I do believe Duke has quite a point. I too have
ordered from franks quite a few times and noticed what
they send you is quite random (and usually very
thin)which left ME feeling robbed.
But I didnt give up the fourth time, I tried again.
This time, I gave the lady there my measurements and
ideal bore sizes of the 7 pieces I wanted. She told
me that they had pieces around those sizes and sent
the package. But, when i finally recieved the
package, it was 7 pieces of the same stuff I got
before- Yep.... Feeling robbed again! :(
Of course, we all have diffrent experences with people
and places. I would certianly encourage people to
order a few pieces due to the random factor. Who
knows, you may get something good. As for me, well..
I cant do it any more- I've been seriously spoiled. :)
I wonder if its possible to hand-select your own
pieces of "Shakuhachi Flute Blanks". Has anyone been
there or maybe lives near franks?
As for Watasumi-do... Gene, You may have a good point.
:)
Cheers,
Isaac
--- Gene <oldmanriver@alltel.net> 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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