Hi Tuscia-Falconer
Wow that sounds like a lot of fun!! Great!
You say "The otsu register plays well,
> but the upper kan is
> difficult. I suspect the shorter length"
You also say " the narrow bore is different
> but quite managable,"
And you say "The flute had shrunken from 555mm to
505mm, a ten
> percent reduction, and is
> playing a 'D' fundamental."
Are you sure that it is 505mm with D fundamental? If
so, I would guess that the bore is not narrow as you
suggest, but very wide (relative to ordinary
shakuhachi. That makes it not 1.8 but about 1.66
shaku. I which case, it may be that it is the wide
bore which is causing kan to be difficult. A short
shakuhachi in itself won't make kan difficult, but the
length in relation to the narrowness /wideness of the
bore will effect it.
Keep up the good work!
Justin
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