Hi,
>If the pvc shakuhachi is well made it's not a problem to play at
>least two and a half octaves. You play silver flute, but may not be
>used to the shakuhachi mouthpiece. Give it some time. You
>shouldn't have to "overblow" much.
Peter
>Hello to everybody! Greetings from Spain!
>
>I have built seven PVC shakuhachis (1.8, tuned in D)
>
>I can get all notes of lower (otsu) octave with nice and rich
>sounds, but I have put all my efforts to get any sound of high (kan)
>octave with no results but the first two notes (ro and tsu). I've
>tried hard to 'overblow' to get these sounds. Actually I play silver
>flute with no troubles....These are my theories:
>
>1. The PVC pipe cannot reach such high frecuencies because of its
>rigid structure...
>2. My technique is wrong.
>
>What's wrong with PVC and Kan octave??
>
>Please, enlighten me with your wisdom...
>
>Thanks in advance.
-- Peter Ross http://www.cloudhandsmusic.com P.O. Box 55055 Seattle, WA 98155 206-587-7262 206-364-2341 FAX ____________________________________________________
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