After having sorted out my bamboo stock in 2020, I realised that some pieces were not suiting my actual requirements for making my shakuhachi; I have improved my making skills since I harvested them.
In 2024, I present 2 new packs of French bamboo
Regularly, people contact me in search of bamboo to experiment building their own shakuhachi so I decided to sell some poles rather than keeping them uselessly (or worse, throwing them away…!).
These bamboos would of course not satisfy the requirements of a professional maker but would be very well suited for amateur makers. Mostly suited for ji-nashi.
Not Japanese Madake.
Pack A (08/2024)
over 10 years drying
A1 : for 2.3 Ji-nashi
sneaky shape
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 34 mm Int : 26 mm
Price : 30 €
A2 : for 2.4 ji-nashi
Sneaky shape – light crack at foot
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 36 mm Int : 27 mm
Price : 30 €
A3 : for 2.5 ji-nashi
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 36 mm Int : 27 mm
Price : 40 € Sold
A4 : for 2.5 ji-nashi
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 36 mm Int : 27 mm
Price : 30 €
A5 : for 2.7/2.8 ji-nashi
light crack at foot
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 39 mm Int : 28 mm
Price : 30 €
A6 : for 2.7 ji-nashi (or 1.9 big bore)
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 37 mm Int : 28 mm
Price : 50 € Sold
A7 : for 2.8 ji-nashi
light crack
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 37 mm Int : 28 mm
Price : 40 €
A8 : for 2.9 ji-nashi (or 2.0 big bore)
wound on bamboo
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 37 mm Int : 28 mm
Price : 40 €
A9 : for 3.1 big bore ji-nashi
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 42 mm Int : 31 mm
Price : 50 € Sold
A10 : for 3.3 big bore ji-nashi (or 2.6 big bore)
Diameter at utaguchi : Ext: 42 mm Int : 33 mm
Price : 50 €
On the pictures, the bamboos are numbered 1 to 10 from left to right.
Cracks and wounds are shown in pictures.
Pack B – French bamboo similar to Madake
Over 5 years drying
- B1 – for 1.6/2.1 – 50 €
B2 – for 1.8/2.0 – 60 €SoldB3 – for 1.9 – 60 €Sold
B4 – for 2.0 – 80 €SoldB5 – for 2.2/2.3 – 50 €Sold
- B6 – for 2.3 (or 1.6 big bore) – 80 €
- B7 –
for 2.4 (some wounds) – 80 €Sold B8 – for 2.6 (or 2.0 big bore) – 80 €Sold
B9 – for 2.7 (or 2.0 big bore – crack in the root)– 50 € Sold
B10 – for 3.3 (ou 2.4 de gros diamètre) – 100 €Sold
On the pictures, the bamboos are numbered 1 to 10 from left to right.
Pack C – French bamboo ground cut
- C1 – for 1.6 – 20 €
- C2 – for 1.7 – Gomadake curved – 30 €
- C3 – for 2.3 – straight – 30 €
- C4 – for 2.6/2.7 – no roots oval shape “katana” – 20 €
- C5 – for 2.6 – wound by embouchure – 30 €
On the pictures, the bamboos are numbered 1 to 5 from left to right.
Wound on C5 is shown on picture.
Pack D – French bamboo – 09/24
over 10 years drying
- D1 – for 1.6 – Gomadake 7 nodes – 50 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 31/22 mm
- D2 – for 1.6 – curved 7nodes – 60 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 30/21 mm
- D3 – for 1.6 – straight 6/7 nodes – 60 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 32/23 mm
- D4 – for 1.8 – Gomadake crack on upper part – 60 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 31/21 mm - D5 – for 1.9 – Lightly sneaky – 50 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 30/22 mm - D6 – for 1.9 – sneaky – 50 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 30/20 mm - D7 – for 2.0 -sneaky, wound by embouchure – 40 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 32/23 mm - D8 – for 2.2 – sneaky – 40 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 31/23 m - D9 – for 2.5 (or 1.8 big bore) straight – 60 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 32/25 mm - D10 – for 2.2 – 50 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 35/23 mm - D11 – for 2.4 – 60 €
⌀ at utaguchi ext/int : 35/23 mm
On the pictures, the bamboos are numbered 1 to 11 from left to right.
Crack on D4 and wound on D7 are shown on pictures.
If a bamboo has cracks, wounds or any other default, I sell it for a cheaper price and precise it on the list.
I cannot guarantee no cracks will appear in the future even if they are dried for several years.
It is always possible to build a shakuhachi from a cracked bamboo (I do sometimes !) with good bindings.Feel free to contact me for any inquiry.