Repair

Jason Anstey · 26th December 2006, 10:22 AM

... it is a bit different from a recorder, you need to breath rather than blow. You need to relax and breath from the bottom of your stomach. Blow as hard as you can and you will get no sound. Relax and breath into it and you get the notes. It is reputed as being one is not the hardest woodwind instrument to master. Suffice it to say I am crap at it

David · 26th December 2006, 01:03 PM

I have played the Andean flutes (well, let's just say i have gotten clear and consistant notes out of them

) I find shakuhachi much MUCH more difficult. Now beer meditation on the other hand...

Happy Boxing Day guys!

Jason Anstey · 26th December 2006, 01:13 PM

Happy boxing day fellas,

Yep, Beer Zen is much easier!

Cheers

Jason

A. G. Maisey · 26th December 2006, 09:31 PM

Yes, a lot different to a recorder, or any other fipple flute, but similar to a quena. Quenas are easy enough to get a note out of , but to actually play a melody on one , I find a bit difficult. I reckon the added difficulty with the shakahuchi is because of the volume of the bore;- quenas ---even the bigger ones---are tiny compared with a shakahuchi.

Actually, one of the Indonesian flutes is a bit like these flutes too, but on these there is a band of rotan placed over the top of the fipple and that assists in keeping the column of air consistent.

Naga Sasra · 3rd January 2007, 11:10 PM

First let me complement Rick on the repair he did, it did come out just fine.

What I wanted to show other forum members, is a wrongko severely damaged that were restored by the best of the best.

I must admit that I had given up on doing anything with it, and was prepared to commision a new one, when I was told that wood of that quality is hard if not impossible to find, and that it indeed were restorable as is, to my big surprise.

I will be posting the "before" photos in this post and the "after" in a post following this one.

I also invite your comments!

The before pictures:

Naga Sasra · 3rd January 2007, 11:14 PM

The after pictures:

Flavio · 3rd January 2007, 11:41 PM

Simply

! EXCELLENT!!!!!

26th December 2006, 01:03 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	I have played the Andean flutes (well, let's just say i have gotten clear and consistant notes out of them ) I find shakuhachi much MUCH more difficult. Now beer meditation on the other hand... Happy Boxing Day guys! Last edited by David; 26th December 2006 at 04:20 PM.

3rd January 2007, 11:10 PM	#5
Naga Sasra Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Posts: 108	Severely damaged wrongko repair First let me complement Rick on the repair he did, it did come out just fine. What I wanted to show other forum members, is a wrongko severely damaged that were restored by the best of the best. I must admit that I had given up on doing anything with it, and was prepared to commision a new one, when I was told that wood of that quality is hard if not impossible to find, and that it indeed were restorable as is, to my big surprise. I will be posting the "before" photos in this post and the "after" in a post following this one. I also invite your comments! The before pictures: Attached Images

3rd January 2007, 11:14 PM	#6
Naga Sasra Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Posts: 108	The after pictures: Attached Images

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26th December 2006, 10:22 AM	#1
Jason Anstey Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 102	... it is a bit different from a recorder, you need to breath rather than blow. You need to relax and breath from the bottom of your stomach. Blow as hard as you can and you will get no sound. Relax and breath into it and you get the notes. It is reputed as being one is not the hardest woodwind instrument to master. Suffice it to say I am crap at it

26th December 2006, 01:13 PM	#3
Jason Anstey Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 102	Happy boxing day fellas, Yep, Beer Zen is much easier! Cheers Jason

26th December 2006, 09:31 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Yes, a lot different to a recorder, or any other fipple flute, but similar to a quena. Quenas are easy enough to get a note out of , but to actually play a melody on one , I find a bit difficult. I reckon the added difficulty with the shakahuchi is because of the volume of the bore;- quenas ---even the bigger ones---are tiny compared with a shakahuchi. Actually, one of the Indonesian flutes is a bit like these flutes too, but on these there is a band of rotan placed over the top of the fipple and that assists in keeping the column of air consistent.

3rd January 2007, 11:41 PM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Simply ! EXCELLENT!!!!!