This is possibly a modified Nohkan. The flute was longer than the
average Nohkan to start with.
The space between the finger-holes and the hole you blow into is
noticeably longer than an ordinary Nohkan.
It was either made
that way or modified so that the sound would blend better with a
Western orchestra. It is really unique in that respect.
It is not particularly suitable for classic Noh.
It would be more appropriate for contemporary music that blends East
and West.
Understood within this context, this is an exceptional nohkan. Masa Yoshizawa was a world class musician, and extremely fussy about his instruments.
Masa played this flute on films from Jurasic Park I
to Memoirs of a Geisha,
as well as in concert halls around the world.
Price: $1000
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Tail end |
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Price: $1000.00
While these may look like your average shinobue, they're not.
When Masa wanted new flutes - yokobue or shakuhachi - he
would go to the factory and pick through as many
instruments as necessary to find ones that produced good tone and
were properly in pitch.
He was more than a bit fussy about such things
(which is a little like saying the Pope is a bit fussy about the New
Testament - no disrespect for either (Masa or the Pope) intended).
Case, closed
Case, open
Shinobue, unwrapped
Shinbue, closeup.
Sorry the photos are a bit fuzzy. No tripod.
Tsutsumi-dou #1
Price: $600
Nice, old lacquer work. Made closer to 1904 than the 2004 written in the end.



Tsutsumi-dou #2
Price: $500
Equally nice lacquer work. Probably made in 1986.



Tsutsumi-dou #3
Price: $400
New


