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Um, but the fingering chart I've mentioned and is on the bottom of the first post of the intercollegiatetaiko forum surely helps. (here a link for them I've sent to imageshack) http://img683.imageshack.us/i/fue1.png/ http://img704.imageshack.us/i/fue2.png/ The fact is I don't know if that shall be c...

so, if the flute is basically tuned on 8 that means, C it will go C,D,E,F... an so on as I open the holes just transposing the notes on the fingering chart? The first opened hole would be an D? It looks like the size of the flute states that the second note must be C (1st opened hole) even if it has...

Ok, but it is supposed to thickens little by little till the end of the flute. The asahi.net has a Japanese text also, and I've figured it from there. Also, by looking to the PDF in English it seems bigger on the mouthpiece. As for the lowest note I've just figured it out now! I've found another fin...

I believe that the first caption is just stating that the bamboo should be around 17 to 19mm wide while the inside of the flute should be 11 mm. In the construction picture it is just using the middle value of 18mm. The 3 mm at the end really shouldn't matter either as long as it is on the cork end...

Hi, recently I've build a Bamboo Shakuhachi (using PVC and Bamboo tutorial over the net) and I'm really happy with its sound and tuning, but now I have to use and so build Japanese traverse flute (fue/ shinobue). I've found some tutorials over the web: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~dl1s-ymgc/tsukur-e....