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and really... why do we need urushi in the first place.
much nicer sound without. and playing the bamboo instead of the lacquer.
anyone?
:-)
On 12 Jul 2007, at 01:24, Kiku Day wrote:
> Hi there.
>
> I got to this discussion quite late as I am traveling a lot of =20
> collect shakuhachi from different makers...
> which again means...
> I have had new experiences with urushi!
>
> I have never reacted to urushi during the 18 years I have played =20
> shakuhachi. I usually play unlacquered shakuhachi, but will, of =20
> course, take a new shakuhachi up now and then and play - without =20
> any problem until recently.
>
> But this time around, I have had quite severe reactions. And for me =20=
> it has so far been black urushi, but I am reacting to urushi used =20
> by some makers... and not others (also if I play new instruments =20
> with urushi). The first time I reacted, I had a swollen eye like =20
> David and a blistered chin. Note: eye - not eyes! I am, after all, =20
> here in Japan to research in shakuhachi making, and by chance I =20
> found out that my "eye infection" (which I first thought it was) =20
> came from sticking my eye up the flute (e.g., looking into them) =20
> with my right eye! I was looking and writing down how much of the =20
> nodes were left etc.
> It is absolutely terrible to have swollen eye(s), so I also went to =20=
> the doctor, who prescribed medicine and a mild cream with steroid =20
> (which I really didn't want to use, but hey...). With powerful =20
> medicine my urushi reaction quickly disappeared (at least I had =20
> eyesight on my left eye). Then I got my hands on some other =20
> shakuhachi a couple of weeks later, and within 30 minutes of =20
> examining them, measuring them etc I got a reaction. This time I =20
> could even follow where on my body my left hand had been... such as =20=
> scratching my right armpit as I had a milder reaction there (and =20
> the shakuhachi came nowhere near my armpit)!!!
>
> So for now, I am being very careful with urushi!
> At least I got a good urushi story out of it! It can be dangerous =20
> to do research into shakuhachi!!!
> But I do wonder why I get my first urushi reaction after 18 years.
>
> Hope you are all well though!
> Kiku
>
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14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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late as I am traveling a lot of collect shakuhachi from different =
makers...</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">which again means...</DIV><DIV =
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margin-left: 0px; ">I have had new experiences with urushi!</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I have =
never reacted to urushi during the 18 years I have played shakuhachi. I =
usually play unlacquered shakuhachi, but will, of course, take a new =
shakuhachi up now and then and play - without any problem until =
recently.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">But this time around, I have had quite severe =
reactions. And for me it has so far been black urushi, but I am reacting =
to urushi used by some makers... and not others (also if I play new =
instruments with urushi). The first time I reacted, I had a swollen eye =
like David and a blistered chin. Note: eye - not eyes! I am, after all, =
here in Japan to research in shakuhachi making, and by chance I found =
out that my "eye infection" (which I first thought it was) came from =
sticking my eye up the flute (e.g., looking into them) with my right =
eye! I was looking and writing down how much of the nodes were left =
etc.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">It is absolutely terrible to =
have swollen eye(s), so I also went to the doctor, who prescribed =
medicine and a mild cream with steroid (which I really didn't want to =
use, but hey...). With powerful medicine my urushi reaction quickly =
disappeared (at least I had eyesight on my left eye). Then I got my =
hands on some other shakuhachi a couple of weeks later, and within 30 =
minutes of examining them, measuring them etc I got a reaction. This =
time I could even follow where on my body my left hand had been... such =
as scratching my right armpit as I had a milder reaction there (and the =
shakuhachi came nowhere near my armpit)!!!</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
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min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">So for now, I =
am being very careful with urushi!</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">At least I =
got a good urushi story out of it! It can be dangerous to do research =
into shakuhachi!!!</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">But I do wonder why I get =
my first urushi reaction after 18 years.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
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