Hey Mark -
Yes, and he has them in black for a dollar more! A whoppin' big $4.95!
You only live once, Mark! Go for it!
Gene
> Hi Folks:
>
> I've been planning to drive down there for weeks and buy a 1/2 dozen or so
> hand picked ones.
> Hopefully I will find the time in the next couple of weeks.
> I talked to the proprietor on the phone and he said that had something
like
> 120 of them
> at the moment. If anyone is interested I can let you know what I find
out,
> but I have to say I agree with Gene, the appeal for those of us slobs that
> would ever
> consider using something so cheap is in fact, above and beyond financial
> considerations,
> the idea of *using* something so cheap.
>
> m.
>
>
>
> My favorite place to find At 07:18 PM 11/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hey, Duke - are you kidding us? What do you want for $3.95!
> >
> >I paid $250 for the madake root culm I'm making into a shakuhachi just
now,
> >and it's not world class at all. But it's also definitely not 63 times
> >better than these $3.95 culms!
> >
> >I didn't profess something for nothing, and I'm disappointed you
apparently
> >somehow thought I was.
> >
> >I have no idea where this "common market" of yours is, but for dumb new
> >beginners, like I am, who just want to play around making a very basic,
> >cheap, shakuhachi, two of the four I bought would work just fine. And I
AM
> >going to finish them the two of them out, just for fun. Even if you
don't
> >appreciate that thought, Watazumi-Do would have.
> >
> >And yes, you can see them on my web site at www.shakuhachi.ws.
> >
> >Relax, Duke!
> >
> >Gene
> >
> >
> > > I think you should post a picture of what they sent you. I bought a
few
> >from
> > > them about 1-2 years ago and what I received was immature madake -
thin
> > > walls, small roots. You can probably make a flute out of them but the
> >bamboo
> > > is definitely not in the same league as the ones you see in the common
> > > market.
> > >
> > > You do get what you pay for.
> > >
> > >
> > > Duke.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Gene" <oldmanriver@alltel.net>
> > > >Reply-To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
> > > >To: <Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu>
> > > >Subject: cheap root culms!
> > > >Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:06:15 -0500
> > > >
> > > >Hey, all you dumb new shakuhachi beginners - like I am - if you want
to
> > > >just play around making a shakuhahci, or practice doing the same,
I've
> > > >found just the place for you and me!
> > > >
> > > >I recently bought a really fine quality Chiba madake root culm, and
am
> > > >making my first serious shakuhachi out of it. But, just to have some
> > > >bamboo I could practice on and such, I bought four root culms from
> > > >http://www.franksupply.com/ at a whoppin' $3.95 each.
> > > >
> > > >And guess what! They're not bad at all! I wish I could post a
picture
> > > >here to show you! You could definitely make a respectable shakuhachi
out
> > > >of any one of them, and one is so good I AM going to turn it into a
> > > >shakuhachi!
> > > >
> > > >And, at $3.95 a pop, you can buy a half dozen!
> > > >
> > > >Have fun!
> > > >
> > > >Dr. Gene Neill
> > > >www.shakuhachi.ws
> > > >
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