>Dominic,
Masayuki Koga has several shakuhachi that he lengthened and then
lacquered on the outside with black Urushi to cover the repair work.
I think Akikasu Nakamura has one too. I think it's just cosmetic,
though some might say it protects against cracking. Looks cool.
Peter
>Recently I picked up a great wooden 1.6 on EBAY. It is really a beauty and
>sounds great (It is in tune). I bought it to use it at work during my
>teaching breaks.
>
>Interestingly it is covered on the outside with black Lacquer. (The inside is
>painted brown) The other thing that is nice about it is that it is a two
>piece with shinny brass rings at the joint.
>
>Has anyone ever seen or heard of Black Lacquered shakuhachis? It has no hanko
>on it so I can't trace the maker. I'm really curious about it since it seems
>to be very well made.
>
>Thanks for any help you can give.
>Dominic
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