The Flute Broker

You know how it goes, you start out learning to play the shakuhachi and then you realize that in order to take lessons you will need a 1.8 jiari so you hunt around for an affordable one. And then your curiosity sends you down the path of getting a 2.4, you know, just to hear how that longer flutes will sound compared to your 1.8. And then you think that a 1.6 would be a mighty handy flute for putting in your backpack and taking to the park to play a few folks songs in the company of the birds and dragonflies.

Next comes a 2.6, in my case a few flutes at this length in order to finally find the appropriate shakuhachi for weekly long tones. And finally, if you are lucky like me, you attend a flute making workshop or two and start making your own flutes adding even more bamboo instruments to the now bulging flute basket.

Inevitably a flute or two must be sold. The closet corners have flutes stored in them. The flute tubes have instruments at rest. There just too many to play. Some excellent flutes must find new homes. From time to time you will see these flutes for sale on the sidebar of the blog and notice a write up and photos here in the main body of the blog.