned two myself in the
> past and was okay with te way they played. Those I
> build myself are more similar to Mr. Niemi's than
> those most would consider true shakuhachi. I play by
> myself for meditation and relaxation. The sound is
> pleasing to me (and luckily many of my customers)
> but then again I don't present them as any more than
> they are...... a simple bamboo flute for solo
> palying. Like John's mine serve to get a
> non-shakuhachi fan into palying the flute. Many have
> gone on to buy "real" flutes from better makers.
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> Those I had from John did not play as freely as mine
> do. I did have to work much harder to get consistant
> sounds. They were a test to me as a player but the
> simple, raw look and feel appealed to me. If I could
> buy bamboo that looked like the multi-shaded stuff
> John used I would likely not be looking for one of
> his flutes now.
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> Anyway, still very interested in buying one of his
> again.
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> Tony
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> > Peter Ross wrote:=20
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> > > On 2/19/05 12:51 AM, "heirphoto@comcast.net"=20
> > > wrote:=20
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> > > Hello,=20
> > > Does anyone here have a shakuhachi made by John
> Niemi in Japan=20
> > > they would be interested in selling? He made
> very natural looking=20
> > > shakuhachi, or as he called them, "simple
> flutes". I owned 2 many=20
> > > years ago and did enjoy them. It ws his CD that
> got me started=20
> > > playing and making flutes myself. I know they
> were not everyone's=20
> > > cup of tea but I would love to find one again.
> Maybe a 1.7 to 2.0=20
> > > or similar?=20
> > > Please contact me off list if you have one to
> sell,=20
> > > heirphoto@comcast.net=20
> > > Thanks,=20
> > > Tony Miller=20
> > > Haunting Winds Shakuhachi=20
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> > > > List subscription information is at:=20
> > > >
> http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/listsub.html=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > Hi Tony,=20
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> > > The reason they were/are =93not everyone's cup of
> tea=94 is that they are=20
> > > grossly out of tune. I played half a dozen and
> the scale had no, I=20
> > > repeat, no resemblance to the shakuhachi scale.
> It was obvious that=20
> > > the maker had no idea what a shakuhachi scale
> is.=20
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> > > A student of mine brought one to the lesson and
> after I explained to=20
> > > him that it would be impossible to play or learn
> traditional=20
> > > shakuhachi music on it he returned it. John
> Niemi I believe refunded=20
> > > his money, but also sent along a video
> complaining about how the=20
> > > Japanese were uptight about insisting that their
> shakuhachis have a=20
> > > specific scale!=20
> > >=20
> > > The flutes did look nice and I believe John is
> well-meaning, but it=92s=20
> > > good to know more about a flute if you are going
> to make and sell them.=20
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> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > Peter=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
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> > > Peter Ross=20
> > > http://www.cloudhandsmusic.com=20
> > > APDO 542-4100=20
> > > Grecia, Costa Rica=20
> > > Central America=20
> > > 011 (506) 494-5170=20
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> > The two I received in 1998 from him had good scale
> intervals. They were=20
> > nominally 1.8 shaku long, about 21 1/2 inches, but
> ro was closer to B=20
> > flat than the proper D. The fatter one is my
> favorite. Its ro is quite=20
> > mystical and quiets my mind whenever I play it
> purposefully. The thinner=20
> > one has a bit of a preference for the upper octave
> over the lower=20
> > octave, though.=20
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> > I thought the "original" Komuso flutes were solo
> instruments only and=20
> > didn't have to be in tune with other instruments.
> My two Niemi flutes=20
> > certainly fit that description since each one is
> only in tune with itself.=20
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> > Don=20
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