SHAKUHACHI YUU + YUU ADAPTER MOUTHPIECE SUPPORT USA SELLER - FREE USA SHIPPING

Description

The Shakuhachi Yuu
with the Yuu Adapter/Mouthpiece
(Size - 1.8 / Key of D)
FRIENDS, PLEASE NOTE! I have been the USA distributor for the Shakuhachi Yuu for over 15 years. I was honored to be given the USA distributorship and work hard bringing this excellent flute to students, teachers, zen centers and music stores. Now many people in Japan are coming onto eBay selling the Yuu at lower prices to make a quick dollar or two. I would ask respectfully for your continued  support, making your purchase from a USA distributor and which purchase supports a nonprofit organization. Thank you!
The Shakuhachi Yuu Adapter/Mouthpiece is a fabulous device to assist the beginning shakuhachi player, or simply to turn your Shakuhachi Yuu into a mystical sounding Native American flute!
Simply insert this adapter into the top end of the Shakuhachi Yuu, start blowing, and you get instant and effortless sound! This is an excellent tool for becoming familiar with the finger placement and basic scale on the shakuhachi, without having to focus any attention on the embouchure (mouth position).
This is also a wonderful device for children who are learning to play the shakuhachi. Being able to play the shakuhachi in such a simple way will keep a child amused and interested in the instrument until they are ready to attempt the greater challenge of the embouchure.
Please note: When using the Shakuhachi Yuu Adapter, it will enable you to familiarize yourself with the finger placement and the basic pentatonic scale of the shakuhachi. However, you will not be able to play traditional shakuhachi techniques that require dedicated practice of the fingerings and mouth position, without the use of the Yuu Adapter.
Attention Native American flute players!
This great little adapter will also magically transform the Shakuhachi Yuu into a mystical sounding, breathy Native American flute! The shakuhachi uses the same basic pentatonic minor scale as the Native American flute. So when the adapter is added, you can get some of the same mystical tonal qualities as the native flute. In addition, you can use your creativity to move your fingers around quite rapidly without having to focus at all on the usual shakuhachi embouchure. With the adapter, you can play all the way up to the “A” note on the second octave (Kan Chi), by simply blowing with more force.
The outside diameter of the Shakuhachi Yuu Adapter, where it enters into the shakuhachi mouthpiece is 13/16″ or 21mm (and it will compress inward just a bit). The adapter joint is also covered with a piece of soft felt fabric. This adapter is designed specifically for the Shakuhachi Yuu. However, if you want to experiment using this adaptor with your bamboo instrument, you may do so only if the size and shape of the bore on your shakuhachi is compatible. Please use common sense! DO NOT try to force the adapter into any flute where it does not fit easily and naturally, so as to not scratch or damage the bore of your flute.
PLEASE NOTE: ABSOLUTELY NO RETURNS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE SHAKUHACHI YUU ADAPTER DUE TO CONCERNS WITH HYGIENE AND RESPECT TO OTHER CUSTOMERS, IN REGARDS TO NOT RESELLING A 'USED OR RETURNED' YUU ADAPTER.
The Shakuhachi Yuu
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Endorsed by professional teachers and shakuhachi players worldwide.
* Plays easily, with a clear, bright and confident tone. Well tuned, excellent sound quality, tonal balance and accurate musical intervals.
* An affordable and quality instrument for beginning your shakuhachi practice.
* Made from ABS Plastic Resin - Weatherproof and virtually indestructible. Take it with you anywhere, no worries about cracking!
* Feels just like a real bamboo shakuhachi in your hands.
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Endorsements from Professional
Teachers and Players
"I like the Yuu Shakuhachi very much. I like the quality of this flute for the price."
- Masayuki Koga / Shakuhachi Master
"I would be happy to write a testimonial for the Yuu Shakuhachi. I think they are the best thing that's ever happened for shakuhachi beginner's in the USA. Financially and qualitatively they can't be beat. There is nothing else close out there for the price."
- Michael Chikuzen Gould / Shakuhachi Teacher and Performer
"What a surprising instrument is the Yuu shakuhachi. Robust plastic, molded into the form of a bamboo root-end, it certainly looks the part. But the most pleasing aspect is the tremendous sound; so clear and responsive. I would have no hesitation in using the shakuhachi Yuu in a performance at any level. It is a must for beginners, and at such a reasonable price, and as a "second" flute for experienced shakuhachi players, professionals and teachers."
- Andrew MacGregor / Shakuhachi Teacher and Performer, Australia
The Yuu shakuhachi offers a very affordable and decent flute that is adequate both for beginners, as a basic entry level flute, as well as more advanced players who are seeking a flute to take to the beach or to the woods or to the desert. The Shakuhachi Yuu is the finest inexpensive flute available at the present time.
- Philip Gelb / Shakuhachi Player and Teacher, USA
I am a professional musician and I teach shakuhachi in Montréall. I endorse the Shakuhachi Yuu fully. It is a very good student instrument and great back-up for professional shakuhachi players. I also find your Shakuhachi Yuu very handy for a tough task—jazz clubs, outside concerts and cold weather!
- Michel Dubeau / Woodwind and Shakuhachi Player/Teacher, Canada
Recently I played the plastic Yuu Shakuhachi for the first time. And I am really impressed by it. This is an instrument that I can give to beginning students who do not yet have a shakuhachi of their own. Now they can experience how it feels to play a real shakuhachi, because this instrument is in many ways comparable with a good quality shakuhachi. The weight makes it feel like a genuine madake shakuhachi. Another very good quality for beginning students is that it is rather easy to produce a tone and the tone quality is strong and pure. And all this for a rather cheap price. As for myself, I am very glad to have found this instrument. Now I can take my shakuhachi wherever I want to go without having to be afraid it will be damaged. And also, now I can take a bath and play my own music...great!
- Kees Kort / Shakuhachi Teacher, Holland
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'Yuu' - At Ease, Calm, Serene,
Composed, Victorious and Eternal.
Designed by a world famous Japanese musician in 1976, the 1.8 size Shakuhachi Yuu is a quality, well tuned instrument, available at an affordable price for anyone who wants to play shakuhachi.
With its precision bore design, the Shakuhachi Yuu plays easily, with a clear, bright and confident tone. The Yuu has good sound quality, accurate musical intervals, and excellent tonal balance throughout the entire musical scale.
The Shakuhachi Yuu is a perfect student shakuhachi for beginning players who want to experience the shakuhachi without spending a lot of money. There are also many advanced shakuhachi players and teachers around the world who enjoy having a Yuu in their collection as well.
One of the best things about the Shakuhachi Yuu is that it does not require maintenance like bamboo! You can take this flute with you wherever you go—traveling to foreign countries, hiking, backpacking, to the beach or desert—all without the slightest fear of the instrument being damaged.
The Shakuhachi Yuu will withstand any weather conditions, you can even play it in your bath or in a hot tub under the stars! In addition, the Shakuhachi Yuu feels very similar to bamboo, in terms of its size and weight, is extremely rugged in its construction and disassembles easily in two pieces for travel.
Friends, please do not let the fact that the Shakuhachi Yuu is made from ABS plastic resin fool you or turn you away from owning one. This is a wonderful shakuhachi, endorsed by numerous teachers and players, and the Yuu plays as well as some of the more expensive bamboo shakuhachi.
...A perfect choice for an affordable and quality shakuhachi for starting your practice!
Production of the Shakuhachi Yuu
For those who may be interested, the production of the Shakuhachi Yuu is a collaboration between the engineer of the ABS Resin construction and a professional bamboo shakuhachi tuner. After the first stages of production, a professional bamboo shakuhachi tuner cuts the Shakuhachi Yuu to exact size and the utaguchi or blowing edge is crafted. And finally, the insides of five holes are crafted and fine tuned.
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with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding / buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts”, US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.