Hi everyone!
I have a question about the history of the shakuhachi. Today's
shakuhachi as we know it came into existence in the 18th century. As far
as I know, before that it was similar to the Chinese xiao, its ancestors
(or is it?). I am curious of the following: what prompted these major
changes in terms of type of bamboo (i.e. using madake instead of a
thinner bamboo), the shapes of the utabuchi adn the use of 4 layers of
roots.
I did not find anything pertinent on that so far.Does Christopher
Blasdel say anything about that in his book?
Thanks a lot
Let the sound of shakuhachi the sound of peace, inner and outer!
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Bruno Deschenes
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