Name of the making dojo: L’atelier du bambou, based in Villeurbanne/Lyon, France
New maker, I have discovered the making process with John Kaizan Neptune sensei in August 2013 at the ESS Summer School in Barcelona. So I began to make my own shakuhachi in September 2013. I harvest and choose good bamboo by myself to transform into an instrument: …and will continue to study in future with other maker’s sensei.
I am very interested in ji-nashis of different size and looking for new way for European makers:
– since winter 2013 I am harvesting and curing my own bamboo in France …and import from China pcs in complimentary
– I have tested and used non-toxic and bio laquer so I began slowly ji work on some of my superior model Ji-noris
– I have created hybrid instrument between shakuhachi/xiao and kaval with 9 or 10 holes I’ve
named kaval-shakuhachi: it’s total chromatic C flute.
– I have also tested different bamboo object as stand, whistle, bambooneck etc…
– Price are between 100 € -simple pole ji-nashi to 500€ for best Ji-nori
Selling shakuhachi since 2013