Name of the making dojo: Hosetsu Shakuhachi, based in Celo, NC USA
In 1995, I began an extensive apprenticeship with master flute maker Monty Levenson of Tai Hei Shakuhachi. I branched off on my own and opened Hosetsu Shakuhachi in 2006 with encouragement from Monty. I now live near Celo, NC where bamboo grows wild and I am able to work with the flute from harvesting the bamboo to the final polish.
I make introductory level shakuhachi, diatonic & other alternative scale shakuhachi, cylindrical and conical bore Enhanced Resonance flutes and Jinashi root ends
Selling shakuhachi since 2006 but I have been making shakuhachi for over a decade before that.