Jinashi Shakuhachi Yoshin Series

( ! ) STUDIO RECORDING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUMENT ( ! )

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From the bamboo forests to the stage, this is our motto that bets on the sound, look and feel of a high quality instrument ready for the professional stage.

Crafted to honor tradition, the Yoshin Series brings forth the timeless sound of the jinashi shakuhachi.

Its breathtaking sound must be experienced; it's a direct portal to the ancient world of feudal Japan. Beyond its auditory magic, the flute boasts a truly beautiful, distinct, and original aesthetic, a hallmark of Zapata sensei's Yoshin series. A distinctive feature of this flute is its exclusive Koumori Utaguchi (singing bat mouthpiece) precision inlay design. For professional performers, it offers precision, security, and unwavering reliability on stage.

Our new generation of Practice professional Jinashi shakuhachi Yoshin series offer internal coating technology of a thin inner layer of non-toxic varnish that protects the instrument and allows for better internal cleaning, preventing pathogens that saliva or other external agents can cause from lodging inside the tube, while preserving its rustic texture that keeps its authentic natural sound, a unique traditional earthy, dirty and bass oriented tone with medium and subdued treble.

The outer body can also be varnished or can maintain its natural texture and be waxed and polished, thus preserving the unique tones and color of Colombian bamboo. This series of flutes truly offers the naturalness of the bamboo sound in a breath. Perfect resonance thanks to the thick bamboo walls.

If you are looking for a bamboo flute with outstanding traditional sound, responsible resonance, aesthetics and impeccable appearance, balanced, accurately tuned: You need a Yoshin Series. A practice flutes made by master Zapata's finest personally selected root-end bamboo, to create a perfect wind instrument with an unmatched tone that only the colombian bamboo can offer. The flutes have a natural balance given by the weight of the same thickness of the bamboo with a root ending. The beauty of the teeth (base of rhizome) of its roots is preserved to give a unique and beautiful aesthetic. Cured in a delicate and patient process done personally by master Zapata to obtain a flute ready to studio recording and home study practice. The flute is sealed with the luthier's (Hanko) personal seal on the reverse and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Customized shipping box Includes: Root-end shakuhachi, blowing instructions sheet and fingering notation chart, cloth bag (delivered according to availability, reference photo). The flute stand is sold separately.

VERY IMPORTANT: When choosing bass flutes from key A 2.3 and up, please indicate the location of your hands when holding the flute, this information will be used to locate the holes of the flute you are ordering. We recommend listening to the video that shows each tone and tessitura of the instrument according to its key, so you can get a better approach to the sound, tone and key you are looking for. The longer the flute, the deeper the sound.

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