Thanks to everyone for their replies. Here's the summary:
To clarify my original question, I was wondering what to coat the
outside of the bamboo with. The bamboo I harvested has a very rough
texture on the surface, almost like a very fine grit of sandpaper. It
doesn't have the smooth sheen of other bamboo stock I've bought in the
past. I assume it's the species or BC weather that is the cause of this.
Or my curing technique :-)
The general consensus seems to be that you can paint bamboo with almost
anything. I am going to try a clear acrylic enamel.
As for the inside of the flute? Well...I actually don't like flutes with
the inside painted or coated. I know this bucks the trend, but I find it
makes the tone almost too clean. The raw quality of the sound is what I
like in a shakuhachi. In this world of perfectly synthesized music those
imperfections are a character I enjoy.
Thanks again to everyone for their help!
Yours,
Jay
-- Jay Daunheimer - jay@on-track.com Lute Linux / On-Track Training Ph:604-683-0020 / Fax:604-683-0045 http://www.lutelinux.com/ http://www.on-track.com/"Sometimes in dream I have violence or am meeting women. Then in dream I remember, 'I am monk.'"-Dalai Lama
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