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The shakuhachi is a Japanese vertical bamboo flute with a notched mouthpiece, four finger holes in front, and one hole in back. Traditionally, the flute is made from a stalk of mandrake bamboo severed at the root, which becomes the bell of the...
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The shakuhachi (尺八 (しゃくはち), shakuhachi? IPA: [ɕakɯhatɕi]) is a Japanese end-blown flute which is held vertically like a recorder, instead of transversely like the Western transverse flute. Its name means "1.8 foot", its size. It is...


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West meets east: a new hybrid combines the best features of shakuhachi and Western concert flutes.(Brief Article)
06/22/2002: 482 words, approx. 2 pages
From the perspective of a musician who was introduced to flute playing via the end-blown bamboo shakuhachi, the common Western transverse metal concert flute has a couple of advantages: 1. the relative ease of playing any note in the chromatic scale (traditional...
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Harold AlfondAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Harold Alfond, founder of the Dexter shoe business and a philanthropist who donated tens of millions of dollars, has died. He was 93.Gov. John Baldacci's office announced Alfond's death. A spokesman said the governor spoke to Alfond's family after his...
 


 

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